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Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
632. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 29 April 2025, which specific case law he is referring to. [41086/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
633. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 29 April 2025, which specific case law he is referring to. [41087/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
634. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount that has been collected in the NORA levy, excise duty, carbon tax, and VAT on fuel, in the past ten years, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [41151/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
635. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to review the residential zoned land tax (details supplied). [41169/25]
Barry Ward Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
636. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider proposing a reduction or eliminating the VAT on clothing repairs and on the renting of clothes to promote the circular economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41178/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
637. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to strongly support the pre-Budget submission by a society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41257/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
638. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be raised in 2026 if a VAT rate of 23% was applied to tuition fees paid to fee charging primary and second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41280/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
639. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied) to establish if anything can be done to resolve the issue raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41394/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
640. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied) and examine whether anything can be done to resolve the issue raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41395/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
641. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance to consider reviewing the current regulations around the residential zoned land tax (RZLT) where a landowner whose landholding is subject to the tax is unable to apply for planning permission on the said lands because there is no capacity within the water or wastewater infrastructure, as outlined by Uisce Éireann; and if he would consider changes to the Finan…
Frankie Feighan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
642. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce measures to support the Irish wine growing industry including the introduction of a relief from alcohol products tax for sparkling wine produced in Ireland (details supplied). [41416/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
643. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the current status of the process to review and change the entry criteria for the primary medical certificate scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41419/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
644. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the number of active primary medical certificate appeals in County Monaghan; the current waiting time for an appeal decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41421/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
645. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to maintain access to cash and support its continued acceptance in our economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41458/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
646. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to publish an Action Plan for Insurance Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41459/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
647. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government's commitment to engage with the Central Bank to review credit union lending limits to enhance their ability to serve members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41460/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
648. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to expand the role of Ireland's credit union sector in the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41461/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
649. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to draft a five-year strategy for the credit union sector to ensure it can fully leverage new opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41462/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
650. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to legislate for a 'Right to be Forgotten' for cancer survivors, requiring insurers to disregard a cancer diagnosis where treatment ended more than seven years prior to application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41463/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
651. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure consumers will see a reduction in insurance costs, given costs in the sector continue to rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41465/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
652. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will he consider an increase to the income thresholds for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41466/25]
Grace Boland Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
653. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41503/25]
Grace Boland Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
654. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if his Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41521/25]
Grace Boland Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
655. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41539/25]
Grace Boland Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
656. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41557/25]