1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to deliver on transparency and affordability in the insurance sector in the context of insurance premiums either remaining too high or increasing, and the pressure this places on households, community organisations and small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5417/25]
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2. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the analysis undertaken to establish the impact that proposed US tariffs on the EU would have on Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4897/25]
3. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will deliver on election campaign promises to reduce the VAT rate for the hospitality sector in advance of the budget in October 2026, in recognition of the difficulties faced by many small businesses in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5418/25]
4. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline Exchequer returns and tax receipts for January 2025; and the reason they have increased since this time last year. [5104/25]
5. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the implications for Ireland of the recent decision by the new US Administration to withdraw from the OECD Global Tax Deal, making specific reference to both pillars of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5419/25]
6. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance the number of rent tax credit claims that have been made in County Kildare for 2024; if the increase in the value of the credit for 2025 is leading to any increased uptake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5013/25]
7. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of any assessments made by his Department on the impact on the Irish economy of the possible introduction of certain tariffs by the US Government that will act as a barrier to trade between the United States and the EU; the preparations his Department is making to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5148/25]
8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he shares the concerns that the disabled drivers and disabled passengers' scheme is no longer fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4906/25]
9. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the current total number and value of State investments in companies which derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements; the total number of such investments; his views on whether such investments help entrench and sustain Israel’s illegal occupation; his further views on whether such investments run contrary to rulings of the International Co…
10. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending inheritance tax thresholds for individuals who have no children of their own or nieces or nephews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4854/25]
11. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to engage with the Central Bank to review credit union lending limits to enhance their ability to serve their members. [5037/25]
12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the preparations and scenario planning he is undertaking to deal with the possible implications for the Irish economy of the policies of the new Trump administration in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5105/25]
13. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the Revenue Commissioners' review of the taxes paid by Irish real estate funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5042/25]
14. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing and amending the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for companies that operate in illegal Israeli settlements. [5223/25]
15. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on proposals as outlined in Budget 2025 and in the Programme for Government to provide for tax relief for gym membership. [4985/25]
16. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he considers the Central Bank’s mortgage measures are in need of review, particularly the loan-to-value limit deposit requirement given the catch-22 situation many renters find themselves in being unable to save for a deposit due to high rents, which in many cases are far in excess of the mortgage repayments they would expect to pay; and if he will make…
17. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his position on the future of the State’s remaining stake in Allied Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5151/25]
18. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the tax initiatives he has in place to support farm succession planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4902/25]
19. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the Revenue Commissioners to issue a VAT refund to persons in an area (details supplied) who are forced to purchase bottled water as they live in a boil water notice area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4669/25]
20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering new taxation measures to replace possible losses in tax revenue given the policy announcements of the new Trump US administration and potential implications for Ireland's tax revenues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5107/25]
21. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the details of the increases to carbon tax on diesel and petrol he plans to introduce over the course of this Government; and if he will review the proposed increases in light of the cost-of-living crisis faced by many families, businesses and farmers and further to the fallout of storm Éowyn. [4904/25]
22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning further changes to section 481 film credit to vindicate employment rights of film workers and to ensure greater security of employment of film workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5108/25]
23. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to address the inequity between the treatment of ETFs for tax purposes and the taxation of other gains from the disposal of financial instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4771/25]
24. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on climate financing as part of the planned Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5222/25]
25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning to close tax incentives benefitting vulture funds, other property-related investment funds and profit driven investors to prevent them buying up residential property given the on-going housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5109/25]