126. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward annual estimates of the tax gap, as is done in many other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5157/25]
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127. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the reasons the compliance assurance programme was not run in either 2022 or 2023; if the compliance assurance programme was run in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5161/25]
128. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of non-resident ownership of Irish Government bonds making a distinction between private and publicly held non-resident ownership, specifying how much is held by other central banks, including the European Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5162/25]
129. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of Irish Government bonds held by the Central Bank since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5163/25]
46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a full list of all specific anti-avoidance rules (SAARs) in Irish tax law, in tabular form; the number of actions taken under each of the SAAR rules; the total revenue recovered since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3620/25]
47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of cases of potential tax avoidance opened for assessment by the Revenue Commissioners each year since 2015 under the general anti-avoidance rule, in tabular form; the total potential value of this tax advantage arising through these tax avoidance transactions each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3621/25]
48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of cases of tax avoidance transactions determined to have taken place, both individual taxpayers and promoters of schemes, each year since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3622/25]
49. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total interest charged each year since 2015 as a result of tax avoidance transactions under the general anti-avoidance rule, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3623/25]
50. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total surcharge applied each year since 2015 for tax avoidance transactions; the average percentage surcharge applied, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3624/25]
51. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of protection notices/form PN1 submitted each year since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3625/25]
52. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of agreements entered into by the Revenue Commissioners to reduce the tax liability, interest, or surcharge resulting from tax avoidance transactions each year since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3626/25]
53. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of court cases that have been required to determine the application of a surcharge, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3627/25]
54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases ruled in the Revenue Commissioners favour, in tabular form; the average surcharge following a legal challenge; the average time taken to reach a court ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3628/25]
60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance regarding the transfer of occupational pensions to other EU jurisdictions under the IORP II Directive (Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive), to provide the number of transfer requests and accompanying declarations signed by the individual concerned that have been submitted each year since 2012 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will…
61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide the list of all bona fide reasons for transferring a pension that Revenue will accept; to confirm that transferring a pension for the purpose of avoiding tax is illegal; to confirm that moving a pension funds overseas to circumvent the requirements of Irish tax legislation would not be approved by Revenue and that this would result in the withdrawal …
62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of approved transfers to pension schemes overseas approved by Revenue each year since 2014, in tabular form; a breakdown by destination country, the average transfer value; the number of transfers that were not approved and the average claw back; and the share of transfers, both approved and not approved, that are for public sector and the share that…
65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annual …
277. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the Government’s position in relation to the draft EU Directive for preventing the misuse of shell entities ATAD III; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3049/25]
278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for not including PRSI, excise and customs duties under general anti-avoidance rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3050/25]
279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of ownership of Irish sovereign debt including detail of the amount held by any central bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3052/25]
280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of all sovereign debt held by the State within the general government sector including detail of the amount held by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3053/25]
281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount received in European Central Bank distributions since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3054/25]
282. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total staffing levels and annual budget for the Revenue Commissioners each year since 2004, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3055/25]
283. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of both individuals and companies that made use of 541C TCA 1997, known as carried interest, for the most recent year that data is available; and the total revenue raised under this section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3056/25]
284. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total direct taxation raised from the investments funds sector in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3057/25]