389. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the current status of the National Ports Policy; the reason for the delay in its publication; the revised timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10415/26]
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390. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide further details in respect of his plans to introduce the mandatory wearing of helmets and high visibility items in respect of standard e-bike and e-scooter users; if he has drafted new regulations and or legislation in respect of same; if he will provide his timeline for introduction; and if he will further clarify his and his officials pl…
391. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department or the Revenue Commissioners publish figures on actual Exchequer tax revenue generated specifically from carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit; if so, to provide those figures for the past three tax years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9339/26]
392. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline impacts of the Revenue Commissioners case (details supplied) on the arts sector; if he will provide specific guidance via his own Department, the Arts Council or other relevant bodies to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9665/26]
393. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to review issues raised with this Deputy (details supplied); the steps his Department has taken or will take to counter same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9853/26]
394. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing an equivalent flood insurance scheme as the flood re-insurance scheme in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9228/26]
395. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the annual value of cigarettes confiscated by the State for non-payment of customs or other taxes or duties, for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9275/26]
396. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to report on the total operating costs of running the NTMA and ISIF, on assets under the management of both entities; and the proportion of the former to the latter in bps terms, on an annual basis, for each entity. [9280/26]
397. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will confirm that carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit are treated as taxable income for income tax purposes; to clarify under which tax codes or Revenue rules this treatment is applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9336/26]
398. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of recipients of carer’s allowance which were newly contacted by Revenue during the most recent tax year in respect of tax liabilities arising from carer’s allowance; the total amount of tax assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9338/26]
399. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he would consider introducing tax relief for PAYE individuals who engage the services of an accountant for the purposes of their tax return and incur fees. [9357/26]
400. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details in relation to levies applied to ESB worker pensions during the financial crash; whether these levies are still being applied; and if it is intended to end them at a future point. [9393/26]
401. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of staff directly responsible for cybersecurity, as distinct from IT, within his Department; if a threat analyst, vulnerability manager and a cyber infrastructure engineer are employed; if not in-house, if this work is outsourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9430/26]
402. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department examines third party supply chain vulnerability when it comes to cybersecurity. [9448/26]
403. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will comment on the impact of the Revenue Commissioners case (details supplied) on workers in the arts sector, particularly concerning employee and contractor classifications pursuant to the recent Revenue guidelines for determining employment status for taxation purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9667/26]
404. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to clarify, based on an article published in (details supplied) on 16 January 2026, in relation to the capital acquisitions tax treatment of life assurance policies loophole mentioned in this article, the number of clear-cut avoidance cases which Revenue have identified to date; if these transactions fall under the Revenue's Mandatory Disclosure R…
405. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) are in receipt of monies from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF); if the company is allowed to use said monies to fund expenses (including legal representation, engineering reports and expert consultant opinions) they are incurring as part of their quest to obtain planning permission from An Coimisiún Pleaná…
406. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason a foot health practitioner qualification is not recognised by the Revenue Commissioners as a qualifying medical qualification for tax purposes; the criteria used by Revenue in determining which medical or health related qualifications are recognised; whether the role of foot health practitioners in providing preventative foot care, part…
407. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there has been a change to the Revenue classification for VAT on children’s clothing (details supplied); when this change happened; and if, given the cost of living crisis for many families; his office would consider returning this decision to the previous ruling.
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408. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason there is such a backlog in queries relating to the office of the Ombudsman; and if he will provide a timeline of when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9914/26]
409. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to establish the reason the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), in violation of international law and in direct breach of the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee Report on the Israeli Bonds Programme, transferred, on Israel's request, the Israel bonds prospectus to the Commission de Secteur du Financier in Luxembourg, …
410. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications received and approved under (a) Transfer of Business relief and (b) Returned Goods Relief in respect of construction tools brought into the State by returning Irish citizens in each of the past five years; the number refused in each case; and the principal grounds for refusal. [10001/26]
411. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the position in respect of Irish citizens returning to live and work in the State as employees in the construction sector who bring personally owned tools with them from non-EU countries; and if he accepts that such individuals are excluded from Transfer of Business relief under current rules. [10002/26]
412. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the impact of Customs Duty and VAT charges on construction tools on the return of skilled Irish tradespeople from outside the EU, in light of acknowledged labour shortages in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10003/26]
413. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average processing time for applications under Transfer of Business relief involving tools of the trade; the documentation most commonly outstanding or queried by Revenue; and whether any guidance has been issued to streamline applications for returning Irish citizens. [10004/26]