Parliamentary questions

405. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the VAT earned on electricity in each of the years 2015 to date; and to provide a breakdown of the VAT earned on electricity in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form. [29642/25]

406. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the Funds Sector 2030: A Framework for Open, Resilient and Developing Markets review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29678/25]

407. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the list of all investment partners and funds that ISIF has invested more than €1 million with since its inception, in tabular form. [29722/25]

408. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional VAT exclusive yield from a €7.50 increase in the carbon charge in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30050/25]

409. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the number of primary medical certificate appeals to the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30137/25]

410. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing VAT on sunscreens and other sun-protection-factor products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30215/25]

411. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance his views in relation to predatory lending practices by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30255/25]

412. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Finance if she will consider amending the criteria by which persons are assessed for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme 1994; if she will amend to include autism and ADHD as currently the Disabled Drivers Medical Board can only assess for physical disability. [30312/25]

413. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has purchased a property (details supplied); and if the purchase is complete. [30625/25]

414. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to extending the help-to-buy scheme to include second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30635/25]

415. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in the vacant homes tax to ten times the annual local property tax rate in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30695/25]

416. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in the residential zoned land tax to 5% of the land’s annual value in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30696/25]

417. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the adjustment made for indexation of income tax bands and income tax rates when calculating the budgetary stance for Budget 2026. [30697/25]

418. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of additional savings that could be made by not indexing income tax bands and income tax rates. [30698/25]

1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline Ireland’s role in facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds across the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28803/25]

2. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the situation where insurance companies for multiple consecutive years are recording profit margins two or three times the industry average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28804/25]

3. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Finance his views on postal orders as a means for making payments for bills with State agencies and local authorities, especially among those with limited IT skills and no chequebooks; whether such organisations have the right to refuse postal orders; if so, whether this could be amended through his offices; and if he will make a statement on …

4. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance in the context of rising costs and higher prices hitting households, to outline the surplus that the State will run in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28805/25]

5. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the review of the help to buy scheme; if consideration is being given to adjusting the eligibility criteria or value thresholds in response to recent changes in house prices and inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28246/25]

6. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 18 February 2025, to provide an update on his Department’s consideration of the Funds Sector 2030 report recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28158/25]

7. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered tax policy measures to reduce the cost of electricity relative to fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28216/25]

8. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if in cases where buildings are provided for childcare as a condition for planning permission for residential developments, a mechanism could be found through the tax system to help lower the cost of fitting out such buildings, given that cost is proving to be a major impediment, particularly for community childcare providers; and if he will mak…

9. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the help to buy scheme to first-time buyers purchasing second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28039/25]

10. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the total amount by which he intends to increase the carbon tax, by category, in each year until 2030. [28015/25]

11. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance how the Future Ireland Fund is being used and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27604/25]