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Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
361. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the amount raised in carbon tax for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30793/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
362. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of renters claiming the renters tax credit in 2024 and to date in 2025, by year, by local authority, and average value of credit per local authority. [39446/25]
Carol Nolan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
363. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if the rent tax credit available to the parents of third level students will be available for the duration of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39484/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
364. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if further changes can be made to the section 481 film tax relief scheme, particularly in relation to securing quality employment in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33743/25]
Barry Ward Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
365. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of financially incentivising the use of HVO fuel instead of diesel to support achieving Ireland’s climate emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39496/25]
Barry Ward Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
366. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of financially incentivising the use of HVO fuel instead of diesel to support achieving Ireland’s climate emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39497/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
367. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if the definition of an ‘assignment’ in the Revenue Commissioner’s civil service overnight subsistence rates (details supplied) is one of a continuous posting at a particular location, and therefore the reduced and detention rates do not apply in a cumulative fashion in the event of separate assignments at the same location, or locations within a given year; l…
Catherine Connolly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
368. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the consideration given to introducing an amendment to the primary medical certificate eligibility criteria to ensure people of various disabilities currently excluded from applying for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme can do so into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39551/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
369. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering changes to the capital acquisitions tax which childless adults pay. [39553/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
370. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39607/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
371. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Finance his position on the eight-year deemed disposal rule in the capital gains tax system; whether he would consider abolishing this rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39619/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
372. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the level of compliance activity in relation to the vacant homes tax; the number of cases of default that have been established; the value of penalties that have been applied in total; the average amount per property collected on the tax in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39647/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
373. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if the drivers and passengers with disabilities fuel grant is available to be claimed on fuel bought prior to the vehicle qualifying for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme or for vehicles used by a disabled passenger or driver prior to applying for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39721/25]
Liam Quaide Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
374. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Finance if houses that were only partially built but never occupied or suitable for occupation and have sat idle for a number of years qualify for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39734/25]
Barry Ward Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Finance
195. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 2 July 2025, if a tax rebate or any other financial support can be given to parents with children in childcare centres that are not signed up to the core funding model, resulting in higher fees ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38333/25]
Michael Cahill Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Finance
196. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to address the inheritance tax rates in the upcoming budget (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38520/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Finance
197. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the details and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years, detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or online and name of the scheme providing the support; if employees received any …
Eamon Scanlon Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Finance
198. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance the reason the taxsaver scheme is not available to those commuting on the Sligo–Dublin train route; if he agrees that exclusion from the scheme is discriminatory to a region, particularly given the limited employment opportunities in the northwest; if there are plans to extend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38575/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Finance
199. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38617/25]
Gillian Toole Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Finance
200. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Finance the reason a VAT rate, comparable to Northern Ireland, is not included as a stimulus measure for home building in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38645/25]
John Lahart Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Finance
201. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance to outline the thinking behind changes in the local property tax regime [38784/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Finance
15. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance if he accepts that Article 127 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires the Central Bank of Ireland to act with a view to contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the Union as laid down in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union, including specifically the strict observance of international law; if he accepts that the sal…
Michael Cahill Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Finance
16. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to support the hospitality sector by reintroducing the 9% VAT rate as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38012/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Finance
17. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if, in light of the estimate of the €200 million cost of extending the current employer tax relief to the auto-enrolment cohort contained in the 2022 regulatory impact assessment of the Pensions Auto Enrolment Bill, this additional employer tax relief will apply to the auto enrolment scheme ("My Future Fund") when it comes into effect on 1 January 2026; and…
Robert O'Donoghue Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Finance
18. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the eligibility criteria for the home carer tax credit to extend entitlement to single individuals and non-jointly assessed carers (such as those who are unmarried, cohabiting, or single) who provide full time care to dependent persons; if a review or public consultation is planned in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement …