488. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the removal of deemed disposal was excluded from Budget 2026, despite official recommendations; if he is minded to reform or abolish this policy; and the timeline, if any, for reviewing it, particularly as this issue affects not only professional investors but also responsible savers trying to build long-term financial security. [20799/26]
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489. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken any analysis of the impact that the higher, deemed-disposal capital gains tax rate on index funds has on retail investor behaviour and capital market participation; if consideration would be given to aligning the capital gains tax rate and realisation rules for index fund investors with those applied to individual sha…
402. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the Exchequer cost of increasing capital acquisitions tax threshold B to €300,000, on both a first-year and full-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15178/26]
403. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the Exchequer cost of increasing capital acquisitions tax threshold C to €200,000, on both a first-year and full-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15179/26]
404. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the feasibility of introducing a lifetime inheritance threshold, index-linked and applying across all gifts and inheritances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15180/26]
405. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken any modelling on the distributional or intergenerational impacts of changes to capital acquisitions tax thresholds, particularly in the context of intergenerational fairness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15181/26]
259. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will consider increasing the DIRT exemption thresholds and raising the income limits for liability, including the current €36,000 threshold for a married couple or civil partners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13705/26]
174. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current value of the Future Ireland Fund; the current value of the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9542/26]
209. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of tax relief similar to that on dialysis machines, for oxygen machines for the treatment of lung fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9543/26]
384. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a targeted tax relief for people living with lung fibrosis who require long-term oxygen therapy, to help offset the significant energy costs associated with oxygen provision at home, similar to the relief available to individuals undertaking kidney dialysis at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6188/…
24. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the annual revenue generated for the Exchequer from inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64359/25]
36. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the estimated revenue that would be foregone by the Exchequer in the event of changes to inheritance tax rules relating to childless couples and single individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64360/25]
256. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to examine the recommendation of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee (details supplied) as they relate to the Taxes Consolidation (Rights of Performers and Film Workers) (Amendment) Bill 2025. [65235/25]
321. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Government took no actions to address the long-standing issue of deemed disposal for Irish investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57306/25]
366. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the proposals that have been implemented and not implemented, respectively from a report (details supplied); and when the proposals not yet implemented will be implemented. [55343/25]
323. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware and if it was an unintended consequence that, of every €100 granted in budgets in recent years to ease the cost of energy for consumers, energy companies took €9 in VAT from the sum allocated to consumers by the Government, thereby denying consumers an additional 9% subvention in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51376/2…
324. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a PRSA dispute with a financial company (details supplied) which has been due for adjudication according to correspondence from the Financial Services Ombudsman, at the end of 2024; the reason for the delay of almost one year in deciding this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51377/25]
327. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of significant delays in the adjudication of complaints by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, with some complainants waiting well beyond the timelines initially indicated; if he will seek an explanation from the Ombudsman regarding the reasons for such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51621/25]
209. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider tax relief on school voluntary contributions; the estimated total sum in monetary terms made in terms of such contributions by the public on an annual basis; and what the possible implications of such a relief are. [49698/25]
537. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the revenue accrued on an annual basis from inheritance tax in each of the years from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46123/25]
538. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue the State received from inheritance tax from childless or single individuals in each of the years from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [46124/25]
540. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarity on the policy regarding the taxation of personal tools brought into the State by skilled tradespeople returning to Ireland after a period abroad; if consideration will be given to exempting such tools, particularly in cases where the tools were originally purchased in Ireland and are clearly the personal property and essential working e…
350. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the possibility of introducing a national restrictive measure, i.e., a provision in legislation, in the very near future that would prohibit the Central Bank of Ireland from renewing the Israeli bond prospectus this September; if this is not possible, to outline the obstacles to such a measure that need to be overcome; and if he will make a s…
351. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance for an update with regard to the unfair disparity in Ireland’s capital acquisitions tax thresholds, which penalises childless individuals when passing on or receiving an inheritance, the current structure of which excludes many people whose closest relationships fall outside the group A category; whether he is minded to favourably review this from the perspective…
201. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance to outline the thinking behind changes in the local property tax regime [38784/25]