652. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will he consider an increase to the income thresholds for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41466/25]
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653. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41503/25]
654. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if his Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41521/25]
655. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41539/25]
656. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41557/25]
657. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration, and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41575/25]
658. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if his Department makes use of capped fee arrangements, fixed-fee briefs, success-based fee models or other such arrangements in its legal engagements; if not, the reason such options are not considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41593/25]
659. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41611/25]
660. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the measures being put in place to address the cost of living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41660/25]
661. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing an exemption on zoned land tax for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41676/25]
662. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if there will be a renewal of existing tax reliefs for agriculture, such as stamp duty reliefs for land consolidation and consanguinity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41677/25]
663. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Finance the number of beneficiaries availing of the fishers tax credit allowance; the cost of this allowance per annum; if he plans to increase this allowance given the downturn in the fishing sector post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41698/25]
664. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance to examine the case of a person (details supplied); if farmers are exempt from the new regulations regarding residential land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41720/25]
665. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 314 and 315 of 24 June 2025, if he will provide revised answers to those questions in the same manner as he did for Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 6 September 2019 (details supplied), which indicates that such a minimum effective tax rate does exist within the Irish personal income tax system, or did within the past te…
666. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 29 April 2025, to specify the caselaw pre-dating the Karshan ruling upon which the taxation of sub-postmasters as self-employed was based, and to confirm that this basis cannot now be applied in light of the Karshan ruling. [41820/25]
667. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 29 April 2025, to specify the caselaw pre-dating the Karshan ruling upon which the taxation of sub-postmasters as self-employed was based; and to confirm that this basis cannot now be applied in light of the Karshan ruling. [41821/25]
668. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance the financial supports available for the cost of running a car including motor tax for families where there is a member of the family with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41871/25]
669. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to insurance for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/25]
670. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the means by which the delivery of the “Women in Finance” initiative will be delivered; if there is a timeframe for the delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41947/25]
671. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the work carried out by her Department to examine the barriers facing farming women within the taxation system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41950/25]
672. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he uses personal emails for his Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42109/25]
673. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he has any messaging provider downloaded on his Ministerial phone; the details of any provider downloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42113/25]
674. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance whether the help to buy scheme will be extended in Budget 2026 to first-time buyers purchasing second-hand homes, as per the circumstances of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42280/25]
675. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 1 July 2025, if his Department will review a tax system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42301/25]
676. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 1 July 2025, his views about tax non-compliance in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42302/25]