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Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: How did the Minister relay that information to the party that they were donations to the party?

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Did the Minister, as he was required to do, get an acknowledgement-----

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: -----of that donation? Under the guidelines the Minister is required to get an acknowledgement from the party if he is saying that the donations went to the party.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister is pleading ignorance.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is in the general election guidelines.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Did the Minister get an acknowledgement of that?

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: These are the guidelines for the election.

Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Second Stage (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome what can only be described as long overdue legislation, which we in the Social Democrats are happy to support. This is an area very much in need of reform and tighter regulation. It is by no means a new issue. The first of four rounds of public consultation took place as far back as 2007. The first iteration of this Bill was published in 2009. It is frankly unacceptable that it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Services Provision (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional revenue raising measures he is considering to ensure sustainable funding of public services, following the Parliamentary Budget Office and the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council calculation that an extra €7 billion per year is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3331/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Services Provision (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I join with others in congratulating the Minister on his new role. I wish him well and look forward to working with him. I also extend best wishes to the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, in her promotion. I hope she has a fruitful career in the Department of Finance. My question relates to choices that were made at budget time whereby a very substantial tax package benefited...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Services Provision (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to ask the Minister about the repercussions of that.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Services Provision (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: At the time of the budget, the Parliamentary Budget Office in the Oireachtas and the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council both calculated that an additional €7 billion per year is needed to meet inflationary costs and allow public services just to stand still. They calculated that the bottom line with regard to the budget was that just €2.2 billion was allocated for that purpose....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Services Provision (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: That is fine except the Minister's partners in Government have signalled a direction of travel with regard to further tax cuts and the substantial costs those will entail. Does the Minister accept the figure from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Parliamentary Budget Office that the Government needs €7 billion in the current year for public services to stand still? What does the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will waive the 23% VAT rate on antigen tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3332/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: This question has been overtaken by events. I welcome the announcement last Saturday by the Minister that he intends to waive the 23% VAT on antigen tests. I would like more detail on that from the Minister in respect of the timeline for the legislation. I note he has introduced it on an administrative basis. For what length of time does he expect the waiver to be in place?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister expect to legislate in a stand-alone Bill or is he waiting for another finance Bill of some description?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 8 December 2022, if he will consider amending the legislation governing section 254: licensing for telecommunications infrastructure, to ensure such applications go through the standard planning process, thereby facilitating public consultation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ethics in Public Office (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 423. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish the report into the findings of the ethics legislation review; the timeline that he is working towards in bringing forward new legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2185/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 520. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has conducted any research into the proportion of the cost of new apartments or houses that is attributable to the land purchase costs; if so, if he will provide same; if not, if his attention has been drawn to any available research or data in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63913/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1057. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to ensure that all students of the BSc in paramedics studies in the University of Limerick can undertake their 12-month internship in an emergency ambulance with the National Ambulance Service, instead of having to complete this required internship in the UK as is currently the case; if he has engaged with UL...