451. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing excise to the same level on petrol, diesel and marked gas oil to the same level as the reduced rate in 2024, from 1 April 2026, on a first and full year basis; cost of reducing excise to the same level on petrol, diesel and marked gas oil to the same level as the reduced rate in 2023 from 1 of April 2026 on a first a…
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452. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to specify the interest rate on the €200,000,000 million loan from the EIB to the SBCI; to provide an exhaustive list of all of the lending partners of the SBCI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/26]
453. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 4 of March 2026, the interest rate and/or annual return on investment for each commitment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19635/26]
454. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 4 of March 2026, if each investment allows for forward purchase, or the purchase of new or second hand residential property, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19636/26]
105. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide each investment by the ISIF in any company or fund that provides residential accommodation the level of the investment and when the initial first investment was made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17858/26]
362. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an exhaustive list of flood related compensation, paid from his Department's vote allocations over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14100/26]
261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of multi-property owners that own more than 100 residential properties and 1,000 residential properties, excluding local authorities and approved housing bodies; how this has changed over the past ten years, using the information provided through local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13837/26]
269. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing USC on the first €45,000 in income in 2026. [13949/26]
271. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing the USC on the first €40,000 in income in 2026 on a first and full-year basis. [13965/26]
272. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of providing a €100 increase in the employee tax credit in 2026 on a first and full-year basis. [13966/26]
273. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of providing a €100 increase in the earned income credit in 2026 on a first and full-year basis. [13967/26]
88. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2026 of increasing the renter tax credit for the year 2026 by €250. [11049/26]
89. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the rent tax credit with the credit equivalent to 8.3% of an individual's annual rent with a minimum credit of €1,250 and a maximum credit of €2,500, per year, clarifying both the full cost and the net cost if the Government has any funding allocated for rent relief in 2026. [11050/26]
90. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2026 of reversing the carbon tax increase in October 2025 and not proceeding with the increase in May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11057/26]
91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2026 of reversing all the carbon tax increases since October 2024 and not proceeding with the increase in May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11058/26]
156. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that flood insurance is extended to the approximately 290,000 buildings in the State that have limited or no flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10449/26]
158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of homes and total value of homes that have been bulk purchased each year, and subject to the higher rate of stamp duty, since the higher rate was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10450/26]
160. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will bring forward a cost-of-living package, considering inflation is far higher than projected on budget day, at 2.8%, and given the findings of the ESRI that the budget has resulted in income losses for the average household; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10451/26]
193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which fees applied by the data protection commission are incorporated within revenue projections; if the large volume of outstanding fees are currently contained within revenue projection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9114/26]
194. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 29 January 2026, if he will confirm that neither his Department or the Central Bank collect data on special purpose vehicles whose primary economic activity is purchasing and owning commercial and residential property, as this is not at category in either the statistical publication or the registration …
195. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 if he is aware of any engagement between the Central Bank and national competent authority in Luxembourg, Netherlands, Cyprus, Germany and Jersey in relation to macroprudential measures for property funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9116/26]
376. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of DT1 forms submitted each year since 2016; the total estimated market value at time of disposition for each year; the total revenue raised by the discretionary trust tax both in the form of the initial 6% charge and annual 1% charge, in tabular form. [7613/26]
228. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to clarify in relation to table 5 (details supplied) how the use of deferred tax assets are treated in the statistics; if the approximately €0.5 billion deferred tax assets used by the banks is contained within the €1.2 billion or had the bank not used DTAs the figure would be higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7253/26]
229. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 331 and 332 of 22 January 2026, the number of people claiming non-dom status that are both resident in Ireland and Irish nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7255/26]
230. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated share of the €1.24 trillion in assets now held in Irish special purpose entities/section 110 companies; the breakdown, by value and number of special purpose entities/section 110 companies, by economic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7256/26]