164. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has reconsidered flood insurance-reinsurance models in light of recent flooding events across the country and if he will make a statement on the matter [10059/26]
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165. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the action plan on insurance reform; and the progress made under the priority actions contained within the plan. [9531/26]
166. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will amend inheritance tax thresholds for individuals who have no children of their own and would like to leave an inheritance to a niece or nephew; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9956/26]
167. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any engagement has occurred with the insurance sector following recent severe weather events, including Storm Bram and Storm Chandra; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9545/26]
168. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on amending the ETF deemed disposal rule to encourage retail investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10082/26]
169. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason former Minister for Finance chose to pledge €141.1million to the World Bank in 2025, €10 million more than the World Bank requested, given that the Department’s business case stated that the lower amount of €131.4 million was ‘in keeping with Ireland’s International development policy’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1…
170. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he has met with the Revenue Commissioners to discuss the proposed derelict sites charge. [10022/26]
171. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on his Department’s commitment to establish a savings and investments forum. [9548/26]
172. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to increase competition in the retail banking sector following the withdrawal of several major banking institutions in recent years; the steps he is taking to ensure consumers, particularly in rural areas, have adequate access to banking services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10070/26]
173. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of individual savings accounts, similar to those already underway in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10081/26]
174. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current value of the Future Ireland Fund; the current value of the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9542/26]
175. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department will reconsider the current 38% exit tax on unrealised gains for ETFs, which is discouraging prudent saving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10056/26]
176. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the amount of carbon tax collected for the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9554/26]
177. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering including a specific test for quality employment, which is developed in cooperation with workers in the film industry in addition to all other relevant employment legislation, for producer and qualifying companies applying for section 481 film tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10091/26]
178. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he plans to reduce interest rates being charged to mortgage holders who mortgages were sold to non-bank lenders after the financial crash. [10023/26]
179. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the up-to-date position on the establishment of a national Fintech hub, to foster and support Fintech initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10062/26]
180. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the move from once-off cost-of-living supports to permanent measures has been assessed in terms of its impact on people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1615/26]
181. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people who availed of the help-to-buy scheme in Galway in 2025; if he plans to review the current price thresholds for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9557/26]
182. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of earners in Ireland now paying the higher rate of income tax; the way that figure compared with 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10057/26]
183. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the effectiveness of current financial disincentives to stop land hoarding and property speculation; if he is planning any other radical measures to end land hoarding and property speculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10092/26]
184. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will take over collection of the derelict sites levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9740/26]
185. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality to develop mechanisms through the tax system to help lower the cost of childcare for families with childminders working in the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10072/26]
186. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being considered by his Department to ensure that flood insurance cover is made more accessible to households at risk of flooding or those that have previously been flooded; the further engagement his Department has had with insurance providers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10077/26]
187. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason former Minister for Finance ignored pre-Budget 2026 advice from officials within the Department of Finance, to introduce profitability bands to the bank levy, that would result in a greater amount of money paid by AIB and Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10052/26]
188. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current position regarding the introduction and application of taxation measures relating to vacant and derelict properties; whether indicative timelines have been set for their commencement and operation; whether his Department is examining options to advance their implementation in the context of housing supply objectives; and if he will mak…