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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (18 Apr 2024)

Carol Nolan: 132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost to date of establishing the Embassy of Ireland in Islamabad; if these costs involved purchasing or leasing a new or existing building to accommodate the embassy; if the opening is still expected to take place in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17167/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (18 Apr 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons the Government is willing to recognise the independence of Palestine but not the independence of Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17199/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (18 Apr 2024)

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland accepts the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the Swiss climate case; if so, whether any policy changes will arise from that determination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17137/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 9 April 2024, to report on Ireland’s engagement rate with the deposit return scheme, compared with other similar schemes abroad at the stage of introduction; to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of Ireland’s engagement in comparison with the other...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (18 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to the commitment given by his officials to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection regarding when the final report of the independent analysis of the warmth and well-being scheme carried out by the London School of Tropical Medicine will be published; the reason for missing the latest publication...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (18 Apr 2024)

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heritage Sites (18 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 140. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the transfer of Dunguaire Castle to Galway County Council; when the process is expected to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17077/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Data Protection (18 Apr 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 28 February 2024, why GDPR was not given as a reason for data withholding, if it was known at the time of answer that GDPR was an issue; if so, from what date; and the reason it was not referenced. [17078/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Apr 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bus timetable could be adjusted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17097/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to detail which intercity rail services will be allocated the new railcar carriages; when they will be deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17141/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (18 Apr 2024)

Carol Nolan: 146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of deaths on Irish roads in each year from 2006 to date; the breakdown for each year, by age group and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17233/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of schools in County Kerry that applied for the safe routes to school scheme; the status of each application, in tabular form, outlining the schools whose programmes have been fully implemented, the planned completion dates, approved but no works commenced, and awaiting inclusion in the scheme; the number of schools...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Apr 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bus service from Leixlip to Blanchardstown hospital can be facilitated or incorporated into current routes to facilitate elderly people from this area getting to and from medical appointments, who cannot always drive and may experience mobility issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17271/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance (18 Apr 2024)

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance if stamp duty is paid on any Part V, affordable housing fund turnkey purchase or CREL-funded turnkey purchase homes. [17190/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (18 Apr 2024)

Michael Lowry: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the consideration of the VAT proposal submitted by an organisation (details supplied) in March 2024, which calls for the extension of VAT exemption to counsellors and psychotherapists in Ireland; what steps are being taken to address the issues raised by the IACP, including the low VAT turnover threshold, high compliance costs, and...

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: Probate Applications (18 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a spouse can only access €27,000 of a deceased spouse’s credit union savings and any remainder must go to probate; his views on whether this rule is fair when the spouse is clearly the next-of-kin and automatic beneficiary; and if he plans to review such rules in the short term. [17177/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been approached by the Department of Transport to consider expanding the bike-to-school provision; if so, if an anticipated cost figure has been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17194/24]