210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an assessment of the Karshan Settlement Opportunity given the fact that 286 employers received tax adjustments for over 6,600 employees making specific reference to the construction sector; the next sets to ensure compliance from companies that have not engaged in the settlement opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
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211. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by applying a minimum effective tax rate of 45% for all incomes above €140,000 and 50% for all incomes above €250,000, percentage including income, PRSI and USC. [38489/26]
212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details of the revenue collected from the 45% USC rate applied to the full amount of certain bank bonuses each year for which data is available, in tabular from. [38561/26]
213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimate revenue that would be raised by applying an entity level tax on the REITs and IREF at a rate of 1% of the total value of the assets held in these structures. [38562/26]
214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by removing all exemptions to the withholding tax for IREFs. [38563/26]
224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of individuals paying capital acquisition tax each year since 2014, broken down by categories A, B and C, in tabular form. [38659/26]
68. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details on the commercial and investment mandate of an organisation (details supplied); the number of forward purchase agreements that have been entered into since the joint venture was founded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38106/26]
69. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount committed by ISIF, an organisation (details supplied) and another third party to each of the Activate Capital funds I, II, III, and IV, in tabular form. [38107/26]
70. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of housing units or student beds that are constructed and in use that are wholly or partially owned by Activate Capital or any fund related to a joint venture (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38108/26]
71. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of housing units or student beds that are constructed and in use that are wholly or partially owned by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38109/26]
72. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to list all student accommodation projects that have been funded wholly or in part by ISIF or any fund supported by ISIF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38110/26]
94. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the terms of the relationship that governs An Posts management of the State savings scheme; when the contract is up for renewal; the rationale for a single party framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38212/26]
408. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his predecessor met with a person (details supplied) in 2025; if so, if this was recorded on the lobby register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37733/26]
250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 28 April 2026, if he sought flexibility from the EU in relation to the ETD provision to ensure the private jet did not benefit from emergency excise cuts, as it did for other measures; and, if not, the reason for not seeking that flexibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35834/26]
251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount, by total value of household deposits covered by the deposit guarantee scheme, held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35835/26]
252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total share of household deposits estimated to be covered by the deposit guarantee scheme held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35836/26]
253. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total VAT collected on electricity generation for each year since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35837/26]
256. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the Exchequer cash reserves, and other liquid assets, were reduced by approximately €10 billion over the four months from the end of 2025 until the end of April 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35963/26]
257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total payment from the Central Bank to the Irish Banking sector in the form of interest payments on reserves from 2011 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35964/26]
258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number and names of all banks that benefits from payments from the Central Bank in the form of interest payments on reserves in 2024. [35965/26]
251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of each measure in the March 2026 energy package announcement; the additional costs associated with new measures and extensions contained in the April announcement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33797/26]
252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he will take in light of the AccelerateEU communication where the European Commission confirmed that member states can tax windfall profits of energy companies to ensure social fairness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33798/26]
411. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount, by total value of deposits cover by the deposit guarantee scheme held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29732/26]
412. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for reducing the excise on private jet fuel alongside the excise cuts to petrol and diesel; the reason it is possible under EU law to have a different rate of excise on green diesel marked gas oil when it is a heavy oil used as a propellent; if a similar approach could have been taken to ensure private jets fuel was not discounted; a…
332. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his Department's view of the Central Bank's substantially higher surplus projections; and how he can, in light of these projections, justify not reducing fuels to affordable levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29357/26]