885. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Revenue has identified any increase in the sale of illicit roll-your-own tobacco via online platforms or social media; the enforcement tools available to address this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2366/26]
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886. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a list of the top ten capital or programme projects delivered by his Department or its agencies over the past three years which were completed on time and within the originally approved budget; the project name, location, delivery timeframe, original approved budget, final outturn cost, and delivery body, for each project; and if he wi…
887. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to detail the annual spend on external consultants by his Department and its agencies in each of the past three years; the number of consultancy contracts, the largest individual consultancy engagements by value, and whether internal capacity-building or cost-benefit assessments were undertaken prior to engaging external consultants; and if he wi…
888. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a list, for each of the past three years of the top ten projects per annum delivered by his Department or its agencies which were completed late and over the originally approved budget; the project name, location, original approved completion date, actual completion date, original approved budget, final outturn cost, cost overrun expre…
168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the operating profits of motor insurance companies and public and employer liability insurance using a standard definition of operating profits, that is, after paying all business expenses but before tax and interest deductions from 2020 to 2025, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73162/25]
169. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the contents of the Government’s medium-term economic framework; the reasons for the delay in producing the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73642/25]
170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the updated projections from his Department in the wake of recent CSO inflation figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73720/25]
171. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the banking sector using high mortgage interest rates in order to maintain high profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73718/25]
172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address the situation where banks are maintaining high mortgage interest rates in order to maintain high profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73721/25]
173. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance given that the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, is due to conclude its affairs and wind down operations by the end of 2025, to outline the arrangements in place to ensure that any unresolved investigations or litigation, particularly those involving significant public funds, are fully pursued; the person or body that will be responsible for…
174. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his long-term strategy for ensuring the sustainability of public finances given the demographic pressures outlined in the Department of Finance's Future Forty: Ireland's Demographic Outlook, which projects an increase in the old-age dependency ratio from 23.1% in 2022 to 55.2% by 2065; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69735/25]
175. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that film producer companies in receipt of the section 481 film tax credit or meeting the test for quality employment and fully vindicating the employment and copyright rights of those working in the film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69915/25]
176. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with other members of the Government in relation to defective concrete block scheme since taking office, including to ensure that all victims of the defective concrete products scandal are treated as equal citizens and are able to access financial products and services on the same basis as everyone else; and if he will ma…
177. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the research carried out by his Department into the potential fiscal and housing market impacts of the new tax reliefs for property developers announced as part of budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73179/25]
178. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the cumulative impact of rising energy, childcare and housing costs on households that do not qualify for means-tested supports; whether targeted tax credit adjustments are under consideration in future budget preparations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73232/25]
179. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the up-to-date statistics on inflation in Ireland, specifically with regard to essential goods and services; the steps being taken to address continuing rising living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73065/25]
180. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether, in view of higher inflation than his predecessor predicted prior to the budget, he will bring in an emergency supplementary budget before Christmas to reinstate cost-of-living payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69658/25]
181. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the programme for Government commitment to draft a new strategy for the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72865/25]
182. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware Irish homeowners are paying some of the highest interest rates in the EU despite ECB rates being 2% since June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72579/25]
183. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for if the new Ireland for Finance strategy will address the issue of deemed disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72575/25]
184. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the implications of aging demographics as set out in the Future Forty report; and the actions his Department will take as a result. [69523/25]
185. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the impact of reduced competition in the retail banking sector following recent exits; the measures being considered to encourage new entrants or alternative banking models; his views on the way to ensure consumer choice and competitive pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69883/25]
186. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the proportion of corporation tax receipts currently being set aside in the State’s savings funds; the extent to which this has changed since 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69880/25]
187. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the way the taxation system could help citizens mitigate risks with regard to the impact of climate change, as identified in the Climate Change Risk Matrix, as published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69920/25]
188. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that financial advisers, tax consultants, accountants, and legal professionals widely regard the taxation regime for exchange-traded funds as unnecessarily complex and opaque; if he will consider addressing this issue, including through the possible deletion of Chapter 2, Part 27 of the Tax Acts; and if he will make a statement on t…