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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (31 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 293. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the difference between the tendered price and the actual price of delivery for each contract won by companies owned by a person (details supplied); and the final cost of each contract. [4656/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when eligible applicants under the first home scheme for self-build properties can apply, as announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4527/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (31 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 367. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date on which he last met with the Russian Ambassador to Ireland. [58942/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of submissions to the NCCA Junior Cycle social personal and health education curriculum consultation received from parents who disagreed with the draft specification (details supplied). [4058/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 487. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of women who have been cut off the State pension (non-contributory) and QA contributory pensions in each of the past ten years (details supplied). [4259/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (31 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 600. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a change in where patients are sent for a cardiologist outpatient appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3991/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: That is because Government does not do regulation

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: You would not know from the last two weeks of grudge politics between Fine Gael and Sinn Féin but the crises that are besetting the people of Ireland at the moment have not gone away whatsoever. Some 80% of the people of this State are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. That seems to have been forgotten about by the political establishment. Figures provided to me by the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: This cohort suffered most in the housing crisis and now it is most exposed to the increases in interest rates. What will the Government do to protect these families?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I do not know what question the Minister answered but he did not answer my question. Putin does not set the VAT rates in this State. Putin does not regulate the vulture funds in this State. In those two aspects, he is irrelevant to the conversation. The electricity credit is less than all the increases in all the fuel and energy taxes in the last year. The Government has taken more money...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The regulation of law is set by the Government.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government -----

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (26 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 78. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views with the condition of the Loughcrew cairns. [3537/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken to ensure that house building in 2023 does not decrease. [3536/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (26 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Government’s plan for the future of Moore Street. [3535/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: My first question concerns the inflation rate. There are different types of inflation. The main types are demand-pull inflation and cost-push inflation. Typically, increases in interest rates are best suited to demand-pull inflation. In other words, they are used to cool down demand and thereby get control of the inflation rate. What we have in this State is in many ways cost-push...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Is there any analysis of the proportion or the balance between the two? When we have a political debate many in the Government will put inflation down to issues such as the war in Ukraine, or difficulties with the energy supply. They are seen as the two big elements driving inflation. Does the Central Bank have any analysis of the proportion of inflation created by the supply side?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate the answer, but I am trying to see if there is any quantitative analysis in the contribution cost-push inflation has had. Can we say that 30% of the inflation that now exists stemmed from restrictions in the aggregate supply of goods into the sector. That has a number of policy results. If it is significantly cost-push an interest rate increase is less useful and more punitive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I would greatly appreciate that. I think it is important. I am exaggerating here, but if most of our inflation is coming from the restricted supply of gas and other fuels then you can put interest rates up all day long and it is not going to make much difference to the inflation rate coming from those sources.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: That is interesting because it is contrary to the political narrative in the State. The other issue I want to briefly touch on is one that is seldom discussed. Has any analysis been done by the Central Bank on the effect Covid restrictions had on interest rates? Obviously, we had a real illness and at times the Government had to deal with that and protect people with restrictions....