Questions

156. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the contractual obligations in place for the operator of the 195 Local Link service; the enforcement measures available to the National Transport Authority in cases of repeated service failures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70731/25]

157. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if contingency plans are in place to ensure that passengers, particularly elderly commuters, are not left stranded when scheduled Local Link services do not operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70732/25]

158. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an updated delivery timeline and confirm whether any interim corridor protection or preparatory work is underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70733/25]

159. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport how the Government’s investment in BusConnects orbital bus corridors and the Luas 2050 vision for orbital light rail will complement or substitute for the proposed orbital road in addressing congestion and connectivity challenges in the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70734/25]

160. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of compliance checks carried out on foreign-registered vehicles in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70566/25]

161. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70437/25]

162. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025 [70523/25]

163. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to certain ride-sharing operators offering services in Ireland that are registered and invoice from abroad which require drivers in Ireland to register with the Revenue Commissioners for VAT purposes (details supplied); his plans to mandate that all ride-sharing operators must invoice from Ireland as part of their dis…

164. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have penalised or taken action against taxi drivers for their failure to register for VAT purposes which is required if they avail of certain ride-sharing services (details supplied); the number of enforcements and penalties processed for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a state…

165. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total value in euros of assets which the State owns in foreign jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70723/25]

166. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total value in euros of assets which the State owns in foreign jurisdictions outside the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70724/25]

167. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current reporting framework for monitoring non-resident and foreign-controlled company acquisitions of residential and commercial property; the data gaps his Department has identified in the tracking of overseas investment flows into the Irish property market; and whether reforms are under consideration to improve transparency, including mandator…

168. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures in place to ensure compliance with Irish registration and taxation requirements for foreign-registered vehicles operating in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71484/25]

169. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70443/25]

170. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70529/25]

171. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of the Office of Public Works Sectoral Investment Plan 2026 – 2030 in respect of the GPO; those responsible for undertaking the strategic assessment and preliminary case within the OPW and the relevant senior official responsible for this project; if he can identify the provenanc…

172. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70436/25]

173. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70522/25]

174. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 2 December 2025, if he will provide the key performance indicators and metrics related to the responses already provided by the tourism bodies [70548/25]

175. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule of payments made to sports journalists in respect of paid partnership arrangements for social media content by Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland in 2024 and to date in 2025; the breakdown, by amount; the name of online account and or platform and or medium the sports journalist promoted content on; the …

176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 21 February 2024, if he will review the eligibility for the insolvency payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70635/25]

177. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there is development funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70642/25]

178. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the volume and sectoral profile of commercial property acquisitions by overseas investment groups in the past five years; the assessment his Department has carried out of the impact of such acquisitions on local enterprise, competition, and community ownership; and whether policy measures are being examined to safeguard Irish business c…

179. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an application for a general employment permit for a dairy farm assistant has been refused on the basis that the quota has been filled, if the application be treated as an existing application when the quota system has been reviewed and a new quota limit set, in view of the lengthy nature of the application process; and if he will mak…

180. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a tourism marketing initiative will be expanded (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70821/25]