393. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of his Department building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30706/26]
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394. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/26]
395. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30743/26]
396. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30761/26]
397. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30782/26]
398. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30804/26]
399. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30822/26]
400. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport the supports for chartered ferry operators who provide tourism services in County Mayo rather than as a transport option to islands, in view of the recent fuel cost increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30832/26]
401. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30852/26]
402. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport further to correspondence (details supplied) the way in which vehicles are passing the NCT that appear to have DPF's removed or disabled; and whether he is satisfied that the NCT test fit for purpose in this regard. [30876/26]
403. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to tackle mobile phone use by drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31133/26]
404. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the reform of the disabled driver's and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme including a timeline on when a new scheme will be put in place. [30313/26]
405. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the primary medical certificate scheme, and the impact it has on children with lifelong neurological conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30343/26]
406. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he will take to increase the six-month time limit for income tax exemption to complete a retraining course paid for by the employer as part of a redundancy package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29579/26]
407. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for the decision to reduce the VAT rate for hairdressers and barbers from 13.5% to 9% from July 2026, while excluding beauty services from the same measure; whether his Department carried out an assessment of the comparability of operating costs and business models across these closely related sectors; and if he will make a statemen…
408. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he acknowledges that maintaining a higher VAT rate for beauty services than for hairdressers and barbers may create an uneven competitive environment within the personal care sector; whether this divergence was considered during the formulation of the VAT measure; and whether he will review the decision with a view to ensuring fair and consist…
409. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the consideration that has been given to the sustained cost pressures facing small, independent beauty businesses, including rising rent, wages, insurance, utilities, training requirements, and professional product costs; whether these factors were taken into account when deciding not to extend the reduced VAT rate to the beauty sector; and if ad…
410. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated impact of excluding beauty services from the proposed VAT reduction on employment and business viability in towns and villages, particularly in rural areas; whether he accepts that small beauty enterprises play an important role in local economies, supply chains and community wellbeing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
411. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount, by total value of deposits cover by the deposit guarantee scheme held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29732/26]
412. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for reducing the excise on private jet fuel alongside the excise cuts to petrol and diesel; the reason it is possible under EU law to have a different rate of excise on green diesel marked gas oil when it is a heavy oil used as a propellent; if a similar approach could have been taken to ensure private jets fuel was not discounted; a…
413. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since July 2020, by county; the number of applicants associated with these claims; the number of claims by homebuyers excluding self-builds, by county; and the number of these claims relating to purchases [29813/26]
414. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider making near-neighbour community benefit payments arising from onshore wind farm developments exempt from income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29999/26]
415. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason paramedics and EMTs are excluded from receiving flat rate expenses allowance when every other medical professional is included; if there are plans to include paramedics and EMT's in the flat rate expenses list in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30181/26]
416. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for reducing the VAT rate for hairdressing and barbering services to 9% from July 2026 while excluding beauty services; the criteria used to determine eligibility for the reduced rate; whether he will consider extending the reduced rate to beauty services given similar cost pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…
417. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for excluding paramedics and emergency medical technicians employed by the National Ambulance Service from eligibility for the flat-rate expense allowance for uniform laundering (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30226/26]