Parliamentary questions

615. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to consider a proposal (details supplied) and allow for a draught excise rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40775/25]

616. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if he will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40835/25]

617. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40879/25]

618. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to introduce policy to ensure the reimbursement of persons who had been involved in a road traffic accident and were charged higher insurance premiums while the matters were being investigated and resolved, but were ultimately deemed totally faultless and non-liable; and the reason a person should have to pay higher premiums for a number of…

619. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners under the mortgage interest tax relief scheme for the year 2024, by county; the number of these applications that were successful, by county; the number of these applications that were unsuccessful, by county; the cost of this scheme for 2024; and if he will make a statement on…

620. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties listed under deferral payments for LPT for 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40932/25]

621. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the up-to-date position on changes being considered under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme to ensure that the scheme is replaced with a needs-based, grant-led approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40933/25]

622. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of payments made under the help-to-buy scheme for County Cork for each month this year up to June 2025; their average value monthly for Cork County, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40934/25]

623. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the projected tax revenue to be generated for 2025; the way in which this compares to the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40935/25]

624. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the current level of public debt as a percentage of GDP; the way this has this changed over the past decade; the measures being taken to reduce the fiscal deficit; the projected figures for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40936/25]

625. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the most recent statistics on inflation in Ireland, specifically regarding essential goods and services; the way in which the current inflation rate compares to the past five years; the steps he is taking to address rising living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/25]

626. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the current figures for tax revenue collected in the last fiscal year, broken down by category that is, income tax, corporate tax, VAT and so on; the way in which it compares to the projections made in the previous budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40938/25]

627. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the immediate measures he is taking to ensure that all thatched properties in the State can obtain sufficient insurance; the measures he has taken to work with the insurance companies to ensure that they are not forcing customers to choose between removing thatch roofs or insure their properties, which is currently the case owning to the re…

628. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. […

629. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the growing hardship faced by families in County Mayo and across Ireland whose mortgages have been sold to vulture funds; if he is aware that there are mortgage holders paying between 6.8% up to 8.5% interest on these loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41070/25]

630. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the measures being considered to support families affected by high-interest loans sold to vulture funds; if the long-term financial impact of such loans is being investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41071/25]

631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if vulture funds will be required to disclose the purchase price of these mortgages and justify the interest rates being charged; if access to mortgage switching schemes will be expanded for borrowers who are meeting their repayment obligations; if targeted relief or refinancing options will be introduced for individuals and families caught i…

632. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 29 April 2025, which specific case law he is referring to. [41086/25]

633. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 29 April 2025, which specific case law he is referring to. [41087/25]

634. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount that has been collected in the NORA levy, excise duty, carbon tax, and VAT on fuel, in the past ten years, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [41151/25]

635. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to review the residential zoned land tax (details supplied). [41169/25]

636. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider proposing a reduction or eliminating the VAT on clothing repairs and on the renting of clothes to promote the circular economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41178/25]

637. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to strongly support the pre-Budget submission by a society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41257/25]

638. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be raised in 2026 if a VAT rate of 23% was applied to tuition fees paid to fee charging primary and second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41280/25]

639. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied) to establish if anything can be done to resolve the issue raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41394/25]