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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Climate Change Negotiations (22 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 51. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the COP27 summit. [56295/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (22 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his most recent meetings with the political parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57649/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (22 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the interaction that he has had with his British counterpart regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57650/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (22 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the Commissioner for the Regulation of Utilities engaging with energy providers on the prevention of electricity theft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57469/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (22 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received any reports from the Commission of the Regulation of Utilities on electricity theft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57470/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (22 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received any reports from the Commission of the Regulation of Utilities on gas theft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57471/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Savings Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 243. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether Ireland should have an individual savings allowance system, including the stocks and shares individual savings allowance as is the case in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57937/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Priorities (22 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate that the capital gains tax allowance and capital gains tax in Ireland is vastly lower than that in Northern Ireland; if he will take steps to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57938/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Priorities (22 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the exit charges on investments are still necessary on investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57939/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: I warmly congratulate Mr. Murphy on his elevation. It is a victory not just for him personally but for his entire team and the country as a whole. It should be talked about loudly and widely. I will dig into a couple of areas. They are more general but some follow on from a few of the areas raised by Deputy Howlin. The steady increase in error coming through over the past two years and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: Mr. Murphy has very conveniently mentioned the RRF, which is the subject of my next question. I have recently been at a couple of European conferences about RRF. Since it was established, the situation has changed greatly and the response we are seeing now from member states directly to the Commission is a desire for flexibility and a need for change. This will obviously create huge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: I had a question in regard to Brexit, not the adjustment reserve fund, but in terms of the balance of payments from the UK. Obviously, that was part of the negotiations on what the divorce settlement, for want of a better word, was going to be. That needs to be audited as well and we need to continuously keep an eye on it. We know how much of the balance has been paid so far. Is there a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: Obviously, as that is in euro, there will always be currency fluctuations. My final question is not a new question and I have asked it of Mr. Murphy before in various guises. It is not directly to do with his work but in regard to the EU and getting more Irish people working in the various institutions. I appreciate the court has had relative success, not just with the three witnesses as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Christmas bonus 2022 will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59110/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2023 (29 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the cost-of-living supports that she has provided for in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (29 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has engaged with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland on benchmark pricing for retrofitting given that contractors are giving vastly different quotes; if he is taking steps to ensure that quotes given by SEAI-approved contractors are not inflated and are not higher than quotes given independent of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (29 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are criteria that contractors must reach before becoming eligible for the one-stop scheme for retrofitting by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59405/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (29 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are mechanisms whereby contractors can be removed from the one-stop scheme for retrofitting by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland if they are found to be abusing their position and prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59406/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 588. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Irish citizens with family members in Russia are still able to bring family members from Russia to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59360/22]