879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the rationale for backtracking on the clear commitment in the funds review to abolish the deemed disposal rule across the board the logic for needing a further detailed consideration of the proposed abolition of the rule when a decision has already been made to abolish the rule in the limited context of new personal investment accounts. [6…
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880. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of capital acquisitions tax (CAT) arising from inheritances collected in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by Group A, Group B and Group C beneficiaries, the number of beneficiaries giving rise to a CAT liability within each group in each year; the average and median CAT liability within each group, …
881. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the examination undertaken by his Department in 2026 of the adequacy and fairness of the current €40,000 Group B and €20,000 Group C capital acquisitions tax thresholds, particularly in the context of persons without children who wish to leave assets to siblings, nieces, nephews, extended family members or otherwise; whether changes to these thre…
882. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the options relating to capital acquisitions tax presently under consideration by his Department in advance of Budget 2027, including changes to Group A, B and C thresholds, the treatment of persons without children, a possible single lifetime threshold, chosen-beneficiary arrangements, changes to the 33% rate; and if he will make a statement on …
883. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on his consideration of a proposal (details supplied) as part of Budget 2027 preparations. [64077/26]
884. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in each agency or regulatory body under his Department’s remit who were considered to be public service personnel in June 2016 and in June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63452/26]
885. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue that would be raised in a full year if, in addition to the existing rate, higher rates of capital acquisitions tax were applied to the portion of cumulative benefits received by a beneficiary above €1 million, €2 million, €3 million and €5 million respectively; and the estimated revenue effect of applying a r…
886. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the eligibility criteria for the help to buy (HTB) incentive scheme, to address the exclusion of Irish citizens living permanently in the State who operate as cross-border workers, paying income tax in Northern Ireland but residing in the Republic of Ireland, who are currently disqualified from the scheme due to not havi…
887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated additional annual receipts to the Exchequer and to the Social Insurance Fund, in income tax, arising from the increases in the national minimum wage since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64438/26]
888. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list the residential buildings in the estate of the Office of Public Works which are derelict or vacant; and the length of time they have been unoccupied. [59544/26]
889. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the salary of the chief executive in each organisation and agency funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59560/26]
890. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a single system exists linking the budget line that authorises expenditure through to the tender, contract award, purchase order, invoice and final payment across central Government; the proportion of total procurement expenditure that can currently be traced on an end-to-end basis; and …
891. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether unique identifiers are applied to suppliers, tenders, contracts and payments on a consistent basis across public bodies to allow procurement data to be aggregated and compared; if no such common identifiers exist, the plans in place to introduce them; and if he will make a statement on t…
892. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to set out the procurement spend data collected by the Office of Government Procurement in each year since 2019; whether the collection of project level procurement spend data was reduced or discontinued after 2019; the reason for any such change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
893. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of public bodies that report procurement data in a machine readable format and the number that report in non machine readable formats such as PDF; the number of public bodies not currently publishing Contract Award Notices as required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5…
894. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide exemptions for residents in areas of Shannon County Clare who are protected from flooding by flood defences but cannot draw down their mortgages because they cannot get insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59804/26]
895. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the fact that unpaid maternity leave does not count towards pensionable service in the public sector; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60138/26]
896. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on whether it is fair and equitable that unpaid maternity leave does not count towards pensionable service in the public sector; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60147/26]
897. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has carried out any international comparison analysis in relation to the fact that unpaid maternity leave does not count towards pensionable service in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60154/26]
898. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the expenditure incurred by each Government Department on external consultancy services in each of the past five years, broken down by Department, consultancy firm, project and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60282/26]
899. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amounts paid by his Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60494/26]
900. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the spending review papers; the reason this process has been set aside; if he will reinstitute the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60652/26]
901. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current procurement/contract guidelines for local authorities to direct them to use local services whenever possible; his views on whether local authorities are adequately supporting local businesses in their procurement/contract practices; if he plans to boost same; and if he will…
902. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of properties currently owned or controlled by the OPW which are vacant; the location of each; the date on which each property became vacant; the number of properties that have been vacant over 12 months; the current annual cost to the State of maintaining, securing, insuring a…
903. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of former Garda stations currently owned by the State which remain vacant; the location of each; the date on which each ceased to operate as a Garda station; the current annual cost of securing and maintaining each property; whether each property has been considered for housing or an…