402. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the Exchequer cost of increasing capital acquisitions tax threshold B to €300,000, on both a first-year and full-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15178/26]
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403. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the Exchequer cost of increasing capital acquisitions tax threshold C to €200,000, on both a first-year and full-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15179/26]
404. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the feasibility of introducing a lifetime inheritance threshold, index-linked and applying across all gifts and inheritances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15180/26]
405. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken any modelling on the distributional or intergenerational impacts of changes to capital acquisitions tax thresholds, particularly in the context of intergenerational fairness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15181/26]
406. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for treating carer’s allowance as taxable income and if he will consider reviewing the taxation status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15647/26]
407. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons awarded a primary medical certificate on appeal rather than at the initial application stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/26]
408. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline any legislative, regulatory, or administrative reforms currently under consideration or in development to reduce delays in Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment stages for major transport infrastructure projects, and to provide indicative timelines for the introdu…
409. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware of the conditions in a Garda station (details supplied) where, due to storm flooding, a conference room developed a huge leak and, as such, a number of meetings have been cancelled, including neighbourhood watch meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15042/26]
410. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when a Garda station (details supplied) will be upgraded and increased in size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15043/26]
411. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of buildings leased by his Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14025/26]
412. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a schedule of OPW lands, to include size, buildings and storage facilities across the State that are not in use and or vacant and duration of same. [14112/26]
413. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on the progress of reviewing the Civil Service Blended Working Policy Framework as outlined in the Programme for Government. [14346/26]
414. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide the details of the Ministerial Consent granted to the work regarding the proposed works on buildings adjoining the 1916 National Monument at 14 to 17 Moore Street. [14369/26]
415. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of all State agencies within his Department that allocate programme and project funding to section 39, section 56 and section 10 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14396/26]
416. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the State agencies within his Department that have made provision for the pension auto enrolment payment as part of their allocation to funded organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14414/26]
417. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware of recent flooding at the confluence of a culvert which runs through an area (details supplied), Dublin which severely affected a residential area; to report on how the flood alleviation scheme will mitigate future flooding at this site; if the area was previously within the scope …
418. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No’s 412 and 413 of 4 February 2026, the overall number of applications for abatement; the circumstances in which abatement waivers were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14471/26]
419. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the reinstatement of the external wrought iron gates at the Merrion Street and Kildare Street entrances to Leinster House and at the Merrion Street entrance to Government Buildings; to provide an update on the projected timeframe for reinstatement in each case; to provide det…
420. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the predicted construction cost for the National Children’s Science Centre project; the costs that have been incurred to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14737/26]
421. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a cost-benefit analysis has been conducted on the proposed National Children’s Science Centre project; if an updated business case has been reviewed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14738/26]
422. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the 2029 construction deadline for the National Children’s Science Centre, as set out in the latest arbitration ruling, will be met; what steps he is taking to progress the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14739/26]
423. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Mayne river in North Dublin is included in the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme; the plans in place for a flood relief scheme to protect local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14860/26]
424. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has noticed a decrease in the number of contractor firms (engineers, architects, surveyors) bidding for public contracts in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15030/26]
425. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department is aware of contractor firms (engineers, architects, surveyors) capping the amount of public work they bid for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15031/26]
426. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department is examining the use of “last man standing” clauses and “1%” clauses in public contracts; and if any assessment been done regarding how these clauses in public contracts are a disincentive to contract firms (engineers, architects, surveyors) bidding for public contrac…