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| TD | Party |
|---|---|
 John Brady | Sinn Féin |
 Simon Harris | Fine Gael |
 Edward Timmins | Fine Gael |
 Jennifer Whitmore | Social Democrats |
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Jennifer Whitmore
Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether additional special education classes have been sanctioned for a school (details supplied) for the 2027 intake year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Simon Harris
The Central Bank of Ireland is the independent statutory body responsible for the regulation and supervision of regulated financial service providers. Questions concerning compliance with regulatory requirements by such firms fall within its remit. The Central Bank does not…
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Simon Harris
As the national tax and customs administration, Revenue is responsible for implementing tax and duty legislation and applying customs controls. Revenue robustly targets the illicit tobacco trade using a range of measures to identify and target the smuggling, supply or sale of…
Edward Timmins
Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider developing a whole-of-Government strategy to combat the illicit tobacco trade, in line with the approach adopted by the UK government (details supplied).
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Simon Harris
My Department publishes forecasts twice annually, which are explicitly conditioned on a number of external assumptions. These inputs include the implied path for monetary policy based on market futures prevailing at the time of the forecasts. As such, each of these forecasts…
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Jennifer Whitmore
Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will instruct her officials to modify the new build currently underway for a school (details supplied) to include permanent SEN rooms rather than the prefabs that are currently proposed; and if she…
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Edward Timmins
Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the necessary accommodation at a school (details supplied).
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Edward Timmins
Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied) which was approved to go to tender on the 21 May 2026; and the steps being taken to ensure there are no delays to this project.
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Edward Timmins
Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if detailed cost scrutiny can be done in capital expenditure projects in advance of contracts being signed.
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Edward Timmins
Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if further information will be provided on the establishment of the new public spending efficiency taskforce which was announced on Budget day.
Jennifer Whitmore
This week, a harrowing documentary about the medical gaslighting of women was broadcast by Virgin Media. It featured women who spent years in excruciating pain before eventually being diagnosed with conditions like endometriosis and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, PMDD. It…
John Brady
This morning, we will engage with the Department of Social Protection. The agenda for the meeting is to discuss the Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2025, chapter 26 - procurement of hot school meals. On behalf of the committee, I welcome officials from the…
John Brady
I flagged this item. I will speak to it briefly and then let Deputy Geoghegan in. I agree with Deputy McAuliffe. It has to be said, in fairness, that the Comptroller and Auditor General has been reporting on this as far back as 2009, with specific chapters highlighting what is…
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Simon Harris
I am informed by Revenue that the information available to them does not allow them to isolate the tax returned due to the deemed disposal rule from other events which give rise to a tax liability. Therefore, it is not possible to directly identify the tax revenue arising from…
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Simon Harris
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an investment fund whose units are traded on a regulated stock exchange. There is no separate tax regime for ETFs. The domicile of an ETF generally determines the applicable funds taxation regime, specifically whether the ETF falls within the…
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Simon Harris
The Help to Buy (HTB) incentive, is a tax-based scheme to assist first-time purchasers with the deposit they need to buy or build a new house or apartment. It also aims to encourage additional supply of new houses by supporting demand. HTB provides a refund of Income Tax and…
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Simon Harris
As announced in the Budget 2027 speech and as recently published in Finance (No. 2) Bill 2026, the maximum annual contribution permitted into the new investment account is €12,000. The tax-free threshold is €50,000, meaning it is highly unlikely that a tax liability will arise in…
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Simon Harris
The pension fund levy was introduced in 2011 in the wake of a severe economic and financial crash. To preserve and boost jobs, all sectors of the economy had to contribute to the recovery. In this context, the pension levy was designed to claw back a small amount of the very…
John Brady
On 7 November, Wicklow County Council will bring forward and enact a new differential rent scheme for its 6,500 tenants. Of those tenants, 87% will see substantial rent hikes of 100%, 200% or, in some cases, 300%. That would be fundamentally wrong at any time, but given the huge…
Edward Timmins
I want to bring up the issue of name-calling that I have witnessed in this Chamber. It is an unwelcome and unnecessary part of debate. It actually is a reflection on the person themselves who does the name-calling and demonstrates that they do not have the language to deal with…