303. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 66 and 67 of 19 February 2025, the number of tax avoidance cases that reach four years in duration since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9267/25]
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304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if credit services firms that manage mortgages for investors are required to apply a comparable interest rate as the bank the mortgage was bought from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9268/25]
305. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of mortgages outstanding by credit unions at the end of December 2023 and the end of December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9386/25]
306. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff in credit unions at end-December 2023 and end-December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9389/25]
307. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of recommendation 11.2 of the Retail Banking Review in relation to the reduction in the fee for the Central Credit Review. [9390/25]
308. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount, and average value, of business lending outstanding by credit unions at end-2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9431/25]
309. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of business lending outstanding by credit unions at the end of December 2023 and the end of December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9432/25]
310. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance whether those who exceeded their group A capital acquisition tax threshold of €335,000 under their prior threshold rules are enabled to avail of the €400,000 group A threshold introduced as part of Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9556/25]
311. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of an individual savings account scheme in Ireland, similar to the UK model, to encourage long-term savings, promote investment, enhance financial inclusion, and support homeownership; if he will outline any analysis undertaken on its potential benefits for the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9571/25]
312. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance to address the difficulties homeowners have in obtaining home insurance based on the Eircode they have within a designated flood plain, despite the fact they have no claims for surplus of forty years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9576/25]
313. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year yield that would be generated by establishing two new income tax bands of 46% on earnings between €140,000 and €200,000 and 50% on earnings over €200,001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9585/25]
314. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of WTE investigation officers at the grade of executive officer working in the Office of Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [9586/25]
315. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to engage with the Central Bank to review credit union lending limits, to enhance their ability to permit mortgage lending to members; if he has reviewed the Central Bank’s Consultation on Proposed Changes to the Credit Union Lending Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/25]
316. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Finance his plans for moving the ship Mathew MV, which is docked at Marina Point in Cork harbour, and if it will now be considered the responsibility of the Revenue Commissioners; and the way he intends to ensure that this asset is either realised or disposed of, and moved from Cork harbour. [9611/25]
317. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the criteria of the help-to-buy scheme to extend the period taken into consideration when calculating the amount of income tax paid by the applicant beyond four years for those who may have taken maternity leave from work during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9716/25]
318. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he had any discussions with civil servants with responsibility for AV tax incentives in respect of the potential to introduce a new regional audiovisual tax credit in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9717/25]
319. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses (FRE) reinstated, per category; and the number of taxpayers that availed of FRE, per category, in 2024, in tabular form. [9781/25]
320. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers in 2025 that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses reinstated; and if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers in each category. [9787/25]
321. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers in each staff category that were in receipt of flat-rate expenses in 2024. [9788/25]
322. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the provision of a new Garda station at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9631/25]
323. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to examine an issue in county Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9011/25]
324. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there is a swimming pool and a gym in Farmleigh House; how often each has been used for each of the past five years; by whom it has been used; and the cost to heat and maintain this pool on an annual basis. [9040/25]
325. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the recruitment rules regarding recruitment of citizens based in Northern Ireland to departments and agencies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9287/25]
326. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the role his Department and the Office of Public Works played in the decision of the National Gallery of Ireland to purchase an x-ray scanner in 2017; what plans had been discussed with the Office of Public Works on the housing of such a scanner in advance of the purchase and what became of these pla…
327. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, in light of recent storm damage, he will ensure that all State and semi-State agencies under his remit tasked with the provision of services to the public, would have back-up generators to allow them function regardless of power cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9520/25]