Parliamentary questions

344. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the total amount collected in inheritance tax for each year over the period 2015 to 2024. [62796/25]

345. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated excise duty take on a pint of beer priced €7 and a bottle of 75cl wine priced €15. [62815/25]

346. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance for an update on plans for deemed disposal tax. [62830/25]

347. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered any changes to the inheritance tax policy for individuals without children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62956/25]

348. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of making changes to CAT to address concerns regarding inheritance tax policy for individuals without children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62957/25]

349. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance to consider an alternative system for local property tax for those estates that have not been taken in charge by a council, given issues that have arisen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62972/25]

350. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department has taken to review or renegotiate Ireland's obligations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, particularly in relation to the requirement for Irish residents to complete US tax forms when opening bank accounts; if he will consider measures to reduce the administrative burden on non-US persons; and if he wi…

351. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the level of principal private residence relief available in cases involving primary carers and family-related absences; if he intends to examine how the relief applies to particular cases (details supplied), where current rules do not reflect the circumstances of many families; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

352. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the nu…

353. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the number of enforcement and trade facilitation allowanced staff working in each of the Revenue Commissioners frontier management branches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63037/25]

354. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the mortgage finance options open to a specific community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63115/25]

355. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of efforts by ISIF to ensure work recommences on the Greystones Media Campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63158/25]

356. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the maintenance costs of the MV Matthew, which was seized in September 2023 for drug trafficking, and has been docked in Cork for the past two years; and the reason for the delay in the sale of this cargo ship. [63167/25]

357. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for the recent Revenue Commissioners measure preventing farmers from paying their farm tax liabilities via business debit or credit card over the phone; to outline the reasons this change was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63221/25]

358. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance if insurance companies are allowed to charge more for a product if the customer opts to pay monthly versus one upfront payment; if there are regulations to restrict the additional amount that can be charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63231/25]

359. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to assign additional resources, including personnel and funding, to the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market to enable it to deliver on the Government’s commitments in the Action Plan for Insurance Reform to increase competition in the insurance market, with particular reference to the liability insurance sector…

360. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance to clarify if Irish banks were entitled to take credit ratings from farmers and other businesses who experienced financial challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly as the financial challenges experienced during this specific period were entirely out of their control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63421/25]

361. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the number of beneficiaries of TaxSaver tickets in each of the past 10 years up to 2024; and the estimated cost of the scheme in each year. [63455/25]

362. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department has carried out, or plans to carry out, an assessment of the potential implications for the tobacco market arising from the proposed tax equalisation measures under the revised EU Tobacco Taxation Directive, particularly where higher excise rates may increase the price of roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco and fuel increases in…

363. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will seek trusted flagger status through Coimisiún na Meán to allow them to address the sale of illicit tobacco products on social media platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63460/25]

364. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will amend the current contract with its suppliers of unique identifier codes for tobacco products in order to introduce provisions for emergency ordering of unique identifier codes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63461/25]

365. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted an evaluation report or efficacy report of the living city initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63477/25]

366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted stress-testing or scenario analysis to assess Ireland's exposure to a potential economic downturn in 2026 and 2027; whether fiscal contingency plans are in place to mitigate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63588/25]

367. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving his Department and/or agencies within the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63620/25]

368. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 4 November 2025, to provide the same information, excluding AHBs and local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63704/25]