Parliamentary questions

51. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 27 March 2025, the way in which the obligation to maintain taxpayer confidentiality is compatible in the case of heritage based exemptions given requirement for the public to be aware of and able to view the heritage item to avail of the tax exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 19 February 2025, to clarify whether it was intended that Part 22A (Residential Zoned Land Tax) Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 would impose Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) on a developer who is proceeding with developing his site for an approved housing body, where the developer is required by the ap…

551. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance when a review of the inheritance tax threshold will be initiated to include those persons deceased who do not have children and wish to leave their estate to a person to ensure there is no discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18629/25]

552. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to review as a matter of priority the taxation system, given the pressure that will be brought to bear by the USA tariffs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18669/25]

553. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if assistance, financial or otherwise is available for a family in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18670/25]

554. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of equity funds the Irish Strategic Investment Fund has invested in; the number of these which have invested in private and for-profit childcare companies; the dividends or monies the State has received from these investments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18748/25]

555. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the €115,000 annual earnings cap for pension contribution tax relief in line with inflation and wage growth since its introduction in 2011, to ensure that workers can adequately save for their retirement. [18768/25]

556. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the recommendations from a report (details supplied) on pensions, particularly the proposal to remove the annual pension contribution limits, including the €115,000 earnings cap; and to outline the Government's position on this matter. [18769/25]

557. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing retrospective pension contributions for individuals who were unable to maximise their tax-relieved contributions in previous years due to the €115,000 earnings cap. [18770/25]

558. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider aligning the €115,000 earnings cap for pension contributions with the standard fund threshold, which is set to increase incrementally to €2.8 million by 2029, in order to provide greater flexibility for retirement savings. [18771/25]

559. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work of the interdepartmental government working group established to examine recommendations from a report (details supplied), including changes to pension contribution limits and taxation policies. [18772/25]

560. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will be represented at political level at the Financing for Development summit in Seville this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18775/25]

561. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the current threshold rates for PAYE tax; if there are plans to raise the lower threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18781/25]

562. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending inheritance tax thresholds for individuals who have no children of their own and would like to leave an inheritance to a niece or nephew; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18831/25]

563. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the work his Department is doing to publish a new action plan for insurance reform, as included in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18882/25]

564. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a waiver to gift and inheritance tax incurred in circumstances where someone dies while owning a home with their partner, to whom they are not married (details supplied); to waive the tax from the surviving partner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18893/25]

565. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the exemption for CGT on the sale of shares from €1,270; the cost to the exchequer of such a change; if an evaluation of such a change can been made against the revenue return on the release of the equity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18904/25]

566. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the help-to-buy schemes to first-time buyers for second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18928/25]

567. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to reinstate the home renovation incentive tax relief (details supplied). [18957/25]

568. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the disparities in the inheritance tax thresholds between individuals with children and those without, or those without close relatives; if he acknowledges the concerns regarding the current system (details supplied); if he plans to review this system to ensure fairness and equity for all; and if he will make a statement on t…

569. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the analysis his Department has undertaken since the enactment of the Finance Act, 2024 to close the tax loopholes relating to pension contributions, as disclosed in a confidential Revenue Commissioners report from Summer 2023 reported in a newspaper (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19083/25]

570. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the value of all exports to the United States, by subcategories of firms (details supplied); the details of sub-sectors that are most exposed in the international trade war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19084/25]

571. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that savings deposit interest rates increase to at least the eurozone average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19085/25]

572. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to bring down the costs of mortgage interest rates for homeowners and first-time buyers in the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19086/25]

573. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that high savings deposits in Ireland are being adequately utilised to generate capital investment in the domestic economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19087/25]