Questions

251. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that Fingal County Council issued a warning letter to DAA PLC in September 2022 in respect of the Runway 28R Standard Instrument Departure routes; that more than 180 weeks have now elapsed without Fingal issuing an enforcement notice or proceeding under section 160 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (details supplied); and if he will…

252. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether he agrees with the position, stated by the managing director of Dublin Airport (a DAA plc employee) to the Joint Committee on Transport on 24 March 2026, that ‘there is no such thing as planning permission for flight paths’; whether he considers that position consistent with Council Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain publ…

253. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a review of the maximum payment ceiling under the help-to-buy scheme is planned in light of current house price levels; and if so, when this review will take place and whether consideration is being given to increasing the maximum relief available. [31723/26]

254. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied). [31512/26]

255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount it is estimated to cost if USC was scrapped for taxpayers earning under €50,000. [31587/26]

256. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount it would cost to extend the tax-free threshold for Inheritance tax for nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters or grandchildren to be increased from €40,000 to €300,000 and for all other relationships (such as in-laws, cousins, friends and non-relatives) to be increased from €20,000 to €200,000. [31588/26]

257. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount it would cost to reduce excise on alcohol sold in pubs and restaurants by 10 cent a unit. [31590/26]

258. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will review the taxation treatment of individuals who continue in employment beyond the State pension age; the rationale for applying standard income tax and USC arrangements to such individuals despite their long contribution history; whether measures are under consideration to provide targeted tax reliefs or exemptions for older worke…

259. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address the discrimination that exists in respect of inheritance tax when it comes to childless couples and individuals in comparison to couples than do have children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31686/26]

260. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to list the changes to the standard and higher rates of income tax, all tax credits, rates of PRSI and USC, in each budget from 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31712/26]

261. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to phase out as a matter of priority, the Universal Social Charge (USC) during this Government term, that was first introduced in January 2011 to stabilise public finances following the 2008 financial crisis, triggering the greatest global recession since the 1930's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31715/26]

262. 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. …

263. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons subscribed to the childcare plus, childcare save, national solidarity bonds, savings certificates scheme and saving bonds; and the amount held on deposit in respect of each scheme in 2026. [31753/26]

264. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and value of prize bonds issued in each year from 2019 to date in 2026; and if he will provide a schedule of the value of prizes issued over that same timeframe. [31754/26]

265. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department is aware of any State investment in companies headquartered in the State of Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories or companies which have appeared on UN blacklist reports by the relevant Special Rapporteur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31791/26]

266. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his view on reducing the VAT rate for the beauty industry to 12%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31806/26]

267. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if modular homes greater than 45sq metres with planning permission will be able to avail of the rent-a-room relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31808/26]

268. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 19 March 2025, if it has been established whether the property referred to (details supplied) has in fact been vested in the Minister under section 28 of the State Property Act 1954; the action that can be taken to secure and make safe this extensiv…

269. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 27 May 2025, the amount expended to date on the Midleton Flood Relief Project; the currently projected overall cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31591/26]

270. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of engineers currently working on the Middleton flood relief scheme project; the amount allocated to date by his Department to ensure the appointment of additional engineers to the scheme; if all proposed engineering positions proposed under this funding are currently filled; his pl…

271. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the proposed increase in funding limits of his Department's minor works scheme; when he expects the detail of the increased scope of the scheme to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31593/26]

272. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the 14 hectares of land set aside in Dublin Port as part of Brexit response will be released by the OPW; the reason three-quarters of the work commissioned on Brexit infrastructure was priced outside of the contract schedule of rates as outlined in the Comptroller and Auditor General's re…

273. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if each ticketed entry heritage site under the remit of OPW have at least one defibrillator available on site and all staff within the staff are fully trained in the use if this equipment. [31731/26]

274. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether there is an agreed and widely used system that acts as a unique identifier for each non-Government organisation, charity, voluntary/community organisation or approved housing body to enable traceability of public funds; and if not, if plans are underway to develop such a system. [3173…

275. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to investigate a proposal from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/26]