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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reviews (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of his plans in response to a spending review (details supplied) published by his Department; his views on whether the findings of the review would enable staff to avoid travel to and from the city centre on a daily basis and if there would be consequential savings in a reduced leasehold portfolios in the city centre; and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his proposals for a windfall tax on energy companies in a scenario in which no agreement is reached at an European Union level; if such proposals will be included in the Finance Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48538/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected dividend from the ESB in 2022 and 2023, respectively; if he has sought a specific figure from the ESB for windfall profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48537/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance the qualifying criteria for the rent tax credit; if tenants in approved housing bodies, local authorities and cost-rental developments respectively will be eligible; and if not, the reasoning for that exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48534/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated projected cost of extending the 9% VAT rate on electricity and gas for the remainder of 2023; the estimated cost for the extension in January and February 2023; the estimated additional average cost to a household and a business from the higher VAT rate applying for the remaining ten months in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated projected cost of the Special Assignee Relief Programme in 2023; the reason that no cost has been attributed to extending the Programme in Budget 2023 documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48531/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that the projected cost of the help to buy scheme is listed as €83 million in Budget 2023 documentation given that the full-year cost in 2022 will be substantially more; the expected underlying level of applications for the help to buy scheme in 2023; the estimated average payment for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of pre-letting expenses for landlords at the €5,000 cap in 2020, 2021 and those projected for 2022, respectively; and the rationale for the projected cost of €1 million in the first year, and €2 million in a full year are grounded on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48535/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of housing units that are expected to be subject to the vacant homes tax in 2023; the number of homes that informed the €3 million yield in Budget 2023 documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48536/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 557. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount of once-off support to Section 39 bodies that will arise from the cost-of-living budget package in which he outlined that €110 million would be allocated to a range of health-funded bodies; the formula that will be used to award same; if similar payments will be made for Tusla-funded Section 56 bodies and section 10 homeless...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (4 Oct 2022)

Gerald Nash: 663. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount that it will cost the Exchequer to bring the pay of workers in Section 39 organisations in line with public service pay agreements, Building Momentum and its potential successor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48374/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (29 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of individual packages refused entry to Ireland due to a lack of a valid customs declaration form or electronic customs declaration form for each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage the refused packages constituted of the total number of packages handled by customs for each of these years. [47751/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (29 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of foreign postal services that have registered to use the automated import system to date (details supplied), which will enable them to register electronic customs declaration forms on behalf of customers; and the names of these foreign postal services. [47752/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (29 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned Irish citizens living or travelling in countries whose postal services have failed to register on the automated import system will be prevented from sending parcels of any kind to Ireland; and the way this may shut off Ireland from the global postal system. [47753/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (29 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps 'an individual can take to send items to Ireland if they are posting such items from countries whose postal services have yet to register on the automated import system; and if he is concerned at the risk of Ireland developing a reputation that is unfriendly to international business and trade. [47754/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (29 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance if any foreign postal service has refused to register for the automated import system to date; and if he will provide the identities of these postal services. [47755/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (28 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: 149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will commit to a full redress scheme for construction defects; if so, if the scheme will be retrospective for persons who have already carried out safety work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47417/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: 150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish the report on increasing the social housing income limits nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47418/22]