233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the maximum removal of excise duty, both carbon and non-carbon, from green diesel, given the vital role of green diesel in primary production like farming and other sectors such as construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26926/26]
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234. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the maximum removal of mineral oil tax on home heating oil given the substantial price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26927/26]
235. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his response to concerns regarding changes to rules governing hearings at the Tax Appeals Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27129/26]
236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will push at an EU level for electricity, including a separate category for residential electricity, to be added to the list of items that a zero VAT rate can be applied to in order to give member states maximum flexibility in designing their response to the energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26930/26]
237. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans for a new savings and investment scheme for retail investors; the estimated cost to the Exchequer in terms of tax foregone in the first five years of the new scheme under preparation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26421/26]
238. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will commit to the removal of the so-called "deemed disposal" tax in relation to ETFs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26607/26]
239. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the work being carried out by his Department to ensure that citizens have access to robust and detailed financial analysis regarding the implications of a potential united Ireland, including disparities in taxation, public spending and fiscal transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24950/26]
240. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the latest update on his Department’s preparations for Ireland’s EU Presidency; the way in which he plans to oversee budgetary discussions on the next multi-annual financial framework post-2027 in a manner that will safeguard Ireland’s fiscal interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26559/26]
241. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the fiscal measures currently in place to support enterprise development and investment in regional towns and rural communities; the further tax-based initiatives being examined to promote balanced economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25715/26]
242. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on his work to deliver a new national savings strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21063/26]
243. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the whether the local property tax is equitable given that it is based on property value rather than income; if he is concerned that it is overburdensome on people that live in high value properties with comparatively low income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11988/26]
244. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his latest assessment of the State’s exposure to a small number of multinational firms for corporation tax receipts; the contingency planning in place should those revenues decline [24949/26]
245. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the commitment in the programme for Government to progress the recommendations of the Funds Sector 2030 review to support greater retail participation in capital markets, whether his Department has assessed the recommendation to remove the eight-year deemed disposal rule applicable to exchange-traded funds and other investment funds; the …
246. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to report on his negotiations with the transport, haulage, farming and tourism sectors regarding the impact of fuel price increases; to outline the additional supports the Government will introduce to support these sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26934/26]
247. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to allow the Fresh Start principle to apply to the help-to-buy scheme. [26358/26]
248. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures he plans to put in place to ensure the proposed savings and investment account scheme is accessible to low and middle-income households; whether an income threshold or contribution cap will be applied to prevent disproportionate benefit accruing to higher-income individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26599/26]
249. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his proposals for a new State savings scheme, as reported in the media (details supplied); the scheme designs being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26842/26]
250. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress that has been made to ensure that insurance companies are recognising the significant capital expenditure in flood defences and are acting accordingly in relation to flood cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26620/26]
251. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm that he will not pursue family carers for tax liabilities. [10024/26]
252. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the research his Department has carried out regarding the proposed investment scheme’s potential costs to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26782/26]
253. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address the fuel crisis and rising fuel costs, which are causing fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26894/26]
254. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the right-to-be-forgotten legislation; when it will be moving to the next stage of the legislative process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26611/26]
255. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will scrap the planned increases in carbon taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26735/26]
256. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in cases where exemptions have been granted from the RZLT for farmed land, if these exemptions can be granted for more than one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26899/26]
257. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in the context of rising costs and higher prices hitting households, the surplus that the State will run in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26739/26]