Questions asked 30 total

• Finance 4 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT paid on housing and apartment building products and services in Ireland in each of the past five years; and what percentage of the total cost of a home is VAT. [44001/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the interest rate charged by Home Building Finance Ireland for each of the past five years; and if there are multiple rates, if he will detail these rates and the volumes loaned under these rates for each of the past five years. [44012/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the equity-to-debt ratio rules for banks when they lend to developers; and how these compare with other European countries. [44013/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44125/24]
• Justice 4 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in her Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44130/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 448 and 445 of 20 June 2023, to outline a breakdown of investment to the 6 REIT investments arising from the IIP scheme, the year of the individual investments, the nationalities of those who benefitted from visas and the years of investment; and to provide the addresses of the properties owned by the relevant REIT schemes. [44645/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to outline the total funding provided by an investor(s) through the IIP scheme for a school (details supplied); the nationality of the investor(s) if they were granted visas; what support her Department has offered the school to ensure its completion; and what shortfall in funding currently exists. [44649/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of return decisions her Department has issued in the past five years, broken down by the nationality of the recipient and month; the number of those return decisions recipients that were also issued an entry ban; the number of those recipients that have had their period of voluntary departure shortened; the number of those recipients that have had their return decision postponed under the principle of non-refoulement; the number of total migrants that have been deemed unreturnable in the same period, broken down by the country they were returned to, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44955/24]
• Housing 3 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what other soft costs, such as connection fees and levies, are included in the price of each house; and the amount the Government, local authorities and semi-State utilities collect on all soft costs which are included in the building of all homes in Ireland. [44001/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44129/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide and make public all testing results carried out on the aggregate that was used in the manufacture of concrete blocks and foundations, under the testing regime of Donegal County Council or on behalf of Government agents, approximately four times annually from the quarries and manufacturing plants in Inishowen and across Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45122/24]
• Children 3 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44120/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a response will issue to correspondence received by his Department (details supplied); and if he will confirm whether or not he has read the correspondence. [44352/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied minors in the State; the number of which are under the care of Tusla; and if a breakdown will be provided on nationality of each. [44487/24]
• Environment 2 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44124/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he was aware that boilers done through grants are only available for ‘bunded’ boilers; the reason this is the case; and what report was done to include these in the mandate for boiler repairs. [45020/24]
• Public Expenditure 2 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44131/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason an NGO (details supplied) which published reports on transparency and funding of all NGOs in Ireland, was denied funding to continue operating by the then-Minister, forcing the site to close down in 2022; to provide full detail on its funding history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45129/24]
• Health 2 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44128/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to carry out an investigation in relation to an occupational pension, to address the concerns raised, to issue a direct response in relation to email correspondence sent to himself and his Department by the complainant (details supplied); and to award any relevant outstanding arrears without further delay. [44610/24]
• Taoiseach 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44134/24]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44126/24]
• Defence 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44121/24]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44136/24]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44123/24]
• Education 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in her Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44122/24]
• Tourism 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in her Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44135/24]
• Agriculture 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44119/24]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44127/24]
• Rural 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in her Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44132/24]