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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Motor Industry (7 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: What plans, if any, does the Minister have with regard to the issue of the affordability of cars for young families who are dependent on the second-hand car market for transport to schools, third-level institutions and work? The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, show that 2.2 million licensed cars, 64% of vehicles in the country, are six years old or older.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Motor Industry (7 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: That speaks to my exact point. Any vehicle that comes in from the UK is subject to VRT and other taxes. Let us look at electric vehicles. The Minister has said that he is not responsible for taxation on second-hand vehicles but he is. If you go to any garage in the UK, you will see four-year-old electric vehicles. There are loads of them in the UK that cannot be sold. Why is that? It...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Motor Industry (7 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will go back to my point again. If you buy an electric vehicle at the moment, you are buying at a loss because you cannot change it. The Government's decision not to proceed with a ban on fossil fuel car sales from 2030 has been criticised by the Irish Electric Vehicle Owners Association. I wonder why that would be. I could not believe the Government was even more zealous than the EU,...

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: Members are eating into my time. I thank them not to do so. Once there is proper investment in infrastructure, there is not one person in this House who does not wish our energy costs will go down. People do not mind whether it is provided by wind energy, solar energy or any other source of green energy but, like everything else, the Government puts the cart before the horse. Does the...

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: Tonight in Ballyneety, County Limerick, a meeting is being held by concerned citizens over a plant like this that is suggested for a disused quarry in the area. The Government wants to bring in emergency legislation to provide that an environmental impact assessment does not have to be done. Is the Government opening the doors for a unit like this to be put anywhere in the country without...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (7 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the affordability of electric cars in the years ahead for families and students who depend on the second-hand market for transport. [10766/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 449. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the centralisation of social welfare offices to support teams in Tuam is leading to delays (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11510/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the oversight that is kept of the moneys allocated to various projects within the €165 billion which was allocated to the National Development Plan (details supplied). [10773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (2 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 136. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of foreign work permit applications applied for and granted in 2022 for workers in various companies in Limerick city and county, in tabular form. [10689/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (2 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the traffic delays experienced by employers and their employees in Limerick as a result of roads being replaced by cycle lane routes. [10774/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses built in each county in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [10691/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued in each county in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [10690/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (2 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of teachers will remain the same in a school (details supplied) given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10688/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (23 Feb 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the BIK tax as it is having a big impact on the people that have company vehicles with the escalating cost-of-living and the fact that electric vehicles cannot cover the distance daily with one charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9362/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Feb 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the VAT increase to the hair and beauty industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9363/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (23 Feb 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the increase in bullying in schools; if more resources can be made available to schools to provide counselling services for students seeking help; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9365/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (23 Feb 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if discussions are expected to increase the State pension by at least ten euro (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9364/23]

Financial Resolution No.3: Value-Added Tax (22 Feb 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will stop soon and leave time for the next speaker.

Financial Resolution No.3: Value-Added Tax (22 Feb 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I ask the Minister to look at all his Government's Deputies in the rural areas and what people are saying to them, which is the same thing, namely, that they are not representing the people they are supposed to. If there is a desire to make this a Government based on the cities of Dublin or Cork, then go ahead with that.

Financial Resolution No.3: Value-Added Tax (22 Feb 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I appreciate that, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh, but I believe everyone has spoken here. Deputy Doherty spoke for 30 minutes, Deputy Carthy for 15 minutes, Deputy Michael Collins for 17 minutes, Deputy Danny Healy-Rae spoke for ten minutes, Deputy O'Reilly spoke for ten minutes and now you want me to try to get in five other speakers. Not only that-----