201. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided in 2026 for the Dunkettle Train Station; and the timeline for the delivery of same. [33356/26]
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202. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full breakdown of costs since 2020, related to the storage of double-decker battery-electric buses that have been delivered by manufacturers but have yet to enter into service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33359/26]
203. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the electric bus charging facilities in Donnybrook bus depot; the nature of the charging generators, whether they are powered by renewable or fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33360/26]
204. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33390/26]
205. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if the RTSS is open to private commercial passenger transport operators, whose work consists of privately contracted school runs (details supplied); where or to whom will such operators apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33438/26]
206. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if all fuel costs of private passenger transport operators eligible for rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33440/26]
207. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34025/26]
208. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his plans to grant planning exemptions for modular homes will be accompanied by any changes to capital acquisitions tax in respect of individuals wishing to pay for the cost of building a modular home on another landowner’s property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32876/26]
209. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the steps his Department is taking towards reform of the deemed disposal rules on ETFs, in an effort to level the playing field for ordinary investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31857/26]
210. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people registered with the Revenue Commissioners for the rent-a-room tax relief in each of the years from its introduction in 2001 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31865/26]
211. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Government will consider reducing VAT on new builds to 9% and put measures in place to ensure developers do not increase prices even more as a result. [31866/26]
212. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Revenue Commissioners can fast-track resolution of outstanding local property tax payments for those seeking the fair deal scheme or local authority grants. [31937/26]
213. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for limiting the forthcoming 9% VAT rate reduction, due to take effect in July 2026, to hairdressers and barbers, excluding the wider beauty sector; whether any consideration was given to extending the 9% VAT rate to beauty service providers; if so, the outcome of that consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
214. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the basis on which distinctions were made between hairdressing/barbering services and other personal care services within the beauty sector for the purposes of VAT policy; if he is aware of the financial pressures currently facing businesses in the beauty sector; whether these were taken into account in the decision to exclude them from the red…
215. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any engagement has taken place with representative bodies from the beauty industry regarding VAT rates; if so, the nature of such consultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32019/26]
216. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the full cost to the Exchequer of the disabled drivers scheme in 2025, to include all tax exemptions under the scheme and the fuel grant element; whether regular Tax Expenditure Evaluation Reports have been carried out on the scheme as required under his Department's Tax Expenditure Evaluation Guidelines 2014 and 2024; and if he will make a…
217. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the bike-to-work scheme is not available to those who are retired, on a pension and continue to pay tax; if he plans to change this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32059/26]
218. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32194/26]
219. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to list each occasion that he and his predecessor travelled outside of the State from 23 January 2025 to date in 2026; to specify on which occasions the Government jet was used; and on which occasions a commercial airline was used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32219/26]
220. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the Government's position on the proposed Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034, specifically regarding the inclusion of dedicated health-related funding windows and earmarked resources for EU-wide cancer prevention and research initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32240/26]
221. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to clarify where liability lies for the tax owed under Karshan settlements; if workers who were reclassified as employees as a result of the Karshan ruling are compelled to reimburse their employers as a result of the tax paid by those employers for 2024 and 2025 as part of a Karshan settlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [322…
222. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the effect of the Karshan judgement on freelance and self-employed workers; the information and guidance his Department has made available to freelance and self-employed workers to navigate the impact of the judgement on their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32274/26]
223. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department over the past ten years. [32287/26]
224. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of staff that are currently inactively employed by his Department or any organisation with responsibility to his Department. [32307/26]
225. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impacts the EU proposal for regulation on the legal tender of banknotes and coins will have on businesses in Ireland; if businesses that specify that payment must be in a form other than cash will be in a position to continue that stance unaffected, based on the common law contractual principles of offer and acceptance; the latest anticipate…