Questions

26. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a review of the criteria needed in order to obtain a primary medical certificate (PMC) set out under s 36(b)(ii) of the Finance Act 2020; and if he will ensure that those with severe neurodevelopmental disabilities are not excluded from obtaining a PMC, and as a result, availing of the new grant-based scheme (formerly DDS) led by the Depar…

27. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance following the lifting of the €500,000 executive pay cap at Bank of Ireland, AIB, and PTSB, the current level of remuneration for CEOs at each institution; the planned level of remuneration for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50617/25]

28. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if the Minister of State within his Department met with a person (details supplied) during his recent visit to New York. [50632/25]

29. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the total carryover cost in 2026 of taxation measures implemented in Budget 2025; the breakdown of the individual cost of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50848/25]

30. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list of each taxation measure or provision that will expire at the end of 2025; the projected cost to extend each to the end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50849/25]

31. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation The progress that has been achieved to date on the new Garda dog training centre; and when this project will move to the next phase. [50634/25]

32. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to reform the Ethics in Public Office legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50533/25]

33. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will examine the case for the clearing of a stream (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50704/25]

34. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the proposals for further investment in an amenity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50817/25]

35. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total carryover cost in 2026 of spending measures implemented in Budget 2025; the breakdown of the individual cost of each if available if his Department has compiled a list of the carry over cost for 2026 at this stage of the Budgetary process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement o…

36. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated total additional cost in 2026 for the implementation of the public sector pay agreement; if the cost for this will come from the allocation for new current spending as outlined in the Summer Economic Statemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50851/25]

37. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation The estimated cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026; the proportion of this that is accounted for by demographics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50852/25]

38. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has compiled the projected cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026 as part of the budgetary process; the breakdown of estimated costs by Government Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50853/25]

39. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will urgently revise the critical skills occupations list that his Department uses to determine applications for critical skills employment permits to reflect the fact that there is a national deficit in skilled construction workers, particularly in the ‘wet trades’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50517/25]

40. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department and/or agencies under its auspices had any engagement with a company (details supplied) with regard to plans it has recently abandoned to establish a large aircraft maintenance facility at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50518/25]

41. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports being put in place to attract new employers to County Meath and the surrounding region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50676/25]

42. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans in place to create more opportunities in order that persons can work closer to home in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50677/25]

43. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to ensure that rural enterprises and businesses in County Meath remain funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50678/25]

44. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the procedures in place to encourage foreign direct investment into County Meath given its proximity to Dublin and transport links to cities like Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50679/25]

45. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the Government is supporting food producers and agricultural businesses in County Meath to expand into export markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50680/25]

46. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if consideration has been given to developing County Meath’s tourism trade as a stronger employment field given the county’s cultural and historical importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50681/25]

47. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are specific zones or industrial parks planned for County Meath to accommodate growing demand from businesses and enterprises looking to relocate outside of Dublin into feeder and satellite towns in bordering counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50685/25]

48. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions that have been undertaken to implement the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive and to publish a National Action Plan on the Promotion of Collective Bargaining with respect to increasing collective bargaining coverage, facilitating trade union access to workplaces, and enhancing protection for union activists facing victimisati…

49. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the ongoing geopolitical instability, if consideration will be given to significantly increasing funding for tourism agencies to enhance their efforts in promoting Ireland as a safe, secure, and stable travel destination on the global stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50736/25]

50. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the Government's long-term strategy to diversify trade partnerships and reduce reliance on any single market in view of the new tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50738/25]