600. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration would be given to introducing tax relief for club memberships (sporting clubs) to encourage more people to get involved in community organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47334/25]
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603. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Finance if he has met or will meet, with the Irish Stock Exchange ahead of Budget 2026 to discuss their proposals to support the future of the exchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47385/25]
604. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the announcement in Budget 2025 regarding plans to introduce a stamp duty exemption on the trading of shares in small companies on the Irish Stock Exchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47386/25]
605. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance what economic and reputational impact is expected from Israel’s transfer of EU bond prospectus approval to Luxembourg; whether there are plans to amend Ireland’s financial regulatory framework to reflect evolving political sensitivities; and how the Government will respond to public criticism of central bank policies. [47538/25]
611. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to increase the supply of second-hand EV cars from neighbouring markets and disincentivising the importation of fossil-fuel cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43153/25]
612. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance his Department's position regarding Ireland being 14th globally in terms of fossil fuel investment by manager location, alongside economies that have substantial fossil fuel industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43756/25]
613. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of homes for which a vacant homes levy has been applied; and the number of homes for which it has been received. [44158/25]
614. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the help-to-buy scheme for 2025 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44302/25]
615. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to consider a proposal (details supplied) and allow for a draught excise rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40775/25]
616. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if he will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40835/25]
617. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40879/25]
618. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to introduce policy to ensure the reimbursement of persons who had been involved in a road traffic accident and were charged higher insurance premiums while the matters were being investigated and resolved, but were ultimately deemed totally faultless and non-liable; and the reason a person should have to pay higher premiums for a number of years when they wer…
619. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners under the mortgage interest tax relief scheme for the year 2024, by county; the number of these applications that were successful, by county; the number of these applications that were unsuccessful, by county; the cost of this scheme for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40931…
620. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties listed under deferral payments for LPT for 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40932/25]
621. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the up-to-date position on changes being considered under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme to ensure that the scheme is replaced with a needs-based, grant-led approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40933/25]
622. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of payments made under the help-to-buy scheme for County Cork for each month this year up to June 2025; their average value monthly for Cork County, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40934/25]
623. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the projected tax revenue to be generated for 2025; the way in which this compares to the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40935/25]
624. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the current level of public debt as a percentage of GDP; the way this has this changed over the past decade; the measures being taken to reduce the fiscal deficit; the projected figures for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40936/25]
625. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the most recent statistics on inflation in Ireland, specifically regarding essential goods and services; the way in which the current inflation rate compares to the past five years; the steps he is taking to address rising living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/25]
626. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the current figures for tax revenue collected in the last fiscal year, broken down by category that is, income tax, corporate tax, VAT and so on; the way in which it compares to the projections made in the previous budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40938/25]
627. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the immediate measures he is taking to ensure that all thatched properties in the State can obtain sufficient insurance; the measures he has taken to work with the insurance companies to ensure that they are not forcing customers to choose between removing thatch roofs or insure their properties, which is currently the case owning to the rebuild costs limit (d…
628. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41057/25]
629. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the growing hardship faced by families in County Mayo and across Ireland whose mortgages have been sold to vulture funds; if he is aware that there are mortgage holders paying between 6.8% up to 8.5% interest on these loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41070/25]
630. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the measures being considered to support families affected by high-interest loans sold to vulture funds; if the long-term financial impact of such loans is being investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41071/25]
631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if vulture funds will be required to disclose the purchase price of these mortgages and justify the interest rates being charged; if access to mortgage switching schemes will be expanded for borrowers who are meeting their repayment obligations; if targeted relief or refinancing options will be introduced for individuals and families caught in this situation; an…