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Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
326. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will seek EU funding in 2025 to purchase two additional mobile X-ray scanner trucks for the Revenue Commissioners. [46399/24]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
327. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the full-year cost if the group A rate of capital acquisition tax increased to €475,000, group B rate increased to €47,500 and group C rate increased to €24,000. [46415/24]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
328. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if the VAT rate for the hospitality sector will now be returned to 9%, as that vital industry is struggling all over the country, especially in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46600/24]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
329. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund’s shareholdings in a company (details supplied); the date it commenced and ended, if applicable; and the value over time of the shareholding. [46681/24]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
330. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund is a responsible investor given its investment in a company (details supplied); if he will introduce new ethical investment guidelines for the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund and other State investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46682/24]
James Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
331. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance to examine a matter affecting Irish mortgage holders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46779/24]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
332. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance in relation to financial institutions requesting customers credit card details verbally over the phone, if he will implement legislation to ensure companies can no longer request this information verbally, but instead must have a secure alternative provided for customers. [46833/24]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
333. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance in relation to a Dublin-based windows and doors company that went into liquidation (details supplied), if he will consider a rule change whereby revenue commissioners will give any VAT back to customers before they are paid in an effort to help customers who are facing significant financial loss due to a company's inept operations. [46853/24]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
334. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46927/24]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
335. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance his views on matters in relation to inheritance tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1028/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
336. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering reducing the VAT on musical instruments and artist materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1148/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
337. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if he will advise of the duties and obligations of financial institutions where a property in need of remediation work is repossessed by the lender bank, where failure to carry out the works will result in impacts on the other properties in the apartment block; if they have any obligation to carry out remediation; if not, the recourse available to recoup any …
Cian O'Callaghan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
338. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if commercial rates are still tax deductible if the commercial unit is vacant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1207/25]
Mark Ward Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
339. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance the supports available to individuals who require wheelchair-modified vehicles for personal use. [1289/25]
Niall Collins Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
340. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance to detail the inheritance tax thresholds for 2025 and any planned changes to same in subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1397/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
341. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the recommended replacement scheme for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; if he will review the current rates of VRT and VAT relief available on adapted vehicles given that the current rates are not in line with the consumer price index; the year those rates were last amended; and if he will make a statement on the m…
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
342. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within the Department and those agencies; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if his Department has used AI, including large language models, in the preparation of legislation or statutory instruments; and if he wil…
Paul Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
343. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the total number of persons who have applied for the help-to-buy scheme in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1614/25]
Paul Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
344. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the total number of persons who have successfully availed of the help-to-buy scheme in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1615/25]
Paul Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
345. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the total number of rejected applications for the help-to-buy scheme in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1616/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
346. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to outline the planned increases to the carbon tax over the next five years, per fuel, in tabular form; if halting the carbon tax increases was considered as part of the draft Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1723/25]
James Geoghegan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
347. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1763/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
348. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1860/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
349. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he would consider lowering the VAT rate for domestically and sustainably produced wood pellet products, firewood stove, pellet stove and pellet boilers. [2002/25]
Jerry Buttimer Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
350. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if there is any plan to reform the current situation where tips are taxed in the hospitality sector as a temporary relief for employees and employers. [2023/25]