675. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm both in percentage and in clear monetary terms the value of the ‘levy’ on his Department's expenditure, that was required to be communicated to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation on or before the deadline of 17 July 2026, (details supplied) and if he will make a statement on the matt…
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676. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount recovered by the Revenue Commissioners through shadow economy and black market compliance interventions in each year from 2021 to date in 2026; the number of cases pursued in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60691/26]
677. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will provide the yield recovered, in euro, broken down by economic sector, for shadow economy interventions in 2025 and in 2026 to date, given that published figures to date report sectoral activity by case share rather than by yield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60692/26]
678. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of Revenue staff, expressed in whole-time equivalents, assigned to shadow economy and black market enforcement in each year from 2021 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60695/26]
679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current estimate held by the Revenue Commissioners of the tax foregone to the Exchequer through shadow economy activity; the methodology and base year underpinning that estimate; the date on which it was last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60696/26]
680. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the specific additional enforcement activity planned by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of the shadow economy over the coming eighteen months; whether any additional statutory powers or resources have been sought to support that activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60699/26]
681. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he intends to strengthen commission disclosure, conflict of interest rules or suitability requirements in cases where regulated intermediaries recommend unregulated investment products to pension investors; if he has assessed whether current disclosure obligations are sufficient to protect consumers; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
682. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the current regulatory framework adequately protects pension investors where regulated financial advisers recommend unregulated, illiquid or high risk investment products; if he will consider restricting or prohibiting such recommendations within pension structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60791/26…
683. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine the need for a more accessible compensation or redress mechanism for consumers who suffer losses after receiving unsuitable regulated financial advice that results in investment in unregulated pension products; if he has engaged with the Central Bank on potential reforms in this area; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
684. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for a detailed response to issues raised in relation to the new savings and investments scheme in budget 2027 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60814/26]
685. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount lent and the share of lending, by value from the HBFI that went to projects over €20 million and €50 million, respectively, of completed projects. [61009/26]
686. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the breakdown of development sizes, by <50, 50 -110, and >100 units of completed projects, in tabular form. [61013/26]
687. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average price of three-bed houses constructed and sold that were supported by HBFI since the body began lending and by, each individual year, in tabular form. [61018/26]
688. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the breakdown of end purchaser of housing units supported by HBFI lending that has been completed, in tabular form. [61022/26]
689. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount his Department and departmental agencies have spent in 2025 and to date in 2026 on social media and web advertising; the proportion this is of his Department's advertising budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60930/26]
690. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance of the 9,258 housing units that have HBFI funding but have ‘not yet commenced/other’ according to the mid-year update, the number that were approved for funding more than one year ago, two years ago, and three years ago respectively. [61025/26]
691. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of FOI requests his Department, and each agency under his auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were subm…
692. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timeframe for the introduction of a requirement for a legal entity identifier on entities availing of the section 110 designation. [60994/26]
693. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of capital acquisition tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59868/26]
694. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any expert feedback sought as part of the review of capital acquisition tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59873/26]
695. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the adjudication is likely to be completed on a complaint that was submitted to the ombudsman five years ago (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [61177/26]
696. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the issues under consideration as part of the review of capital acquisition tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59874/26]
697. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider removing carer’s allowance and benefit as taxable payments for the purposes of PAYE, noting the role carer’s have in caring for loved ones and the service they provide to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61199/26]
698. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of reforming the Asset Covered Securities framework on the competitiveness of Ireland’s banking sector, the ability of new entrants to access the Irish covered bond market and the availability and cost of mortgage credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.' [61256/26]
699. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the proposed Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2026 will provide for a move from the current specialist banking model for the issuance of covered bonds to a universal banking model; the assessment his Department has made of the benefits and risks of such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61255/26]