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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: 17. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full cost to the Exchequer from 2026 to 2029 as a result of the changes he proposes to make to the standard fund threshold in respect of pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37977/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regeneration Projects (25 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has, to date, decided not to extend the living cities initiative to Drogheda and Dundalk; if he plans to do so in Budget 2025 and the forthcoming finance Bill; if he will provide an estimate of the annual cost of extending the initiative to these County Louth towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37979/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: 37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is concerned that there are insufficient places available in second-level schools in County Louth this year for children with additional needs; her plans to provide additional places in second-level schools in Louth for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38108/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: 38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in Louth who have additional needs and who have no place in a second-level school in the county; her plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38109/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: 39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education classes attached to mainstream schools in County Louth; the names of the schools concerned; the number of students accommodated in such classes in each school; the number of children in County Louth in special classes in mainstream schools in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work will commence on the Ardee bypass; the timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37285/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department received a feasibility study application from Louth County Council in connection with the proposed development of phase three of the port access northern cross route in north Drogheda (the phase of the road crossing the Dublin to Belfast railway line); the support that will be provided by his Department for the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (24 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: 368. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the decision to relocate beneficiaries of temporary protection from the Franciscan Friary and Dominican Friary, Drogheda, to Drumcar County Louth; the reason the Franciscan and Dominican friaries will no longer be used to house beneficiaries of temporary protection; if his Department has plans...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (24 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: 473. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to review the threshold for the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37491/24]

CJEU Judgment in Apple State Aid Case: Statements (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: As soon as the Apple judgment was announced, we in Labour called for statements and a debate in this House on this very important matter. The position is now final but it is disappointing we do not have enough time to debate this very important issue and the ramifications of it. In summary, the ECJ has found that a tax advantage provided to Apple by way of the 1991 and separate 2007 rulings...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: Before we begin, I remind members that the committee will be meeting in private session immediately after this evening's engagement. This is the resumption of our pre-budget engagement process. There was an earlier meeting and my apologies for being unable to attend that. This evening, we are resuming engagement on the committee's pre-budget 2025 scrutiny. On behalf of the committee, I...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: Deputy Doherty has made the point well. I will ask the Minister to respond and then I will move on to the next speaker because we are over time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: Point well made. I am moving to Deputy Durkan.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: Thank you, Deputy Durkan, you are perfectly fine. I am just conscious that we are running a little over. We have a number of speakers who are anxious to contribute. The Ministers might take one minute to respond.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: Briefly, as we are a little over time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: I will conclude this element of the discussion and move on to the next speaker. I call Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: I thank Deputy Healy-Rae very much. Would either Minister like to respond to the observations made by the Deputy?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: I will make some observations and ask some questions. There has been a great deal of media focus on the position the Minister, Deputy Chambers, seems to have adopted on the introduction of the residential zoned land tax. Has the Minister resolved the reported difficulties with the Green Party?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: Will the residential zoned land tax be introduced at that time it is supposed to be introduced?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Gerald Nash: I assume the Minister has done considerable analysis with his officials on the potential revenue and has liaised with local authorities on this.