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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (27 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: I ask the outcome of recent discussions the Tánaiste has had with United States authorities and President Biden during his recent visit to Ireland. Did the Tánaiste have the opportunity to raise the need to regularise the status of the undocumented Irish in the United States and the need for the appropriate visa and citizenship programmes to be put in place to protect them? Will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (27 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that provision will be made to allow anyone who installed solar panels prior to 1 May 2023 to obtain a refund for the VAT they have previously paid, given that the VAT rate on the supply and installation of solar panels will drop to zero for private dwellings on 1 May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20064/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Visa Applications (27 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 234. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will provide more data on the reasons for the refusal of a visa for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20067/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (27 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate the reason two school transport applications for post-primary students (details supplied) who are otherwise eligible for school transport but are attending their second nearest school and have applied for school bus tickets to their second nearest school were denied bus tickets by Bus Éireann due to their not...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (26 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 23 March 2023, if he will confirm if the Foreign Births Office has received the additional supporting documents from the applicants; when a decision on these applications is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19685/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received correspondence (details supplied) requesting additional funding to progress phase 3 of the N24 Cahir to Limerick Junction Project; his efforts to ensure that this road project is allocated the appropriate funding as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19453/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 29 March 2023, when he will make the reports by the Firearms Expect Committee available in full; when his Department will convene a broader consultation process with firearms stakeholders to address any recommended policy or legislative changes resulting from the committee’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Engagements (25 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1552 of 21 March 2023, if he will outline the number of engagements he or his officials have had with the relevant Algerian ministry regarding plans for a sanitary agreement to be established between Ireland and Algeria for dairy and infant formula; the most recent engagements he or his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (25 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the Coillte group is fully committed to keeping a company (details supplied) as a wholly owned subsidiary; if he will confirm that the Coillte group does not intend selling this subsidiary to an external third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19468/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide compensation, reconstitution grant aid and annual forest premiums for forest owners impacted with the fatal Ash dieback disease and if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18535/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to provide immediate financial assistance to the private forestry sector given the failure of his Department to ensure the forestry programme was introduced in January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18536/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (20 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will revisit the Nitrates Derogation Condition in accordance with the agreement reached with the European Commission to hold an interim review of the Nitrates Action Programme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18534/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (20 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a list of all the locations on the N24 under the management of Tipperary County Council where Transport Infrastructure Ireland have found safety issues and asked Tipperary County Council in the past five years to do feasibility and options reports for road safety and improvement works; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) estimated week of invitation to apply for their driving test not until 10 September 2023; the reason for the delay in driving tests; his plans to reduce the lengthy wait-times experienced by those seeking to sit their driving test; when the wait-time can be expected to return to normal; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Business Supports (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 103. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are grants or funding assistance available for a new business (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18529/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons a person's estimated week of invitation to apply for their driving test is being pushed out (details supplied); the reason for the delay in driving tests; his plans to reduce the lengthy wait-times experienced by those seeking to sit their driving test; when the wait-time can be expected to return to normal; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 358. To ask the Minister for Finance concerning the current rate of tax concessions associated with tax relief for health insurance premiums, the present tax relief available is equivalent to the lesser of the following: 20% of the policy's cost or 20% of €1,000 which is equivalent to a maximum €200 credit, given the increased cost of health insurance premiums and as this tax...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 374. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the impact of the implementation of Pillar One and Two rules on the Exchequer; his plans to reduce any negative impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16982/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 375. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department perceives the EU directive on Pillar Two rules as being a risk to long-term tax stability and certainty in Ireland, if other EU Member States were to advocate for a minimum corporation tax rate that would be higher than 15% in the future; how the Exchequer will manage such a risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16983/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Lowry: 467. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline how the SME Advisory Group purports to address the issues affecting SME participation in public procurement and to understand how representative bodies, that are not included on the group, can make submissions on operational matters that impact them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17179/23]