Parliamentary questions

690. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department or any agency operating under the aegis of his department have used reserved contracts or social clauses in their public procurement tenders in the past five years and if so to outline the nature of the reserved contract or social clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42853/25]

691. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the defective concrete products levy sufficiently addresses industry accountability or contributes meaningfully to redress funding; if any alternative funding models are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42895/25]

692. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance to estimate the annual revenue that would be raised by a 5% and 10% levy on net profits of grocery retail chains with revenue in excess of €50 million annually; fast food chains with revenue in excess of €25 million annually; and if he will provide figures for both categories separately and combined, based on the most recent available…

693. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the ethical standards and ESG-based risk strategies that are employed by the State’s sovereign wealth funds and the policy of the Government in conducting any reviews of the same. [42968/25]

694. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Finance his response to issues raised in relation to income tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43075/25]

695. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue (details supplied) in the forthcoming Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43114/25]

696. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to introduce the lower VAT rate for the hospitality sector as a matter of extreme urgency, to allow businesses remain viable and competitive, many of whom are facing unprecedented financial pressures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43138/25]

697. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be…

698. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be…

699. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a lower VAT rate for the hospitality sector as a matter of extreme urgency, to allow businesses to remain viable and competitive, many of whom are facing unprecedented financial pressures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43218/25]

700. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide an assessment of the State’s ability at attracting more companies offering public liability insurance into the market to ensure savings for policy holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43442/25]

701. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide financial details and a timeline on the purchase and sale of Israeli war bonds by ISIF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43443/25]

702. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide details on any interaction his Department or other Departments have had and any legal advice that they have sought to end the facilitation of the sale of Israeli war bonds by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43444/25]

703. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide a timeline and financial details of the facilitation of the sale of Israeli war bonds by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43445/25]

704. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide an assessment of the impact of the Duty of Care and PIAB legislation on insurance premiums for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43446/25]

705. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance the latest figures for the number of people who have availed of the rent tax credit in this tax year, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43447/25]

706. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance his Department’s plans to engage with Northern and British authorities on the issues facing cross-Border workers and employers and particularly cross-Border remote workers as regards taxation matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43448/25]

707. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance the plans to change the operating rules for credit unions such as increasing the lending limits for credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43449/25]

708. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance whether it is possible for the State or the Central Bank to stop the facilitation of the sale of Israeli war bonds in the upcoming review process by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43450/25]

709. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first year cost of reversing the carbon tax increase in May from the 1ST of November. [43649/25]

710. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first year cost of not going ahead with the carbon tax increase in October. [43650/25]

711. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue raise by increased level of capital spending in 2026 announced as part of the National Development Plan. [43651/25]

712. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43659/25]

713. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43677/25]

714. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance under current projections to outline the GGB for 2025 and 2026 as a result of the expenditure set out in the Summer Economic Statement. [43731/25]