Results 18,201-18,220 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the use of public transport by third-level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49962/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (4 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of plans to fast-track the National Broadband Plan; the impact this will have on Ireland's carbon emissions profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53974/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (4 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to address fuel poverty in homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47516/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of quality assured beef produced in Ireland in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the corresponding figure for non-quality assured beef; the breakdown of tonnage that attracts each quality assured bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53772/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Treasury Management Agency (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to date to divest from fossil fuel investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54601/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Treasury Management Agency (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: I worked with the Minister to enact the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act 2018. We now need to go much further and ensure the whole financial system divests from fossil fuels. A carbon tax is being charged on our citizens who, in the vast majority of instances, cannot avoid paying it. Yet we are not taxing investments in fossil fuel industries, which make it much harder for people to switch to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Treasury Management Agency (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: That is a very welcome and positive initiative. However, there is little point in the public making monumental efforts to meet the targets set out in the climate action plan if its investments and deposits are being used to fund further oil exploration or increased use of fossil fuels. This year, investors in coal production will have a bumper return and profits. We need to see full...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Treasury Management Agency (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: Part of the problem is no one knows what green finance means. If Ireland, as a key financial centre, and the Central Bank leads by example and for this to happen throughout the EU, we could provide clarity on what sustainable investment is and the powers to hold financiers to account. We could help to revolutionise this sector and lead to an exponential drive to net-zero emissions. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: I echo what has been said. We need to look at this sector as a matter of urgency. The staffing situation in the childcare sector is at crisis point. The facilities cannot recruit staff. There is something fundamentally wrong when childcare staff using baby wipes are, in some instances, being paid less than the staff who pack those wipes onto supermarket shelves. The system needs to be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: Give him the application form.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Credits (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the relief available under the incapacitated child tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54323/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Credits (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the incapacitated child allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53577/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Credits (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: The financial pressure that is placed on families providing full-time care for a child can be horrendous. A recent study from the National University of Ireland, Galway, found that the average annual cost for families of an autistic child amounted to €28,000, relating to private services, lost income and informal care. The current incapacitated child credit is just €3,300,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Credits (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister. The 2019 research by NUI Galway was carried out by Áine Roddy and Ciaran O'Neill. That research showed that the annual average cost per child for families amounted to €28,464.69 and was related to private autism services, lost income and informal care. By comparison, the annual State expenditure per child with autism in terms of related health, social and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Credits (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: That is no problem.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Credits (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for his constructive response, which I acknowledge. The out-of-pocket expenses for private therapeutic interventions and assessments were the highest category of medical costs associated. The average cost incurred by families was €948 but there was a considerable variation in that, ranging from zero right up to €14,400. Part of that variation is the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has to amend the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54324/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance when a review of the primary medical certificate scheme will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance when a review of the primary medical certificate scheme will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54219/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (9 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to date to divest from fossil fuel investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54322/21]