563. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the work his Department is doing to publish a new action plan for insurance reform, as included in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18882/25]
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564. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a waiver to gift and inheritance tax incurred in circumstances where someone dies while owning a home with their partner, to whom they are not married (details supplied); to waive the tax from the surviving partner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18893/25]
28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an overview of efforts his Department, in conjunction with pillar banks, is making to ensure that rural communities have proper access to banking and ATM machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15778/25]
45. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an overview of the work underway in his Department to fulfil the Programme for Government pledge to reduce the VAT rate applicable to food and beverage hospitality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15777/25]
274. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) who cannot get flood protection insurance but whose area has not flooded in their 32 years of ownership, can be provided with flood insurance in order that they can sell their house. [13312/25]
275. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) who cannot get flood protection insurance but whose area has not flooded in many years, can be provided with flood insurance in order that they can purchase a property they have been renting for eight years. [13313/25]
276. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) who cannot get flood protection, but whose area has never flooded, can be provided with flood insurance in order they can sell their apartment. [13315/25]
403. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the legislation or regulations that govern the provision of safe deposit boxes and their contents in financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11373/25]
37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who have applied to have their flat rate expenses reinstated in 2025, broken down by category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9886/25]
308. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will remove the classification of National Ambulance Service response vehicles as a benefit-in-kind to those who drive them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7456/25]
59. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he would consider removing the VAT from building blocks being used to rebuild houses affected by defective blocks to help address rising construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6480/25]
10. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending inheritance tax thresholds for individuals who have no children of their own or nieces or nephews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4854/25]
47. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will fully outline his plans to reduce the VAT rate applicable to food-based hospitality, entertainment and hairdressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4853/25]
185. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the cap on the help-to-buy scheme to increase the number of eligible applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4837/25]
201. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since 1 July 2020, by county, along with the number of applicants associated with these claims; and the number of claims by home buyers, excluding self-builds, by county, that is, the number of these claims relating to purchases. [4281/25]
270. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider changing inheritance tax thresholds which in their current form could be considered unfair to individuals who have no children of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2812/25]