Results 581-600 of 1,750 for speaker:Declan Breathnach

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 9% VAT rate for the hotel sector will be maintained in budget 2019, which would bring Ireland in line with tourism VAT rates in other competing European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36492/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Maternity Protection Entitlements (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the delay in implementing breastfeeding breaks for teachers as agreed upon by the Teachers Conciliation Council at its meeting of 8 May 2018; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that it was agreed that breastfeeding breaks would be extended until 104 weeks after the birth of the child and that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 826. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no statistics on non-Irish duty-paid and illicit tobacco products were included in the Tobacco Free Ireland report released in July 2018; if his attention has been drawn to the reason this information was omitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36250/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if new guidelines regarding development contributions will be issued to all local authorities outlining that purpose built housing or alterations to housing to cater for persons with disabilities should be exempt from development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average connection fee charged by Irish Water for mains and sewerage for each local authority area in 2016, 2017 and 2018 in tabular form. [36493/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the large discrepancies in the cost of new water and sewerage connections from one local authority area to another; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 57 different connection charging regimes exist with over 900 different connection charges due to the fact that each local authority area has its...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Commission for Regulation of Utilities plans to publish recommendations regarding Irish Water's plan to charge a flat fee of €5,636 for connection to both water mains and sewerage; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that publication of this report has been delayed twice; if his attention has been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase the stock of social housing by 50,000 by 2021; the immediate measures he is taking to alleviate the plight of the increasing number of families presenting as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36584/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to alleviate the crisis in student accommodation; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the severe shortage in rental accommodation is continuing to push rents upwards and out of the reach of most students that are then left with no choice but to defer their college place; and if he will...

Northern Ireland and Brexit: Statements (12 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I have read voluminous reports and perspectives on the impact of Brexit on this island, including a report commissioned by the East Border Region Limited, which is a group of six local authorities from North and South led by the two chief executive officers of Down District Council and Louth County Council. There was also a more recent report compiled by Dr. Katy Hayward on behalf of the...

Northern Ireland and Brexit: Statements (12 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I refer to the commercial rates Bill. Today, 12 July, is a significant day as it marks the Battle of the Boyne in my constituency. Next month, 12 to 19 August should also be remembered as we will celebrate the Fleadh Cheoil. The Ceann Comhairle might wonder why I raise this under the commercial rates Bill. However, retailers, whether in Drogheda, where the Fleadh Cheoil will be held, or...

Implications of Brexit for Irish Ports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I wish to share time with Deputies O'Keeffe and Donnelly.

Implications of Brexit for Irish Ports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: A study prepared for the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation for the Government by Copenhagen Economics in February 2018 indicated that Ireland is uniquely exposed to Brexit due to very high trade intensity with the UK. We all know two thirds of Irish exporters use the UK land bridge to reach continental Europe and in certain sectors the UK is an especially important market,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I will start by thanking the members for the holiday reading. I certainly will not have time to do all that reading. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending and being so forthright. I will begin with the issue of revenue leakage from our economy. Have we a method of calculating that? I refer to it because I come from a Border county where there is major fraud, illicit trade,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: What is the level of communication and dialogue between the Minister's officials and the UK revenue authorities on taxation decisions? For example, when the sugar tax was introduced last year, there was synchronisation to ensure it would have no detrimental effect. Is there dialogue on a regular basis in the run-up to budgetary decisions, in particular on taxation, to ensure there will be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (11 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will liaise with the Central Bank to ensure that appropriate legislation is brought forward in order to compel banks and mortgage providers to offer distressed mortgages to local authorities at the same floor values at which they are being purchased by vulture funds; if the legislation will include a clause to require that local authorities would then...

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I will.

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I think it was William Shakespeare who said that people usually are at their happiest when they have a home to call their own. Unfortunately, a generation of young people who had that aspiration may not have that opportunity. The aspiration to own one's home or have a secure tenancy of a local authority house is part of our psyche and embedded in our genes by the history of our ancestors. I...

Message from Seanad (5 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Seanad Éireann has passed the National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017, without amendment.