Parliamentary questions

53. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm his last engagement with the Department of Transport on advancing the new scheme to replace the drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64349/25]

54. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if officials in his Department have met with the Revenue Commissioners to discuss the vacant homes tax and the low payment of same. [63072/25]

55. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an overview of Future Forty, the long-term fiscal and economic assessment of Ireland’s needs out to 2065 which he published recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63918/25]

56. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the NTMA's investments in a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64589/25]

57. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on corporation tax receipts to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64102/25]

58. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s strategy to tackle unregulated loan-sharks and regulated high cost credit providers operating within the State. [57717/25]

59. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being considered to address the projected rise in national debt and potential deficit highlighted in the 'Future Forty' report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64371/25]

60. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the future timeline for further reducing the exit tax on Irish-domiciled ETFs from the planned 38% to 33%, as recommended in the Funds Sector 2030 Review; and to provide an update on his Department's considerations for the removal of deemed disposal tax to encourage greater retail participation in diversified investment products…

61. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to some mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to non-bank lenders after the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64340/25]

62. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of times he intends to increase the cost of petrol, diesel and home heating oil until 2030; the cost to consumers of each increase; and the compounded total cost of the increase, by increase and by category. [64394/25]

63. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress of ensuring access to cash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62397/25]

64. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on VAT receipts to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64105/25]

65. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the tax credits and allowances available to full-time family carers in order to better reflect the financial pressures associated with long-term caring responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64590/25]

66. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the public finances to date in 2025; the prospects for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64222/25]

283. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current VAT policy in respect of UK customers purchasing livestock animals in Ireland for export to the UK; and the reason UK buyers are required to pay VAT upfront and subsequently claim a refund given that the animals are being exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69037/25]

284. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will commission a review of Budget 2026's impact on disabled households, particularly during the winter months, compared with what Budget 2025 offered in comparison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69592/25]

285. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of employees currently employed in the offices of the Comptroller and Auditor General; the number of staff per year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70287/25]

286. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans to support motorists who will be affected by recently announced road toll charge increases; if Department has any plans to encourage employer reimbursement schemes for employees who regularly use tolls to commute to and from work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69006/25]

287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department produced any analysis in advance of Budget 2026 on the net financial position of disabled households after the withdrawal of once off supports including the electricity credits, fuel lump sums, disability cost-of-living payment and living alone lump sum; and if he will publish this analysis. [69175/25]

288. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider expanding the criteria for car adaptation grants, to ensure those most in need are not excluded as they do not meet the limited criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69180/25]

289. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures to reduce insurance premiums, including public liability insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69292/25]

290. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the Central Bank regarding how customers affected by the tracker mortgage scandal can be assisted by the State; whether legislation to outlaw confidentiality agreements between banks and those who win their appeals is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69293/25]

291. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to clarify whether Revenue classifies tax refunds, tax credits (including the rent tax credit), and medical-expense relief refunds strictly as adjustments to tax liability rather than earnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69301/25]

292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the Government’s current assessment of the main contributors to inflation in 2024 and 2025, including food, energy, transport and taxation-related factors; the measures being taken by his Department to reduce price pressures on households and small businesses; any analysis undertaken by his Department on the impact of carbon-tax i…

293. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to state if he has abandoned the pledge to gradually increase the threshold for the top rate of tax to €50,000, and if not, to state the timeframe in which he now expects this pledge to be fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69344/25]