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Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
707. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance the plans to change the operating rules for credit unions such as increasing the lending limits for credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43449/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
708. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance whether it is possible for the State or the Central Bank to stop the facilitation of the sale of Israeli war bonds in the upcoming review process by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43450/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
709. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first year cost of reversing the carbon tax increase in May from the 1ST of November. [43649/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
710. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first year cost of not going ahead with the carbon tax increase in October. [43650/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
711. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue raise by increased level of capital spending in 2026 announced as part of the National Development Plan. [43651/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
712. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43659/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
713. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43677/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
714. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance under current projections to outline the GGB for 2025 and 2026 as a result of the expenditure set out in the Summer Economic Statement. [43731/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
715. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide the GNI* figures used to underpin the share of GNI* of capital spend for years 2026-2030 in the National Development Plan, in tabular form. [43732/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
716. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the full estimated annual cost of the renters tax credit, and the estimated first-and full-year cost of a €250 increase. [43734/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
717. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first-and full-year cost of moving hospitality to a reduced rate of VAT from the 1 July 2026; and the costs if the measure excluded accommodation. [43735/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
718. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance Ireland's official position on the International Court of Justice's ruling on climate change, calling it an "urgent and existential threat”; and his position on Ireland being the 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. […
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
719. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance given the International Court of Justice's ruling on climate change, calling it an "urgent and existential threat", the proactive steps the Government will take to stop fossil fuel investment being channelled through Ireland, specifically to stop Irish-based subsidiaries from fossil fuel investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43754/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
720. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether Irish sovereign funds are invested in fossil fuel industries; the steps his Department is taking to ensure Ireland's investments are green investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43755/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
721. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance based on current projections and forecasts from his Department and the NTMA, when is it forecast that the debt to GNI* ratio will fall below 60%; what the projected net debt ratio for 2024 was; what it will be for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43799/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
722. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance what the NTMA’s end of year cash balance was for 2024; what it is currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43800/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
723. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to provide the bond redemptions due on Irish national debt for each year from 2025 to 2030; the month when redemptions are due; the interest rate applying to each; the projected interest rate costs on servicing the national debt each year from 2025 to 2030, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43801/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
724. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the current projected cost of reducing the VAT rate on hospitality sector to 9% from the current 13.5% rate; the cost when accommodation is excluded and the reduction applies only to food and drink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43802/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
725. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected updated general Government balance for 2025 and 2026, respectively, after the publication of the Summer Economic Statement; what the end of year surplus or deficit is now projected to be in light of the most recent Exchequer returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43803/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
726. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected additional corporation tax yield in 2026 from the increase in the rate to 15% under Pillar Two of the OECD BEPs project; the cost of the proposed G7 side by side system will be; if any modelling or projections have been carried out by his Department on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43804/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
727. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if the Finance Bill will include amendments to provide for the agreement at the G7 on the side by side system for US parented groups under Pillar Two; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43805/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
728. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the full year cost of extending the reduced VAT rate on electricity and gas bills in 2026, and then the six month cost from January to end of June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43806/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
729. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the full year cost of indexing income tax credits and bands in line with either wage growth or HICP for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43807/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
730. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected additional yield to the Exchequer in 2026 from making no change to income tax bands and credits in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43808/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
731. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of individual taxpayer units that would be impacted by reducing the Standard Fund Threshold from €2 million to €1.5million. [43853/25]