195. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims made on the home carer tax credit in 2025; and the number of eligible households Revenue estimate are not claiming the tax. [72225/26]
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97. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the policy of introducing a personal tax credit for people with a disability in employment. [69849/26]
98. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full year costs of increasing the standard rate income tax band available to recipients of the single person child carer credit from €48,000 to €51,750; and the estimated cost of increasing the value of the single person child carer credit from €1,900 to €2,100. [69856/26]
150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is intending to make any changes to the Section 481 Film Tax credit in the upcoming budget in view of the recommendations of the Budgetary Oversight Committee report on Section 481, particularly in relation to addressing employment rights, employment security, and the use of buy-out contracts for actors, performers, writers and directo…
167. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that film producer companies in receipt of section 481 Film Tax Credit, claiming that they are providing quality employment and training, are also required to be the legal employer of the film crew on the film production for which the credit is claimed. [68637/26]
188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out analysis into persons that ultimately benefit from the renters’ tax credits when no ban on rent increase is in place. [68627/26]
192. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider, in the context of Budget 2027 and in consultation with (details supplied) the introduction of a permanent 8% regional uplift to the Section 481 film tax credit for qualifying productions undertaken outside the Dublin Metropolitan Area, including Ashford; to assess the potential of such a measure to increase regional film and televisi…
780. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine the absence of any tax support for grieving parents who were cohabiting at the time of their partner’s death; if he will consider a review of the widowed parent tax credit to assess whether its eligibility criteria adequately reflect modern family structures; and his plans to address this policy gap in order that bereaved coha…
657. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently consider correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57047/26]
660. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will consider introducing, in Budget 2027, a permanent 8% Section 481 uplift for productions filming outside the Dublin metropolitan area including Ashford; his views on whether this would increase production capacity by encouraging filming beyond the already constrained Dublin production hub, would support investment in regional jobs, skill…
674. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of making the research and development tax credit payable to small and micro companies within 12 months. [55031/26]
700. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if given the evidence to support the benefits of physical activity and in particular strength training for all cohorts but particularly people over the age of 50 he will consider bringing forward a tax credit to increase the take-up of gym memberships as part of Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55522/26]
762. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the home carer tax credit to single carers in paid employment and the increase to the credit to €2,250; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56702/26]
763. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the dependent relative tax credit to €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56703/26]
775. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to increase investment into County Kerry for independent film and TV by introducing a permanent 8% Section 481 regional uplift for productions filming outside the Dublin metropolitan area including Ashford (DMAA) (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57048/26]
787. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of rent tax credit claims made in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57288/26]
804. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to an increase in the single person child carer credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58004/26]
821. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the tax credit regime in place to support the Irish film industry; his plans for the future development of this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58960/26]
841. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest figures for the number of people who have availed of the rent tax credit in this tax year, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59238/26]
165. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the full-year cost of a single person’s personal tax credit and earned income credit of €2,800, €3,000 and €3,500, respectively, for each tax credit category and for each level of credit for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53973/26]
223. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason there is a delay for a company (details supplied) in receiving their R&D tax credit claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53656/26]
250. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total annual cost to the Exchequer of the rental tax credit in 2024 and 2025; the projected cost in 2026; the number of people claiming rent tax credit in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51296/26]
252. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated total cost of a refundable tax credit to those on low and irregular incomes who do not fully utilise all of their existing credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51298/26]
274. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views that a tax credit scheme which does not reduce, rebate or offset excise duty would be distinct from the operation of the EU Alcohol Structures Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50424/26]
136. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of renters who claimed the rent tax credit in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the overall value of the claims in each year. [50165/26]