367. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out for his Department and for each…
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368. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that while the DIRT exemption limit of €18,000 for over 65s has not changed for a number of years, increases in the State pension mean that it is increasingly difficult for pensioners to stay under that limit if they have any additional income at all; if he will consider increasing this limit; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
369. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for excluding Clonmel from the recent expansion of the Living City Initiative; the criteria used to select Athlone, Drogheda, Dundalk, Letterkenny and Sligo for inclusion; if he will acknowledge the regeneration needs of Clonmel as a town of comparable size and historic character; and if he will commit to reviewing this decision with a view to in…
370. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the expansion of his Department’s green building methodology from a tax perspective to include all six EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities based on the EU Green Budgeting Reference Framework and the OECD Green Budgeting Framework, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the m…
371. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance the reasons for the decision to implement a derelict property tax as opposed to a vacant property tax in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55528/25]
135. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has evaluated the sustainability of current expenditure levels in the event of a downturn in multinational corporation tax receipts. [54423/25]
136. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the projected reduction in greenhouse gas emissions expected to result from the five cent increase in carbon-related taxes on motor fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54492/25]
137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance whether there is a scheduled review mechanism to assess the social and economic impacts of the carbon tax escalator on motor fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54494/25]
138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of rural and inter-urban public transport alternatives prior to the forthcoming 5 cent increase in green taxes on motor fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54495/25]
139. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department has estimated the expected cost increase for daily commuters arising from the fuel tax rise, and whether a measurable modal shift away from private car use is anticipated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54496/25]
140. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54236/25]
141. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration would be given to reviewing the mechanism by which individuals with coeliac disease claim tax relief on gluten free products, in light of concerns that the present system is unnecessarily cumbersome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54283/25]
142. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance to provide an updated list of all investments held by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in companies directly or indirectly associated with operations in the occupied Palestinian territories, with reference to the (A/HRC/59/23) report of the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967; and if he …
143. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance the number of external consultancy contracts entered into by his Department in the past five years, including the original estimated cost, the final cost, and the reasoning for contracting this work rather than using internal resources. [54326/25]
144. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a tax credit for motor costs for rural dwellers, in light of high car dependency through no fault of rural dwellers, and the lack of alternatives when it comes to transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54357/25]
145. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the measures being undertaken by Revenue to combat black market activities from unregistered barbers and hairdressers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54376/25]
146. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54386/25]
147. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by his Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54396/25]
148. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the 1% government levy on life cover policies, mortgage protection policies and on specified illness/disability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54421/25]
149. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the income generated from the 1% insurance levy on life cover policies, mortgage protection policies and on a specified illness/disability for the past ten years (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54425/25]
150. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the investment reforms being considered in advance of Budget 2026; if consideration will be given to cutting the rate of tax on certain investment funds from 41% bringing Ireland more in line with other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54426/25]
151. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance given that the Government has increased its corporate tax forecast for 2026 to €34 billion despite the stalled OECD global tax deal, if he will publish the detailed revenue modelling underpinning this revision; the proportion attributed to the top ten multinational taxpayers; and the contingency plans if receipts fall back toward the earlier €28 billion forecast.…
152. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the taxation treatment of redundancy payments, particularly ex-gratia or enhanced redundancy payments made in cases of involuntary redundancy, with a view to exempting such payments from income tax in recognition of the financial hardship associated with job loss. [54463/25]
153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted any recent review or cost–benefit analysis on increasing the tax-free threshold for redundancy payments, and if he will publish the findings of any such review. [54464/25]
154. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the estimated fiscal impact on the Exchequer of exempting all redundancy payments arising from involuntary redundancies from income tax, PRSI, and USC, based on the most recent available data. [54465/25]