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Willie O'Dea Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
283. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action being taken to address rising motor insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26616/26]
John Clendennen Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
284. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the outlook for the economy currently compares with the challenges posed during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26885/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
285. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline any tax incentives that will encourage the charitable donation of land for sporting, cultural or community purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26494/26]
Joe Neville Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
286. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he plans to roll out the new derelict property tax; the involvement there will be from local authorities in relation to authorisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26147/26]
William Aird Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
287. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the potential knock-on effects of increased agricultural fuel costs on food price inflation, and the extent to which carbon taxation on agri fuels is contributing to increased costs for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26863/26]
Sean Fleming Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
288. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the number of insurance companies who have signed up to the voluntary motor insurance transparency code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26614/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
289. 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. [26781/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
290. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Drogheda and Dundalk living city initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26728/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
291. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the new personal investment account will work in practice; the tax measures that will be implemented to supports its adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26606/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
292. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if an exodus of funds from deposit accounts to a personal investment account will have a negative impact on other products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26608/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
293. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the commitment in the Action Plan on Insurance Reform to develop a long-term approach to flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26618/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
294. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for a report on derelict property tax registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26729/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
295. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the assessment that has been made of the State’s increasing reliance on corporation tax receipts; the risks this poses to the sustainability of the public finances in the medium term; the steps being taken to mitigate those risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26733/26]
Paul Murphy Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
296. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will reduce tax on fuel in order to facilitate the capping of prices at affordable levels. [26785/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
297. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out any estimates into the cost to the Exchequer of implementing an upper limit cap on the cost of local property tax for people on lower, fixed incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11989/26]
Pa Daly Oral 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
298. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will discuss reducing the VAT rate for 0% for domestic electricity with his EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26730/26]
Paula Butterly Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
299. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine the current €3,000 disregard applied to full-time undergraduate tuition fees when calculating tax relief on third-level education costs; if he will consider reducing this threshold in order to increase the level of relief available to families and students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25318/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
300. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work being carried out in his Department to fix the anomaly where many workers who live in the North and who work in the South are precluded from working from home due to the significant Revenue implications for their employers; if he will detail any contacts his Department has had on the matter with the equiva…
Michael Cahill Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
301. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address inheritance tax brackets for childless couples, single people and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26895/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
302. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will propose that the EU as part of its energy response toolbox suspends minimum excise duty levels on fuel to ensure member states have maximum flexibility in determining their own response to the energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26931/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
303. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will impose a windfall tax on energy companies, similar to the temporary solidarity tax imposed during the initial invasion of Ukraine in 2022, in order to ensure that unjustified profits are not made on the recent spike in international gas prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26929/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
304. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the recommendations of the Funds Sector 2030 report in the context of the new savings scheme he proposes to introduce; if so, whether any changes to the taxation or regulatory treatment of investment funds are being considered in alignment with that scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26886/26]
Edward Timmins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
305. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the indexing of capital gains tax to take account of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26898/26]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
306. 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. [26716/26]
Peter Roche Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
307. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the eligibility criteria for the primary medical certificate, particularly in light of ongoing concerns that the current criteria exclude individuals with significant disabilities such as loss of sight or hearing; if his Department is engaging with the cross-departmental work underway to replace the disabled drivers and…