255. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out categories of eligible collateral accepted by the Central Bank of Ireland for commercial banks seeking access to the lending facilities; to clarify if mortgages can be used as collateral by banks seeking to access Central Bank borrowing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/25]
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256. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/25]
257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total shareholding in AIB each year since 2017, detailing each year shares were sold, the amount, share price and total income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13195/25]
258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the levels 1 or 2 intervention under the compliance intervention framework has an upper limit on the size of the potential tax liability to avail of this avenue for minimising penalties and avoiding publication on list of defaulters; the maximum level of penalty mitigation allowed under each level of intervention under the compliance intervention framework;…
259. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing laws in relation to failure to prevent tax evasion similar to those contained in the Corporate Criminal Offences Clause within the Criminal Finances Act in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13197/25]
260. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to increasing regulation of tax advisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/25]
261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated share of tax advisors operating outside of professional body oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13199/25]
262. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of trusts administered in the State; the number of trustees resident in the State; the number of trustees registered with revenue on the central register of beneficial ownership of trusts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13204/25]
263. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 5 February 2025, if any share of the 19.4 billion euro grouped under the short-term paper is made up of each of the funds Infrastructure, climate and nature fund, future Ireland fund and the social insurance fund; for details of the remainder of the debt categorised under the short-term paper; and if he will make a …
264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of section 110 special purpose vehicles in operation each year from 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/25]
266. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to the level of corporation tax paid by the domestically operating insurance sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13268/25]
267. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the categories of exchange-traded funds that are subject to the deemed disposal; the category of exchange-traded funds that are exempt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13269/25]
386. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the percentage additional cost that will be added to petrol and diesel by 2030 as a result of the carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10750/25]
387. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his Department have advised the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation the turnkey purchases for houses rather than various forms of direct build or forward purchasing; if he has advocated for the increased use of turnkey as a method of delivering social and affordable homes, in comparison to other methods of delivery; and if he wi…
388. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if there is any legal obligation on banks to inform the Central Bank or the Department of Finance of the securitisation of large amounts of residential mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10752/25]
389. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of complaints to the FSPO each year since 2018; the number of decision by the FSPO that have been upheld, substantially upheld, partially upheld and rejected each year since 2018; the number specifically in relation to tracker mortgages, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10754/25]
49. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer of flat-rate expenses; the estimated maximum potential cost if all workers claimed flat-rate expenses; if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated percentage of workers in each category claiming flat-rate expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10071/25]
50. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline any changes to the application of flat-rate expenses in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10072/25]
295. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide information on the proposed local property tax Bill contained within the legislative Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9064/25]
302. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 66 and 67 of 19 February 2025, the reason for the substantial increase in average duration of tax avoidance cases in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9266/25]
303. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 66 and 67 of 19 February 2025, the number of tax avoidance cases that reach four years in duration since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9267/25]
304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if credit services firms that manage mortgages for investors are required to apply a comparable interest rate as the bank the mortgage was bought from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9268/25]
97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of Irish mortgages currently held in terms of beneficial ownership by both traditional banks and non-bank entities each year from 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8357/25]
99. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 60 to 62 of 6 February 2025, if he will outline the relevant benefits as defined by section 770 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 that constitutes a bona fide reason to transfer a pension overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8621/25]
100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 60 to 62 of 6 February 2025, the timeframe in which a declaration signed by the individual concerned must be submitted to Revenue to transfers of pensions to other EU Member States under the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8622/25]