Questions

294. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the number of incomplete or rejected HBFI applications; and which administrative requirements are most frequently cited as obstacles. [32347/25]

295. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the measures being considered to simplify the funding application process and reduce the bureaucratic hurdles that are reportedly limiting developers' access to HBFI finance. [32348/25]

296. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the rational for the discrepancy between the rate of capital gains tax and the taxation rates on gains made from exchange-traded funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32474/25]

297. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the obligations insurance companies have when requesting medical reports for the purpose of issuing mortgage protection policies, particularly in cases involving individuals with medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32491/25]

298. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so, whether any visits have been recorded with a specific parameter or similar identifiers indicating traffic from ChatGPT; and to provide the monthly number of such visits, if recorded, for each of the past 12 mont…

299. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32639/25]

300. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the local property tax and introducing a tax on non-principal private residences (NPPR) as follows: single NPPR– €1,000, ten or less NPPRs–€1,500 per property, and 11 or more NPPRs– €2,500 per property, excluding properties owned by local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement o…

301. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of jet fuel VAT and excise exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32670/25]

302. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue from cutting pension relief threshold from €115,000 to €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32671/25]

303. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the special assignment relief programme in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32672/25]

304. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost of historic losses forwarded by companies that earned over €750 million per year as corporate tax deductions in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32673/25]

305. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of abolishing USC for all earners and replacing it with a higher income social charge of 10% on all earnings over €100,000 per year; the revenue that would be generated by the introduction of this new higher income social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32674/25]

306. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the potential to expand the remit of Ireland State savings to introduce new investment products for Irish savers, in line with the ambition of the EU Savings and Investment Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32756/25]

307. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he has examined the potential of schemes to allow Irish savers to invest more of Ireland’s substantial household deposit savings into products which directly fund the delivery of major Irish public infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32757/25]

308. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32841/25]

309. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department or An Garda Síochána or the Office of Public Works or which agency has responsibility for the maintenance, the building, and the upgrading of Garda stations; to outline the process by which building or upgrading works on Garda stations is planned and actioned; and if he …

310. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current status of works on the weir at Ballincollig Regional Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31818/25]

311. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 29 May 2025, the breakdown of the funding allocated to maintaining vacant properties owned by the OPW, broken down by property since they were originally vacated; the breakdown of the funding allocated to maintaining vacant properties owned by the OPW bro…

312. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the temporary traffic measures at Ashtown Gate Junction beside Phoenix Park; if he will provide a timeline on the implementation of the temporary measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31970/25]

313. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will consider improving pedestrian access at the Ashtown Gate entrance to Phoenix Park, including for buggy users; whether the OPW has already considered such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31971/25]

314. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will consider facilitating a home move for a person (details supplied) who resides in a replacement house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31972/25]

315. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the process for a business tendering for State or OPW contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31977/25]

316. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a timeline for when works to Garda stations (details supplied) will be completed by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31996/25]

317. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the new Garda station in Bailieborough will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32088/25]

318. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in relation to capital carryover, whether such funds may be redeployed for all types of one-off capital expenditure; to identify restrictions if they are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32126/25]