202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total tax revenue collected by the State from mineral oil tax, carbon tax and VAT on petrol and diesel in the first quarter of 2026; if his Department has calculated the weekly windfall to the Exchequer resulting from the recent surge in fuel prices to €2 per litre; if, in view of the ongoing fuel protests and the severe financial strain on rur…
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203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of revenue generated by carbon tax since its introduction in 2010 on an annual basis; the way this revenue has been allocated and spent in each year since its introduction; the amounts directed towards social protection measures, retrofitting programmes, agri-environment schemes, and any other expenditure headings; whether all carb…
204. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the implementation of an emergency cost-of-living payment in response to the increase in fuel prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27768/26]
205. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the VAT registration threshold for self-employed musicians whose core business is live performances at weddings and other such events and occasions either individually or as part of ensembles; if he will consider introducing a lower rate of VAT for such undertakings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27774/26]
206. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently deal with the cost-of-living crisis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27803/26]
207. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the efforts undertaken since Storm Éowyn to increase the resilience of the State's emergency communications infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17180/26]
208. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps that are being taken to ensure that robust social enterprise measures are included in the forthcoming national public procurement strategy, including consideration of social value legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22994/26]
209. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the European Union Cohesion Fund is being used to support coastal protection works in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27715/26]
210. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which he justifies the decision to exempt the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 from pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27726/26]
211. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been unable to renew their General Employment Permit due to the 50:50 non-EEA employee quota rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27716/26]
212. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to report on his Departments consultation on transposing the platform work directive; when his Department will complete the drafting process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27759/26]
213. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 22 February 2024, if her Department will provide the precise information that was requested, namely the euro amounts of net surplus cash derived from school transport by Bus Éireann that auditors and directors categorised as profit in the profit and loss account and cash flow statement for each of the year…
214. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth when agreements will be reached with the survivors of abuse in industrial institutions (details supplied) be introduced. [27797/26]
215. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the ongoing negotiations with school caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27856/26]
216. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is considering any measures to support the recruitment and retention of maths teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27700/26]
217. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is considering a measure (details supplied) to support the recruitment and retention of maths teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27701/26]
218. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for a new secondary school in Meakstown, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27720/26]
219. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available for students with a significant ongoing illness who are sitting the Leaving Certificate this year. [27721/26]
220. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of parents of preschool children that chose the multi-denominational option regarding the primary school survey; the percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools that chose the multi-denominational option; the percentage of all parents surveyed that chose the multi-denominational option; the rea…
221. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish the total annual revenue received by Bus Éireann for school transport; the amounts paid by her Department to Bus Éireann and by the customers for the years 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27762/26]
222. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite a positive response to a school staffing appeal raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27767/26]
223. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on concerns that have been raised regarding the recently published results to the patronage preference question in her Department’s primary school survey (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27798/26]
224. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a more holistic approach in relation to the use of the recently published results of the patronage preference question in her Department's Primary School Survey (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27799/26]
225. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on concerns raised by union membership of circular letters 0037/2026 and 0038/2026 for senior cycle (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27801/26]
226. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used to recognise teaching experience gained abroad for the purposes of salary scale placement; whether experience gained in accredited private international schools delivering programmes such as the International Baccalaureate is considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27806/26]