38. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2650/26]
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39. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that a person who is working short hours due to a disability (a person on dialysis) can find themselves without sufficient tax paid to benefit from the renters tax credit; if there is a mechanism for them to avail of the credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2663/26]
812. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the Karshan Disclosure Opportunity Guidance; if the Government has assessed whether this scheme complies with EU law (Art. 31 Charter, Directive 2003/88/EC). [74843/25]
813. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of making the carer’s allowance, including the half-rate carer’s allowance, exempt from tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1960/26]
814. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason his predecessor effectively vetoed a proposal to borrow €100 million for defence spending under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73918/25]
815. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of extending the scope of tax relief at the standard rate of tax to routine dental treatment to cover preventative and rehabilitative treatments currently excluded including direct restorations (fillings within the mouth), all extractions and dentures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73940/25]
816. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of restoring tax relief at the marginal rate of tax for existing non routine dental treatment for which income tax relief at the standard rate of tax is currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73941/25]
817. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the safeguards and oversight mechanisms in place to ensure special purpose entities/section 110 companies are only used to create a bona fide securitisation and structured finance; the number of SPEs/S.110 companies that have had their registration as an SPE/S.110 company revoked or declined, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the…
818. 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 related to the Irish economy and economic activity in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74050/25]
819. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide the total number of non-Irish domiciled companies i.e. incorporated in another jurisdiction but fulfil the tax residency test in Ireland; the number of non-domiciled section 110 companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74051/25]
820. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the number of charitable trusts that own special purpose entities/section 110 companies; the number of SPEs owned by each charitable trust, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74052/25]
821. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total corporation tax paid by special purpose entities/section 110 companies for the most recent year data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74053/25]
822. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the procedure for suspending a double taxation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74054/25]
823. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the percentage share and value of securitised mortgages held by each bank in the State; the share of securitised mortgages that have been used as collateral with the ECB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74055/25]
824. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 20 March 2025, the reason Jersey does not appear on the list of double taxation agreements; if other jurisdictions have not been included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74056/25]
825. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for a breakdown of market assets pledged by Irish banks to the ECB as collateral by Government securities, asset-back securities, corporate bonds, banks bonds etc. [74057/25]
826. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74133/25]
827. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether standards or service-level targets exist for his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department, in responding to correspondence from members of local authorities; if compliance with such standards is monitored; the reasons for delays or failures to respond to correspondence from elected members; and the measures being taken to ensur…
828. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department will provide medical exemption for VAT for the athletic rehab therapy sector. [74385/25]
829. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74448/25]
830. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will direct the Central Bank to issue guidance requiring insurers to recognise documented foreign no-claims bonuses, given that some insurers already accept them; and whether he will ensure consistency across the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74535/25]
831. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the refusal of insurers to honour foreign driving histories unfairly penalises returning emigrants and undermines Government policy to attract skilled workers home; the steps he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74536/25]
832. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the payroll cost of his Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74626/25]
833. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to reduce income tax for working families with children under five, given the unique financial pressure during these early years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74829/25]
834. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the Karshan Disclosure Opportunity Guidance, and if he will provide information on the authorisation for this disclosure scheme, if Cabinet approval was sought; the reason the scheme limits disclosures to 2024–2025, when Karshan dealt with misclassification from 2010; the legal basis for the Revenue Commissioner…