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Paul Murphy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
217. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will make the rent tax credit available to HAP tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9558/26]
John Connolly Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
218. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of rent tax credits claimed in Galway during the past year for which full year data is available; the number of the credits that were claimed in relation to student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9556/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
219. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason taxpayers in the South are not able to claim tax relief for their child's student accommodation costs incurred at universities in the North; if consideration will be given to including student accommodation costs in the North in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9940/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
220. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the Living City Initiative expansion for Dundalk and Drogheda will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9739/26]
Colm Burke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
221. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total 2025 tax receipts in income tax, VAT and corporation tax; the way in which these compare to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9957/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
222. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to launch a transparency code as included in the Action Plan on Insurance Reform as the first priority action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9551/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
223. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the Government and the Central Bank are acting in accordance with the recommendations set out in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Services Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach’s Report on the Israeli Bond Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1005…
Shay Brennan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
224. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on his preparations for Ireland’s EU Presidency; the way in which he plans to oversee budgetary discussions on the next Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027 in a manner that will safeguard Ireland’s fiscal interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9727/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
225. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the Government intends to remain within the net expenditure growth ceiling set out in Ireland’s Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan, given the projected upward pressure from age-related spending over the 2025–2029 adjustment period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9953/26]
Colm Burke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
226. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the capital acquisition tax rules in order that those who are childless can leave a greater amount to loved ones in their will without a large tax bill being incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9958/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
227. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement regarding the EU Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027. [10075/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
228. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the up-to-date position on publication of a national financial literacy strategy to support improved financial knowledge and understanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10061/26]
Paul Lawless Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
229. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the further measures he intends to introduce in 2026 to support households facing significant increases in mortgage repayments due to interest rate hikes; if he will consider expanding or extending the existing mortgage interest relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10069/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
230. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any consideration or investigation is underway since Budget 2026 to assess the appropriateness of a VAT reduction to stimulate the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9540/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
231. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the progress he has made with regard to divesting State monies from companies which derive profits from their activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. [10076/26]
Emer Currie Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
232. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has examined the potential of schemes to allow savers to invest more of Ireland's substantial household deposit savings into products which directly fund the delivery of major Irish public infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10071/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
233. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount collected in stamp duty for residential properties in 2025; and the proportion of this amount applicable to first-time buyers. [10094/26]
Brian Brennan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
234. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax incentives or reliefs to encourage developers to invest in building hotels in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10088/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
391. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department or the Revenue Commissioners publish figures on actual Exchequer tax revenue generated specifically from carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit; if so, to provide those figures for the past three tax years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9339/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
392. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline impacts of the Revenue Commissioners case (details supplied) on the arts sector; if he will provide specific guidance via his own Department, the Arts Council or other relevant bodies to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9665/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
393. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to review issues raised with this Deputy (details supplied); the steps his Department has taken or will take to counter same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9853/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
394. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing an equivalent flood insurance scheme as the flood re-insurance scheme in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9228/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
395. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the annual value of cigarettes confiscated by the State for non-payment of customs or other taxes or duties, for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9275/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
396. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to report on the total operating costs of running the NTMA and ISIF, on assets under the management of both entities; and the proportion of the former to the latter in bps terms, on an annual basis, for each entity. [9280/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
397. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will confirm that carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit are treated as taxable income for income tax purposes; to clarify under which tax codes or Revenue rules this treatment is applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9336/26]