Parliamentary questions

277. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if there are any plans for increasing the cap for PRSAs or introducing any changes on how employer contributions to PRSAs are capped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36060/25]

278. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans to harmonise pension tax relief so that the State contribution under AE is equivalent to the tax relief which people get on private pensions; if so, whether the harmonisation plans upwards or downwards; what other details can be provided on the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36061/25]

279. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance If there any plans to simplify or align the rules for PRSAs and master trusts, specifically in relation to master trust contributions based on salary, age, and company service, and PRSA contributions with the limit of 100% of salary; if he agrees that there are very different rules for accessing benefits, either at retirement or on early retir…

280. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the new action plan for insurance reform, with specific regard to flood insurance; if the action plan will recommend changes to the memorandum of understanding between the OPW and Insurance Ireland to increase obligations on insurance companies to extend coverage to people in low-risk flood zones; and if he will make a sta…

281. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the current vehicle registration tax and VAT exemption limits for vehicles adapted for individuals with disabilities, given the €16,000 cap has remained unchanged for over two decades despite rising vehicle costs and taxes; if he will consider introducing index-linking to ensure these exemptions keep pace with inflation; a…

216. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance if there is any relief on stamp duty for the purchase of agricultural land by an individual not from an agricultural background (that is, no green certificate); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35036/25]

217. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the specific steps his Department is taking to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into the preparation of Budget 2026; how alignment with the 2030 Agenda is being assessed during the budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35065/25]

45. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of employees at NAMA that have not entered into a voluntary redundancy scheme; the number of employees that have not entered a redundancy scheme that earn above €200,000; if the CEO has entered a redundancy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34561/25]

46. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance to provide the par value of loans acquired by NAMA from each associated bank; the value of securities/funds provided to each bank in return; and the number of loans received by NAMA from each bank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34596/25]

47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide each risk grading that is, low, medium and high that was assigned to Israeli bonds prospectus based on the Central Bank of Ireland's risk-based approach for the prospectus approved in each period, September 2021; September 2024, February 2024 and June 2024. [34691/25]

48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance which approach to review a two eyes review or a four eyes review based on the Central Bank of Ireland's risk-based approach was taken with Israeli bonds prospectus approved in each period, September 2021. September 2024, February 2024 and June 2024. [34692/25]

49. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance for the list of those in the media and other stakeholders that receive the Central Bank Quarterly Bulletin in advance of publication; to confirm the rules governing the provision of such reports to media or other stakeholders in advance of publication; how the release of market sensitive information that may be contained in such reports is regulat…

50. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the category of taxpayer that is liable for the VAT information exchange system; the rate at which the tax is levied; whether the VIES tax collected is maintained by the Exchequer; whether there is a process for reclaiming VIES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34772/25]

51. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have availed of the Key Employee Engagement Programme each year since its introduction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34972/25]

52. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of corresponding employees who benefited from the Key Employee Engagement Programme (KEEP) each year since its introduction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34973/25]

289. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the timeline for the drafting of a five-year strategy for the credit union sector, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33535/25]

290. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the likely contents of the five-year strategy for the credit union sector, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33536/25]

291. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the timeline for the commencement of the regulations increasing credit union lending capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33537/25]

292. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the timeline for the implementation of Recommendations 11.2 of the retail banking review from November 2022 to bring buy-now-pay-later agreements into the central credit register, namely, reducing the reporting threshold for credit agreements from €500 to €200 and the consultation obligation threshold from €2,000 to €1,000; and introducin…

293. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the operation of the Central Credit Register, particularly the pace of corrections by the Central Bank where errors are detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33539/25]

294. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that would have been forgone by eliminating the vehicle registration tax on both previously owned and new electric vehicles from Britain in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [33581/25]

295. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33640/25]

296. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33658/25]

297. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33676/25]

298. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance whether the recommendations contained in the report on the review of the fund sector, published last year, have been considered by him or the Government; if the several recommendations around changing the tax regime will be implemented; the cost to the exchequer of abolition of the 1% stamp duty, the reduction of the LAET from 41% to 33% a…