Results 21-40 of 6,947 for speaker:John Paul Phelan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (18 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of X-ray scanners used to detect illicit trade and smuggling at ports and airports; the number of dates on which they were deployed and used at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the number of X-ray scanners in use at ports and airports. [17172/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (18 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of sniffers dogs being used to detect illicit trade and smuggling at ports and airports; the number of dates on which they were deployed and used at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the number of sniffers dogs in use at ports and airports. [17173/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (18 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff and other resources being deployed and used at ports and airports to detect non-compliance by individuals with duty-free travel allowances; the number of inspections carried out at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the resources in use at ports and airports for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (18 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Firearms Consultative Panel, which had been established by her predecessor in 2015, has been discontinued; and if she will re-establish the panel to provide a much-needed, inclusive forum for consultation and engagement with key stakeholders. [17171/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Referendum Campaigns (17 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government still intends to hold a referendum for Ireland to join the Unified Patent Court on 7 June 2024; whether an alternative date is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16967/24]

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (9 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: You know you are talking shite.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address delays by ESB Networks in providing grid connections for the installation of EV charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15318/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on plans to deploy the use of battery technology to support the installation of EV charging infrastructure along the comprehensive road network in response to delays in grid connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15316/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on plans to unblock potential barriers and streamline the process for the private sector companies to access grid connections for the installation of EV charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15317/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Transport Policy (9 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 315. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will simplify the VAT code on car sharing, noting the current dual-rate system is unnecessarily complex and discourages car rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15320/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (9 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 316. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the rate of VAT to hire e-bikes to encourage people making the transition to sustainable alternatives, noting the relevant EU Directive permits a reduced rate in the range of 9% to 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15321/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 1594. To ask the Minister for Health if it is his intention to propose a ban on smoking and vaping in outdoor areas attached to pubs and restaurants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15319/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Commission (21 Mar 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to state whether the statutory functions of the Electoral Commission include the power to review the contents of pole posters or statements made by elected representatives and to communicate with the public in relation to their conclusions of any such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13467/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (20 Mar 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to commission an independent assessment of the extent to which tobacco excise increases in recent years are leading to increased illicit market activity, evidenced by the recent detection of a large-scale illegal cigarette factory in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (20 Mar 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being taken, and additional resources being provided to the Revenue Commissioners to detect and crack-down on the production and sale of illegal tobacco products in Ireland, following the recent detection and closure of a large-scale illegal cigarette factory in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11770/24]

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

John Paul Phelan: I will be as brief as I can, but when you listen to your colleagues, you get further ideas as to what you want to discuss. I too was a member of a local authority in Kilkenny for three years before the introduction of the dual-mandate ban and while I share some of the reservations of the previous speaker in respect of the dual-mandate ban, I think it was right to separate local authorities...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

John Paul Phelan: I will try to go through the issues in order. Several members raised the issue of funding. Funding is the core issue. If we throw our hands up and say we will not have any other sources of funding, the discussion we are having today is pretty moot. Deputy Howlin outlined some of them. I have a different view from him. Local councillors setting a sales tax in County Wexford that might...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

John Paul Phelan: It might be, and it if is, they will flow the other way. I say that as someone whose local town is New Ross where I do most of my sales. We have to have new sources. Bed nights and sales tax are the obvious ones that could be introduced. I know they have been looked at before and I do not really see why, if we are serious about reforming local government, it should not happen. ...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

John Paul Phelan: Most counties seem now to have mayors of counties as well as mayors of cities. In Limerick, the mayor of the county is the mayor of the city. It is daft. What is wrong with the word "cathaoirleach"? I know people will say it does not mean anything internationally. "Taoiseach" does not mean a hell of a lot internationally either yet there are lads regularly looking for the job. I make...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

John Paul Phelan: It is part of the Gorey area but it is not a municipal district, so describing the shape of it is a bit irrelevant.