321. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the tax band thresholds in the upcoming budget for those over 65 years, and revert back to €40,000 for married couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51312/25]
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322. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51363/25]
323. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware and if it was an unintended consequence that, of every €100 granted in budgets in recent years to ease the cost of energy for consumers, energy companies took €9 in VAT from the sum allocated to consumers by the Government, thereby denying consumers an additional 9% subvention in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51376/2…
324. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a PRSA dispute with a financial company (details supplied) which has been due for adjudication according to correspondence from the Financial Services Ombudsman, at the end of 2024; the reason for the delay of almost one year in deciding this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51377/25]
325. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a special tax levy on windfall profits accruing to private IPAS centre contracts/operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51445/25]
326. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the reasons a research stipend of a PhD student cannot be included as income in an application for a mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51450/25]
327. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of significant delays in the adjudication of complaints by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, with some complainants waiting well beyond the timelines initially indicated; if he will seek an explanation from the Ombudsman regarding the reasons for such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51621/25]
328. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of outstanding appellants before the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal who reside in the west of Ireland; if he will arrange for a clinic of the board to be convened in Galway or another suitable west of Ireland location, given the accessibility challenges for applicants required to travel to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
329. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the date on which the new Revenue Commissioners customs cutter vessels will be fully operational, and the number of Revenue Commissioners staff, by grade, that have been fully trained in the use of the new cutter vessels. [51833/25]
330. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the take-up of the mortgage relief scheme in budget 2025; the average value of the relief paid; and if any provision has been made for renewing it for a further year. [51917/25]
331. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the take-up of the landlord relief; the cost of the relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51918/25]
332. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the thresholds and rates for Capital Acquisitions Tax; his views on the appropriate relationship for different categories of recipient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51919/25]
333. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the life of the Key Employment Engagement Programme which is scheduled to finish in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51925/25]
334. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on VAT rates for tourism and hospitality (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51955/25]
335. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a matter (details supplied) regarding rural public houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51956/25]
336. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases prosecuted by the State relating to the smuggling of coal and other fuels across the Border with Northern Ireland; the value of the fines issued relative to this activity; if total tonnage in respect of coal smuggling has been estimated; if so, the figures for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51967/25]
337. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if all Government Departments and agencies that make payments to individuals and businesses that are account holders with banks or credit unions do so using the BIC and IBAN numbers only; if there is any exception to this normal practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51968/25]
227. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the group A capital acquisitions tax threshold given the increase in property values since 2009; if he is satisfied that the current threshold of €400,000 is adequate compared with the 2009 level of €542,544; and if he is satisfied that the current threshold reflects inflation and housing market realities. [50864/25]
228. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised on a short-term cash flow basis, by increasing the professional services withholding tax to 25% and 30% respectively. [50865/25]
229. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the continuation of the rent tax credit will come from the tax package outlined in the Summer Economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50922/25]
230. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will abolish the deemed disposal regime as it applies to investments in Exchange Traded Funds and align the taxation of gains on ETFs with the capital gains tax regime at 33%, with tax payable only upon an actual disposal.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50928/25]
231. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a submission regarding USC (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50970/25]
232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by removing the lower stamp duty rates on the purchase of three or more apartments in the same apartment block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51007/25]
233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to the introduction of a draught rebate or excise/VAT relief scheme for rural public houses; the estimated Exchequer cost of such a scheme; the alternative supports being planned to protect rural pubs as social and cultural hubs in communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51017/25]
234. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of the degree of exposure of the Irish economy to external trade shocks arising from multinational dependency and international trade tensions; the contingency plans that exist to safeguard employment and Exchequer revenues in such a scenario; whether diversification of inward investment forms part of the Government’s current economic strategy; and…