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Emer Currie Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
45. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider tax breaks on ICT equipment purchased through a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64634/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
46. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Tánaiste and Minister for Finance an bhfuil aon machnamh déanta ag a Roinn ar bhealaí chun faoiseamh cánach a úsáid chun tacú le teaghlaigh le Gaeilge teach a cheannach nó a thógáil sa Ghaeltacht chun tacú le hiarrachtaí pleanála teanga agus le hinmharthanacht na Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [64629/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
47. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on tax receipts to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64101/25]
Paul Murphy Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
48. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the renter's tax credit will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64198/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
49. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the local property tax band changes; the reason Galway city is the area with the highest percentage of people going up a band, at 15%, compared to a 4% national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64221/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
50. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure the Irish Strategic Investment Fund is fully divested from all companies, directly and indirectly, involved in illegally occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64339/25]
Paul Lawless Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
51. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has concluded its review into the efficacy of the rent tax credit; if the data shows that the credit has primarily been absorbed by landlords in the form of higher rents rather than offering meaningful, sustained relief to tenants; and if he will commit to increasing the minimum threshold for tax bands to keep pace with the real rat…
Séamus McGrath Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
52. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to progressively increase the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64225/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Thomas Gould Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
John Connolly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Ryan O'Meara Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Conor D McGuinness Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Paula Butterly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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. [64156/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Cormac Devlin Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Barry Heneghan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Shay Brennan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Albert Dolan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Paul Lawless Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
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]