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Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
757. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of restoring the trade union tax relief. [43879/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
758. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of continuing all farm-related taxes set to expire at the end of 2025 or during 2026; and the cost broken down by each specific tax. [43880/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
759. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by applying a second home charge of 0.002%, 0.003% and 0.004% of the value of the property on all properties other than those owned by local authorities and approved housing bodies, principle primary residences (first properties owned), and all other properties exempt from the LPT. [43881/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
760. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by applying a second home charge of €100 on all properties other than those owned by local authorities and approved housing bodies, principle primary residences (first properties owned), and all other properties exempt from the LPT. [43882/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
761. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by introducing a 50% cap on corporation tax relief on all losses over €5 million. [43884/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
762. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Finance the amount that Ireland has had invested in companies which derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, including east Jerusalem; the amount of profit Ireland has derived from such investments; the change in value of such investments in the years 2022 to date, by year and by company; and if he will…
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
763. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the number of times he intends to increase the cost of petrol, diesel and home heating oil until 2030; the cost to consumers of each increase; the compounded total cost of the increase, by increase and by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43927/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
764. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider discontinuing the pension-annuity levy applied to Aer Lingus pensioners; if he will explore options to reimburse those affected for deductions made from their pension annuities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43931/25]
John Clendennen Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
765. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of a 10% reduction in alcohol excise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44084/25]
John Clendennen Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
766. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the current rate of food inflation; the impact of this on the cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44085/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
767. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing targeted tax relief or other short-term financial supports for families with very young children, to help bridge the gap between the end of paid parental leave and the limited availability of childcare for infants under 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44190/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
768. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance his Department’s position on the recent comments by a person (details supplied) in the context of the Irish economy’s reliance on fossil fuel investments, infrastructure, and use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44264/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
769. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance the number of times his Department officials have met with an organisation (details supplied), or any of the subgroups it represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44310/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
770. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce a wealth tax; if so, to outline details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44312/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
771. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual revenue that would be generated through the introduction of a wealth tax levied at 0.5% on assets over €1 million and 1% on assets over €2 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44313/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
772. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance given that states generally have access to cheaper finance than the private sector, to outline the differences in financing costs for the delivery of large social housing projects compared to large private housing projects (details supplied). [44353/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
773. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if additional Israeli bonds were purchased in 2024 or if the value of the ISIF holding of Israeli bonds increased in 2024 for a different reason such as currency fluctuations. [44376/25]
Joe Neville Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
774. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Finance in the case of a person who receives a small private pension as well as a government pension which has in recent years risen, if his Department is considering a specific entry point which would alleviate the tax implication for said person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44410/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
222. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding given to each county under the vehicle registration tax relief scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40552/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
223. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department has raised any concerns around the high level of fossil fuel financing which comes through Ireland, its potential impact on Ireland's climate targets and global decarbonisation efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40638/25]
Albert Dolan Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
224. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering reform of the capital acquisitions tax thresholds in Budget 2025 to address the disparity facing individuals without children or whose closest relationships fall outside group A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40382/25]
Albert Dolan Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
225. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 329 and 331 of 24 June 2025, to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, which confirmed that responsibility for analysing collapsed or re-run procurement competitions rests with individual contracting authorities, if his Department has estimated or recorded the number o…
Albert Dolan Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
226. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all Public-Private Partnership projects under his remit, including project name, contract value, and start/end date since 2010; and to confirm whether any projects have been subject to cost overruns, renegotiation or early termination since 2010. [40414/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
227. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to review and remove VAT on sunscreen protection products, as they are an essential health product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40441/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
228. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Central Bank has gone beyond the requirements of EU rules on the regulation of financial services; if in the regulation of any financial services or products, the Central Bank is applying additional rules beyond that set out in EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40458/25]