Parliamentary questions

73. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance his views on the way in which the tax system through, for example, tax relief could help increase the number of childcare places in communities, such as those in west Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28065/25]

74. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Finance his projections for core inflation in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27857/25]

75. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Finance the number of earners paying income tax at the top rate of income tax; the number paying at the standard rate; the number of earners not paying income tax; how this compares to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27858/25]

76. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the total amount by which he intends to increase the carbon tax, by category, over the lifetime of the Government. [28016/25]

77. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Finance how he envisages economic growth will be impacted next year and for the foreseeable future on account of potential tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28257/25]

78. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on income tax revenues to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27859/25]

295. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase budgetary projects and forecasts to a five-year period, as recommended by the Fiscal Advisory Council, especially in light of recent warnings about our future income streams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27879/25]

296. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline any engagements he has had with the European Commission and the Trump administration about the introduction of an EU-wide digital levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27445/25]

297. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding any departmental review of the criteria for the primary medical certificate, which is used to determine eligibility for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, in particular to consider the inclusion of individuals with a significant disability such as the loss of sight or hearing; and if he will make a stat…

298. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the growing number of entertainment venues refusing to accept cash payments; his views on the impact of cashless-only policies on older people and others who may not have access to debit or credit cards; if he will consider introducing measures to ensure that public-facing businesses continue to offer cash as a payment opt…

299. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to ensure that Ireland has divested from all bonds linked to the ongoing genocide in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26454/25]

300. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to bring down motor insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26455/25]

301. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the Government's position on the creation of a European Capital Markets Union; his views on the progress on the issue at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28779/25]

302. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the minister for finance if he will provide an update in respect of the General Scheme of Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2025; and his timeline from introduction to enactment. [28811/25]

303. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance to outline the role he has in the EU/US trade tariff negotiation. [28931/25]

115. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he has examined the report submitted to his office prior to 19 March 2025 from the NDIS transport working group, recommending that the DDS be replaced with a modern, fit for purpose vehicular adaptation scheme, based on need rather than medical criteria; if he has accepted the recommendations therein; and if so, the timeline for devel…

116. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 14 May 2025, the reason the number of unauthorised or unlawful destructions of personal data by the Revenue Commissioners for each year from 2013 to 2024, in breach of the National Archives Act 1986 and data protection legislation, is not available; if he will confirm whether the number of such de…

117. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 14 May 2025, if he will provide the number of phone call recordings destroyed by the Revenue Commissioners for each year since 2018 without the certified authorisation required under section 7 of the National Archives Act 1986; if he will confirm whether the number of such destructions exceeded 10…

118. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 14 May 2025, if he will confirm whether the pre-recorded message on the Revenue Commissioners’ local property tax helpline in 2024 stated that calls would be recorded and may be used for verification purposes by callers; if he will explain the reason such recordings were deleted six months later, …

119. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27778/25]

120. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that insolvency cases have reportedly increased by approximately 20% this year; if he will address the fact that investment funds such as (details supplied) continue to charge mortgage interest rates of over 7%, significantly higher than the pillar banks, despite recent ECB rate reductions; if he will outline the measures being …

121. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Finance that legal mechanisms that need to be enacted to enable the Revenue Commissioners along with the Department of Social Protection to deduct pay or tax free allowances for non-payment of fines, or as part of penalties issued in lieu of custodial sentences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27953/25]

122. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the actions he is planning in response to recent survey findings on the scale of illegal tobacco in circulation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28093/25]

123. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he will conduct a review of taxsaver commuter schemes in order to enhance flexibility and uptake by commuters in support of the Government’s climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28094/25]

124. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the cost of reducing VAT on bicycles to the lowest possible level. [28103/25]