Questions

203. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to continue the exemption householders with solar panels to sell excess energy back to the grid whereby they can earn up €400 tax free beyond December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49402/25]

204. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by eliminating the tax free exemption for householders selling energy to the grid via their solar panels of earnings up to €400; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49403/25]

205. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance in view of the September 2025 warnings from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council about Government overspending relative to agreed targets, the immediate measures being taken to contain expenditure within sustainable levels; and if he will detail the contingency planning in place if corporate tax revenues fall short of expectations in 2025/2026. [49508/25]

206. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to progress and publish an implementation plan taking into consideration the Funds Review recommendations to unlock retail investment and opportunities to grow this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49572/25]

207. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing the eight-year deemed disposal rule in the capital gains tax system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49573/25]

208. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering any measures to expand investment opportunities in capital markets for the average retail investor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49574/25]

209. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail the contingency planning in place if corporate tax revenues fall short of expectations in 2025/2026. [50020/25]

210. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the OPW plans in place for the vacant Garda station in Templederry, Nenagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49338/25]

211. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the approvals that are required before any severance or settlement is paid by the Dublin Airport Authority to a departing executive; to publish the applicable circulars and caps that would apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49432/25]

212. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in view of the September 2025 warnings from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council about Government overspending relative to agreed targets, the immediate measures being taken to contain expenditure within sustainable levels. [49509/25]

213. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment following recent Cork Chamber survey findings that 41% of businesses face significant challenges in international trade, the supports being provided specifically to SMEs in Cork city and county; the number of firms in Cork that have availed of Enterprise Ireland export assistance schemes in 2024-2025; and the additional measures are pla…

214. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department monitors the prevalence of shrinkflation in the Irish market; if there is a mechanism to publish a list of products affected; and the protections in place to ensure transparency for consumers. [49457/25]

215. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has been tasked with monitoring shrinkflation trends; if not, if he will mandate the CCPC to investigate and publish annual reporting on the impact of shrinkflation on household grocery bills; and if the Government will consider compulsory labelling to highlight reduced product sizes…

216. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland has raised the issue of shrinkflation at EU level; if the Commission is considering EU-wide labelling or transparency measures; and if Ireland will support the introduction of mandatory disclosure when product size, weight, or content is reduced without a corresponding price reduction. [49459/25]

217. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the development of cruise tourism in Dublin will form part of the forthcoming Marine Tourism Strategy; and if opportunities will be provided for interested parties to make submissions to this process. [49490/25]

218. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the specific plans being considered by his Department to support the development of cruise tourism in Dublin; and whether consultation with port authorities, local businesses and tourism stakeholders is being or will be facilitated. [49491/25]

219. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which cruise tourism potential in Dublin will be evaluated within the new Tourism Policy Statement and associated Marine Tourism Strategy. [49492/25]

220. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the Marine Tourism Strategy, as committed to in the Programme for Government, will be published; and if he will commit to publishing same before the 2026 summer season to allow the sector to plan accordingly. [49493/25]

221. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Denmark's estimate that pending EU regulations could impose €124.2billion in annual compliance costs EU-wide, to set out the Department's assessment of the projected annual regulatory compliance costs for Irish SMEs from files currently in the EU pipeline in 2025 to 2027; the methodology used; and the timeframe to publish sec…

222. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the specific steps in the Action Plan on Competitiveness & Productivity which will address planning delays, approval times and regulatory burdens for housing developers in Cork suburbs e.g. Glanmire, Blarney, Bishopstown; if he will publish target timelines for planning decisions in those areas; and if resources will be allocated to…

223. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence regarding school transport (details supplied); if she will issue tickets for the children concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49373/25]

224. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school pick-up point; if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49393/25]

225. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school building project being processed by the large scale development section of her Department which is to provide a new building for the amalgamation of two schools (details supplied); if she will outline the steps in this process; the timeline for its completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49451/25]

226. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has engaged with Bus Éireann regarding the ongoing failure to secure a school transport provider for students at a school (details supplied); will she outline how her Department intends to support the resumption of this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49527/25]

227. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered the use of smaller buses or local operators to bridge the gap in school transport provision for children at a school (details supplied); to confirm the timeline envisaged for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49528/25]