Results 381-400 of 1,032 for speaker:Joe Neville

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans to upgrade the access onto the M50 northbound from the M4 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43288/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Inquiries (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 774. To ask the Minister for Finance in the case of a person who receives a small private pension as well as a government pension which has in recent years risen, if his Department is considering a specific entry point which would alleviate the tax implication for said person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44410/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 1609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the ongoing review of current wind farm development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43219/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 1610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update in regard to people living in Kilteel on the group water scheme who are approaching four years depending on bottled water and water from neighbours and relatives (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43222/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 1611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is aware of the ongoing increase in water charges by Uisce Éireann and the effect this has on small local businesses; the plans his Department has to stabilise the increases before they are detrimental to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43290/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 1612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is aware of the current delays in the land registry; the plans his Department has to help alleviate this as many people who are looking to build are being delayed by this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43291/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 2090. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any plans to increase the number of judges, and associated administrative personnel, servicing the Kildare area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43221/25]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: Sometimes, I come to the House and I am not exactly sure of the relevance of individual Bills or of what negative point the Opposition might make that day. The Opposition could not make a negative point today because this Bill speaks to the core of something we talk about in the country so often. We talk about money being spent, who spent it, why it was spent, who is to blame and where the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I wish to raise the issue of safety on our roads and, indeed, footpaths in relation to e-scooters and e-bikes. Last week, while coaching our under-14 hurlers in Leixlip, I noticed that there was an ambulance and a police car at an incident on the road behind us. I went up to investigate. I saw a nine-year-old boy being carried away in an ambulance. He had been cycling his bike and minding...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: This committee has been very informative over the past few weeks and I have learned a huge amount from the people coming in. It is very good to have the ESRI in as well. I have read through the brief and we received the opening statements. I will ask individual questions, but a trend I have identified is that there is almost a fear coming from the Central Bank, the Irish Fiscal Advisory...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I am just talking about the windfall taxes, because it keeps coming out as a trend.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I will jump in because it was said that wages are rising faster than inflation.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I have got the upcoming budget in mind and others have alluded to it as well. Does Dr. O'Toole think the Government needs to pull the brakes regarding current spending?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: The problem with infrastructure is that even though it might be capital, it obviously has a current impact. We can decide we are going to put billions into capital infrastructure but it obviously has a knock-on current impact because it puts more money into the economy.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: They all seem to be very much in agreement on this, though. I have noticed that over the last few weeks.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I have a specific question there. It might be too specific and Dr. O'Toole might have the answer off the top of his head. Windfall taxes keep coming up and we all know a windfall is defined as something unusual. Do we have a view on how much of our current revenue is based on these windfall corporation taxes?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: How do we differentiate between what is the windfall element and the current element of it?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: Things could change, like the tariffs, but obviously some of that would still be there. How much of it is vulnerable?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: It is like a bonus to someone's wages in a household budget. We would not be planning the rest of the year on that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I will ask a couple of specific questions. I could not help but notice during Leaders' Questions what Deputy McDonald said about how our increases in energy costs still remain some of the highest and, in fairness, some other contributors said the same. I also know from my own studies where we are getting our energy from. Is it purely related to the price of gas, because Dr. O'Toole...