Parliamentary questions

558. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the annual revenue generated by businesses from the sale of period products including pads, tampons and other menstrual hygiene products. [46571/25]

559. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised as a result of the high-income individuals’ restriction measure each year since 2016; the income level applied for each year and the effective tax rate; the number of taxpayers that self-declare each year in their tax returns that they are subject to the restriction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46581/2…

560. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated savings from removing tax credits from incomes above €100,000 based off the latest data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46582/25]

561. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance to provide an updated assessment of Irish household debt-service ratios after the August cut and current gilt-yield dynamics of a bank (details supplied); his view on spillovers to Irish banks’ funding costs and mortgage rates ahead of Budget 2026. [46612/25]

562. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the central bank of Ireland’s issuing of Israeli bonds is not in violation of the States obligations under the UN genocide convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46613/25]

563. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised in the first year by increasing non-resident landlord withholding tax to 40%; the estimated revenue raised in the first year by increasing non-resident landlord withholding tax to 40% and removing all exemption to the withholding tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46614/25]

564. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to designate psychotherapy and counselling services as VAT exempt services; if his Department has undertaken any analysis on the cost of designating these services as VAT exempt services; if so, the amount such a designation would cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/25]

565. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the full costs to the State involved in storing and maintaining the MV Matthew ship since it was seized; the details of the disposal process; and the reason for the long delay involved. [46632/25]

566. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the lack of availability of insurance for mobility scooters; the steps his Department will take to address this issue for individuals with decreased mobility who seek to insurance their mobility scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46637/25]

567. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance his response to the Tax Strategy Group’s General Excise Paper, which found that “notable increases in the volume of products being consumed outside the scope of Irish excise duty raises concerns that price increases may be creating greater incentives for illegal market activity”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46659/25]

568. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the number of convictions secured to date in 2025 for the illegal sale of tobacco products, and for the smuggling of tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46660/25]

569. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he has met or plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied) before the budget regarding their pre-budget submission. [46685/25]

570. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that the European Commission has cited Sweden’s ISK model as best practice for encouraging savers to invest in stock and shares; and if he has given consideration to the way in which Ireland can introduce an accessible ISK-type model in line with EU proposals for a savings and investment union. [46686…

571. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the extension of taxsaver relief to more forms of sustainable transport and shared mobility as part of budget 2026. [46692/25]

572. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed proposals to extend taxsaver relief to more forms of sustainable transport and shared mobility as part of budget 2026. [46693/25]

573. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that Ireland is no longer the home country for Israeli bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46766/25]

574. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank received any requests from the Israeli authorities to renew that state's bond prospectus prior to the expiry of the 2024 prospectus, which was in place until the 1 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46806/25]

575. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the role Ireland will play in EU regulatory decisions in such contexts as oversight for diaspora bond approvals has shifted to Luxembourg; and if this change prompt reassessment of Irelands financial regulatory mandate. [46824/25]

576. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given in Budget 2026 to reducing VAT on essential food items, in view of Eurostat figures showing Irish food inflation running at 5% in August 2025, nearly three times the headline rate of inflation. [46826/25]

577. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date that the Central Bank of Ireland received the request from Israel to transfer the approval of their bond prospectus to another member state; if the Central Bank of Ireland had any correspondence with Israeli authorities prior to receiving the request for a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46861/25]

578. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date that ESMA was notified of the transfer of Israel’s bond prospectus to another member state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46862/25]

579. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank of Ireland made the decision to grant Israel a transfer of bonds to another member state; the rationale for the decision taken; the engagement the Central Bank had with other branches of Government in relation to the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46863/25]

580. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date that the Central Bank of Ireland transferred documentation filed and the decision to grant the transfer of Israeli bonds to the Luxembourg Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46864/25]

581. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date that Israel was notified of the transfer of its bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46866/25]

582. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the threshold for help-to buy applicants from €500,000 in Budget 2026 in view of the increase in housing and construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46892/25]