Parliamentary questions

665. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 314 and 315 of 24 June 2025, if he will provide revised answers to those questions in the same manner as he did for Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 6 September 2019 (details supplied), which indicates that such a minimum effective tax rate does exist within the Irish personal income tax system, or di…

666. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 29 April 2025, to specify the caselaw pre-dating the Karshan ruling upon which the taxation of sub-postmasters as self-employed was based, and to confirm that this basis cannot now be applied in light of the Karshan ruling. [41820/25]

667. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 29 April 2025, to specify the caselaw pre-dating the Karshan ruling upon which the taxation of sub-postmasters as self-employed was based; and to confirm that this basis cannot now be applied in light of the Karshan ruling. [41821/25]

668. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance the financial supports available for the cost of running a car including motor tax for families where there is a member of the family with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41871/25]

669. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to insurance for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/25]

670. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the means by which the delivery of the “Women in Finance” initiative will be delivered; if there is a timeframe for the delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41947/25]

671. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the work carried out by her Department to examine the barriers facing farming women within the taxation system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41950/25]

672. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he uses personal emails for his Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42109/25]

673. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he has any messaging provider downloaded on his Ministerial phone; the details of any provider downloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42113/25]

674. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance whether the help to buy scheme will be extended in Budget 2026 to first-time buyers purchasing second-hand homes, as per the circumstances of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42280/25]

675. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 1 July 2025, if his Department will review a tax system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42301/25]

676. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 1 July 2025, his views about tax non-compliance in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42302/25]

677. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to examine the case of persons (details supplied); to provide some clarity on the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42314/25]

678. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Apple tax windfall; the amount that has been collected by the State to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42320/25]

679. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to increase to 40 the number of dog detection teams within the Revenue Commissioners. [42425/25]

680. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to make any changes to the capital acquisitions tax which excludes structures that fall outside the group A category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42456/25]

681. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42464/25]

682. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if the €24 million committed by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for a project (details supplied) has been transferred to the developer to date; the conditions that were placed on this transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42477/25]

683. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an updated assessment of the sustainability of Ireland’s public finances in light of the ESRI’s warning from June this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42590/25]

684. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the contingency plans in place should corporate tax receipts from US multinationals decline significantly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42591/25]

685. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance to outline the governance and deployment criteria for the future Ireland fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42592/25]

686. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since 1 July 2020, broken down by county, along with the number of applicants associated with these claims; the number of claims by homebuyers (excluding self-builds), broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42691/25]

687. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the total number of rent tax credit claims made in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42692/25]

688. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the commitments the upcoming Action Plan for Insurance Reform will contain to explore new solutions for sectors who still cannot get insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42696/25]

689. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider in advance of Budget 2026 raising the maximum tax relief credit on health insurance premiums, presently capped at €200, in view of the substantial increases in health insurance costs over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42726/25]