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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Yield (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of motor tax raised in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7429/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined the inclusion of an income cap for electric vehicle grants; if so, the income caps that were examined by his Department; the estimated number of persons that would be excluded under each income cap if it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8171/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 274. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the excise on motor diesel and petrol raised respectively in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7430/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 275. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the carbon tax on motor diesel and petrol raised respectively in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7431/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 302. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 8 February 2022, the breakdown of carbon tax income by year and categorised baseline, additional and total. [8356/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he will put in place to ensure the new schemes under the National Retrofit Plan do not result in tenants being evicted by landlords citing said retrofitting schemes as an excuse for eviction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8165/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Regarding profitability and protecting customers from charges when suppliers are making extraordinary profits, the witnesses say there is no evidence to support that and that from time to time, there is a market monitoring system. Could they give me some information about how the CRU assesses that? I know there have been public charges. Are investigations ongoing? If so, at what stage are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: How long will that take or when might people expect to see an outcome of those processes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: When might the CRU have an indication in terms of what might be in front of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I asked a question about the levers available to the CRU to pass on incentives but protect consumers against increasing prices. I presume it will point towards the price comparator websites. For example, I have been notified by constituents who were on a level pay scheme with one of the providers and now have a smart meter that they no longer have the option of the level pay scheme. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I had a clash between another committee and this one, so I apologise for missing part of this. I will listen to the exchanges. I am glad to have the opportunity to address the witnesses. I am sorry if I am covering material that has already been covered. The Minister of State indicated that she will introduce Government amendments that will respond in a substantive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is it fair to say that those two headlines do not cover the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Certainly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: No, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That point is well made. It strikes me from reading the Ministers response that - to put it bluntly - there is some movement and then there is a vehicle to kick things down the road. I came in at the end of the point, but we have heard very clearly the strong case made for each of the individual amendments, not just some of them, and the importance of including them in primary legislation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That is very helpful. We have a clear picture of what is in front of us regarding the propositions that are being made strongly by our guests and the very limited, at best, audience and reception they are receiving from the Minister and his Department. That is something that I am certainly hearing loud and clear and on which we need to act. I wish to raise another issue with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Can Mr. Cullen give the committee a sense of the significance of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Who appoints that board and who had the association excluded from it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I believe it is very important, Chairman, that we should follow up directly with the IAA given the imminent changes at Dublin Airport and the significant importance of it.