418. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will request the Revenue Commissioners to review the current occupational classification applied to paramedics and emergency medical technicians for the purposes of flat-rate expense relief, with a view to extending the uniform laundering allowance to these frontline pre-hospital healthcare professionals; and if he will make a statemen…
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419. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the impact of rising electricity and living costs on paramedics and EMTs who are required to launder uniforms after individual shifts due to contamination risks; whether he will consider introducing or extending a modest tax relief to alleviate these unavoidable out-of-pocket expenses; and if he will make a statement on the m…
420. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he accepts that paramedics and emergency medical technicians carry out clinical duties comparable to those of other healthcare professionals who qualify for a flat-rate uniform laundering allowance; whether he will act to ensure parity of treatment across frontline healthcare roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30229/26]
421. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30267/26]
422. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department will consider including the beauty sector in the VAT reduction measure from July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/26]
423. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider and allow for a reduction in VAT to 9% for a sector (details supplied) in line with hairdressers and barbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30298/26]
424. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30477/26]
425. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for excluding businesses within the beauty/nail salon sector from the recent VAT reduction to 9%, when barbers and hairdressers were included; if he will consider offering supports to offset this decision to exclude them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30490/26]
426. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Government or the Central Bank of Ireland is engaging with the European Payments Initiative regarding the development of a service (details supplied), or other EU wide instant account to account payment solutions; if Irish banks have indicated plans to participate in such schemes; and the steps being taken to ensure that Ireland keeps …
427. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if he will make a statement on t…
428. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30615/26]
429. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the merits on financially incentivising the use of HVO fuel instead of diesel to support achieving our climate emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30678/26]
430. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on creating a regulation that would require parity between the price of HVO fuel and diesel fuel to support achieving our climate emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30681/26]
431. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of his Department building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30696/26]
432. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30714/26]
433. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30734/26]
434. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30751/26]
435. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30772/26]
436. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30794/26]
437. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30812/26]
438. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason paramedics and EMTs are excluded from receiving the same flat rate expense relief available to nurses; and if he will instruct his Department to include them in this scheme. [30823/26]
439. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30842/26]
440. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in relation to the upcoming VAT reduction for services including hair dressing, whether his Department has conducted any analysis of the feasibility and cost of applying the reduction to associated services such as those provided by beauty salons, nail technicians and skin clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30853/26]
441. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the solution he plans for the potential VAT liability that exists with drivers (details supplied); and if he will ensure that a fair and reasonable repayment schedule is created to ensure that drivers can still afford to work and that the supply of taxi drivers does not fall off a cliff. [30870/26]
442. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) will receive their tax refund in respect of medical expenses they have incurred; the amount due in respect of the most recent application by them; the amount due in respect of the previous application pre-2020; the reason neither sum has been paid to the person to date; and if he will make a statement on the matt…