51. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has concluded its review into the efficacy of the rent tax credit; if the data shows that the credit has primarily been absorbed by landlords in the form of higher rents rather than offering meaningful, sustained relief to tenants; and if he will commit to increasing the minimum threshold for tax bands to keep pace with the real rat…
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52. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to progressively increase the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64225/25]
53. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm his last engagement with the Department of Transport on advancing the new scheme to replace the drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64349/25]
54. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if officials in his Department have met with the Revenue Commissioners to discuss the vacant homes tax and the low payment of same. [63072/25]
55. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an overview of Future Forty, the long-term fiscal and economic assessment of Ireland’s needs out to 2065 which he published recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63918/25]
56. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the NTMA's investments in a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64589/25]
57. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on corporation tax receipts to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64102/25]
58. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s strategy to tackle unregulated loan-sharks and regulated high cost credit providers operating within the State. [57717/25]
59. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being considered to address the projected rise in national debt and potential deficit highlighted in the 'Future Forty' report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64371/25]
60. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the future timeline for further reducing the exit tax on Irish-domiciled ETFs from the planned 38% to 33%, as recommended in the Funds Sector 2030 Review; and to provide an update on his Department's considerations for the removal of deemed disposal tax to encourage greater retail participation in diversified investment products. [64156/25]
61. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to some mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to non-bank lenders after the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64340/25]
62. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of times he intends to increase the cost of petrol, diesel and home heating oil until 2030; the cost to consumers of each increase; and the compounded total cost of the increase, by increase and by category. [64394/25]
63. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress of ensuring access to cash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62397/25]
64. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on VAT receipts to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64105/25]
65. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the tax credits and allowances available to full-time family carers in order to better reflect the financial pressures associated with long-term caring responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64590/25]
66. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the public finances to date in 2025; the prospects for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64222/25]
67. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach Taoiseach the number of employees currently employed in the Office of the Attorney General; the number of staff per year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70284/25]
68. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the number of employees currently employed in the office of the Central statistics office; the number of staff per year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70285/25]
69. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach the reason a decision was taken not to include a question on sex characteristics in Census 2027. [68674/25]
70. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach the steps being taken to understand the complex issues (details supplied) related to the addition of new questions on sexual orientation and gender in Census 2027; if research will be carried out to inform how the Central Statistics Office interprets and analyses the subsequent census data. [68675/25]
71. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach whether the office of the DPP has current contracts or plans for contract renewals with (details supplied) and whether concerns have been raised over their links with the Israeli Defence Forces. [67992/25]
72. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding any ongoing engagement his Department is having with an organisation (details supplied). [69547/25]
73. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach whether contributions from the State or from employers towards the My Future Fund pension scheme will be reckonable as income for the purposes of assessing the eligibility of an individual or household for any means-tested services or schemes operated by his Department. [70029/25]
74. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70281/25]
75. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70317/25]