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Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
251. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of abolishing USC for all earners and replacing it with a higher income social charge of 10% on all earnings over €100,000 per year; the estimated revenue that would be generated by the introduction of this new higher income social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51297/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
252. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated total cost of a refundable tax credit to those on low and irregular incomes who do not fully utilise all of their existing credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51298/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
253. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated total revenue from raising the effective corporate tax rate to 20% for companies with revenue above €750 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51299/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
254. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new rate of corporate tax of 50% on the profits of all energy companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51300/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
255. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new levy of 4% on the profits of pharmaceutical companies and private heath companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51301/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
256. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new levy of 2.25% on the profits of the largest social media and ICT companies with revenues above €750 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51302/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
257. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new levy of 10% on the profits of grocery with more than €50 million in sales and fast-food retailers with more than €25 million in sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51303/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
258. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the local property tax and introducing a tax on non-principal private residences, NPPRs, by single NPPR – €1,000, ten or fewer NPPRs – €1,500 per property, and 11 or more NPPRs – €2,500 per property, excluding properties owned by local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a s…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
259. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated additional full-year revenue of increasing corporation tax to 20% for companies involved in fossil-fuel production and refining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51305/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
260. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of jet fuel VAT and excise exemptions in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51306/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
261. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue from cutting pension relief threshold from €115,000 to €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51307/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
262. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of the special assignment relief programme in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51308/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
263. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated yearly cost of double indexation of income tax credits in terms of tax revenues foregone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51309/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
264. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated total yearly impact on tax revenues from double indexation of income tax bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51310/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
265. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of indexing personal tax credits, the employee tax credit and the earned income tax credit at a rate of 1%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51370/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
266. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of reducing the standard and higher rates of taxation by 1% each, the number of people impacted by such reductions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51371/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
267. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of reducing each of the USC rates by 1%; the number of people impacted by such reductions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51372/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
268. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of indexing income tax bands at rates of 1%, 2% and 3%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51373/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
269. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been or is currently being given to indexing income tax bands, and in particular, to the average annual inflation rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51374/26]
Albert Dolan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
270. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the Web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51563/26]
Michael Cahill Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
271. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the current capital gains tax annual exemption threshold of €1,250, having regard to the fact that it has remained unchanged for several years and in view of increased cost of living pressures; if he will consider increasing this threshold; if he will further examine the potential for targeted relief measures, including reduced l…
Eoin Hayes Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
272. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51766/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
273. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51784/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
274. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51802/26]
Emer Currie Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
275. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department, or the Revenue Commissioners, have examined the feasibility of assessing the returns of form IU(3E) as a means of better calculating the indicative IUT revenue raised via the deemed disposal rule; and the subsequent cost of abolishing the deemed disposal rule in respect of IUT. [51840/26]