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Catherine Ardagh Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
189. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025; when he expects it to be passed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9537/26]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
190. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will end the inequity in access to the bike-to-work and taxsaver public transport schemes whereby workers on the standard rate of tax receive lower benefits than higher paid workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9559/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
191. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans his Department has in 2026 to help reduce the cost of insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9941/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
192. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the establishment of the Future Ireland Fund; the intentions of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9951/26]
Edward Timmins Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
193. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider increasing the thresholds on capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9950/26]
Albert Dolan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
194. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the contingency plans he has in place in the event of a downturn in tax revenues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9538/26]
Pa Daly Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
195. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has engaged at an EU level to discuss allowing member states to set the VAT on electricity at 0% under the EU VAT Directives as a means to assist with the transition to net zero; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10032/26]
Edward Timmins Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
196. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider reintroducing indexation for capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9949/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
197. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking on foot of his Department’s advice to introduce new regulations that would ensure social media companies vet who can post adverts promoting financial investment schemes on their platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10054/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
198. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on Ireland’s ability to maintain the downward trajectory of the debt-to-GNI* ratio, as required in the Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan, in light of projected increases in capital spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9954/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
199. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the process for the delivery of a strategy for the credit union sector has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9529/26]
Sean Fleming Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
200. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans in place to activate the estimated €170 billion in Irish deposit accounts, to advance the objectives of the Savings and Investments Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9535/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
201. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the establishment of the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund; the intentions of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9952/26]
Tony McCormack Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
202. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Ireland for Finance strategy; when the next version of the strategy will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9547/26]
Shay Brennan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
203. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the new strategy for the credit union sector; if it will support a centralised treasury function for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9728/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
204. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the removal of the deemed disposal rule for certain classes of investments will be considered for Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9553/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
205. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will increase the house price ceiling to qualify for the help-to-buy-scheme. [10093/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
206. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has approved, or intends to approve, in principle, any policy direction arising from the Revenue Commissioners' consultation on the modernisation of withholding taxes, including professional services withholding tax and relevant contracts tax, that would involve increased reporting frequency or real-time or near-real-time integration between bu…
Noel McCarthy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
207. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the further measures being considered by his Department to combat the illicit tobacco trade, considering the year-on-year decrease in the volume and value of illicit tobacco products seized in 2025, as per the Revenue Commissioners headline results for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10060/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
208. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for the current geographic scope of the Living City Initiative and other tax reliefs relating to the refurbishment and conversion of above the shop and derelict residential units; whether his Department has examined the potential extension of such reliefs beyond their existing designated areas in order to support the reactivation of …
John Lahart Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
209. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of tax relief similar to that on dialysis machines, for oxygen machines for the treatment of lung fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9543/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
210. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount by which he proposes to raise the price of petrol, diesel and home heating oil through increases to the carbon tax, in each year until 2030. [10074/26]
Máire Devine Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
211. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will make the carer's allowance and carer's benefit tax exempt and non-means-tested, the same as other social welfare supports including disability allowance, jobseeker's allowance, domiciliary care allowance and child benefit, in recognition of carers saving the State over €20 billion each year through their unpaid care; and if he will make a…
Michael Cahill Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
212. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the group B and group C thresholds under capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10068/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
213. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount raised through the carbon tax in the years 2019 to 2024; and the amount projected to be raised in the years 2025 to 2030, by year. [10073/26]