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Cian O'Callaghan Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
116. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action his Department is taking to address the continued tracker mortgage and consumer protection issues arising from the transfer of mortgages (details supplied). [68857/26]
Pearse Doherty Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
117. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the estimated cost to the State of vulture funds using structures like IREFs to avoid paying taxes on rental income. [68615/26]
Ged Nash Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
118. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details of the impact assessments undertaken on Exchequer revenues in relation to the proposed savings and investment account. [68940/26]
Pearse Doherty Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
119. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider further measures on excise duty to reduce the cost of petrol and diesel. [68617/26]
Tony McCormack Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
120. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to implement the recommendations of the cost of business advisory forum report that come under the remit of his Department. [68706/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
121. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to report on the progress made on a new double taxation convention between the UK and Ireland with the aim of improving cross border labour mobility. [68631/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he intends to engage with the British Government on the issue of cross-Border workers, people who live in the North and work in the South, who face numerous tax anomalies. [68200/26]
Louis O'Hara Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
123. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the amount of carbon tax collected for the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [68497/26]
Martin Daly Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
124. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure adequate access to cash and in-person banking services in rural communities, particularly towns in counties Roscommon and Galway; the way in which the effectiveness of the access-to-cash framework is being assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68571/26]
Thomas Gould Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
125. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the collection of the vacant homes tax. [68491/26]
Barry Heneghan Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
126. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether changes to the tax system are being considered for budget 2027 to better recognise the additional costs faced by persons with disabilities, including the cost of transport, energy and medical and assistive equipment; and whether additional or enhanced tax reliefs in this area are under consideration. [68536/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
127. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering abolishing USC for workers earning less than €100,000 in order to help workers with increases in costs of living. [68656/26]
Matt Carthy Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will remove excise duty from home heating oil in recognition of the severe pressures faced by families as a result of soaring costs. [68612/26]
Sean Fleming Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
129. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure the proportionate application of Revenue fixed penalty sanctions for administrative measures as recommended by the report of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum. [68409/26]
Grace Boland Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
130. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which he intends to balance measures to support working families with the need for continued investment in infrastructure and public services in budget 2027. [68584/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
131. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the farmer VAT flat rate addition, given concerns that it places financial pressure on smaller farmer incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68541/26]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current total excise (carbon and non-carbon component) on home heating oil, petrol, diesel and green diesel; the amount received by the Exchequer from these taxes in each of the years from 2020 to date in 2026; and the total amount he plans to increase each by, up until 2030. [68616/26]
Tony McCormack Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
133. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to implement the recommendations of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum report that come under the remit of his Department. [68453/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
134. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to improve transparency for SME business customers in relation to fees, charges and bills for banking and payment services. [68502/26]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
135. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will reconsider increasing taxes on wealth and capital in Budget 2027, in view of recent research by an organisation (details supplied) that predicts increases in returns to capital as a result of AI adoption and recommends diversifying the tax base by expanding taxes on wealth and capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68603/…
Erin McGreehan Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
136. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on plans to amend the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 and other legislation to facilitate the adoption of tokenisation in Ireland’s fund industry. [68262/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
137. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount contributed to the EU MFF by Ireland in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the total receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68605/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
138. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the additional VAT receipts accruing to the Exchequer for each one cent per litre increase in the pre-tax price of petrol and diesel; and the total additional VAT collected on road fuels in 2026 to date as a result of higher wholesale prices. [68467/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the reason the vacant and derelict property taxes have failed to move the dial on the scourge of vacancy and dereliction in our cities, towns and villages. [68619/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
140. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement regarding the EU Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027. [68610/26]