Questions asked 30 total

• Finance 11 questions

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the status of discussions at EU level on the action plan on the future of VAT; the opportunities which have been taken to continue to recommend that member states should be able to apply a specialised VAT rating to defibrillators and other emergency medical and rescue equipment at European Council level in these discussions; the detail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9630/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to extend the scope of the SSD tax to milk products with added sugar; if information collection processes on products that are liable for the tax have been developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9631/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the yield for the SSD tax since its inception; the projected yield for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9632/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of illegal trade in tobacco; the additional measures planned to counteract such illicit trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9634/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of illicit tobacco products and or non-Irish-paid tobacco here in tabular form; the percentage of these products that are cigarettes, illicit whites or counterfeit; the relevant applicable breakdown for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9635/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons prosecuted for cigarette and or tobacco smuggling in 2019 and to date in 2020; the additional resources and equipment being provided to the Revenue Commissioners to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9636/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated time for the tax rate on roll-your-own tobacco to reach equivalence with manufactured cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9637/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the fiscal monitor for excise duty receipts for May 2020 or the most recent date for 2020, by category in tabular form; the increase or decrease of each category from the same period in 2018 and 2019, inclusive in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9638/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by adding 50 cent of duty to a packet of 20 cigarettes with proportionate increases on other tobacco products. [9639/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated increase to a pack of cigarettes if an annual tax escalator of 5% and the rate of inflation was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9640/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the status of actions taken as part of the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9641/20]
• Health 6 questions

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if changes have been made to the private hospital agreement to allow for private consultants to treat existing patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9608/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the process of hiring a pain management team and consultant full-time post at Children's Health Ireland, Crumlin (details supplied). [9609/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will create a pathway for persons who are at risk due to underlying healthcare conditions to see a specialist and receive a letter to present to their employers to allow them to cocoon or work from home to protect their health. [9610/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason haemochromatosis patients are having their treatment deferred indefinitely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9611/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of additional beds which have been opened in the public hospital system since the onset of Covid-19; and the current number of hospital beds in the public hospital system. [9612/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of requests for capital health projects which have been made and which have not been precommitted under existing capital plans but have been applied for; the estimated cost of such requests; and the projects with precommitted funding for each year for the next five years and front-loading of funding. [9613/20]
• Education 2 questions

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 20 May 2020, his plans for apprentices who have to complete assessments which are of a practical nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9614/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if English language teachers will be represented on the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector. [9624/20]
• Justice 2 questions

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if extended maternity leave will be granted to mothers due to go back to work during the Covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9617/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 961 and 962 of 20 May 2020, the number of passengers who arrived here since the passenger locator forms were rolled out; the number of persons who filled them in; the number of persons who were followed up by telephone call; the number who refused to fill them in; and the number exempt in tabular form. [9619/20]
• Communications 2 questions

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will engage with Fingal County Council in relation to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9625/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the working group on urban transport-related air pollution will report with recommendations to address pollution from traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9628/20]
• Children 2 questions

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the pressure that owners and operators of childcare facilities are experiencing as the direct result of the cessation of funding streams specifically those grants available for new crèches that require a fit-out to open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9626/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will publish detailed guidelines for the reopening of childcare facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9627/20]
• Culture 2 questions

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will set out, including implementation dates, the procedural, licensing, publicity and customer service arrangements her Department has made towards continuing to meet these important responsibilities since the commencement of Covid-19 restrictions on 12 March 2020 with regard to the Wildlife Act 1976 as amended and Article 9 of the birds directive, and her responsibilities under this legislation to derogate in the interests public health and safety and for the protection of air safety, crops, flora and fauna and others. [9620/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will review negative impacts of urban-living seagull colonies on communities and make recommendations with regard to the 2020.21 State-wide Declaration under Article 9.1.a of the Birds Directive and the consultative committee she approved in October 2018 and that commenced its work in June 2019 (details supplied). [9621/20]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage on behalf of the employees of a company (details supplied) regarding the company’s intentions to unilaterally move forward with the restructuring up to and including lay-offs following the unprecedented events of Covid-19; if it will be ensured workers and their rights are protected and that workers’ rights legislation is upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/20]
• Employment 1 question

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the operation of the school meals programme during school closures as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9633/20]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the work being carried out within his Department in respect of the national obesity plan specifically regarding developing guidelines and support materials for those working in developing the built environment of urban development and planning in relation to reducing the obesogenic environment; the status of this matter; when the proposed event on same will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9629/20]