Parliamentary questions

164. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to address the taxation issues affecting the GP Care for All initiative, particularly concerning the Summerhill practice in Dublin’s north inner city, which is at risk of closure in June 2025 if a sustainable financial solution is not found; the measures being considered to ensure the continued provision of general pra…

165. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Airgeadais míniú a thabhairt maidir leis an bhfáth ar dhiúltaigh sé do leasú Uimh. 5 ar Chéim an Choiste den Bhille Airgeadais (Rochtain ar Bhonneagar Airgid Thirim a Sholáthar), 2024, toisc nár thug sé míniú le linn na díospóireachta sin; an mbeadh sé sásta rochtain ar bhonneagar airgid thirim a chinntiú do phobal labhartha na Gaeilge tríd an mB…

166. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18359/25]

167. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18376/25]

168. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18394/25]

169. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18411/25]

170. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18428/25]

171. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18453/25]

172. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18470/25]

173. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18487/25]

57. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Finance to outline the difference in VAT treatment in relation to recruitment agencies who are working for third level institutions and subsidiaries of the same institutions who may not be required to charge VAT on their services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17654/25]

58. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 2 April 2025, if he will list the eight companies in which Ireland indirectly invests €9.4 million, which derive profit from the activities in Israel's illegal settlements in the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17671/25]

59. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine correspondence regarding VAT for taxi drivers (details attached); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17812/25]

60. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance to supply the analysis he received with respect to the impact of global geopolitical and trade events on the economic scenarios facing the country over the next one to five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17854/25]

61. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance to provide the most recent analysis on domestic credit availability in Ireland, in particular for indigenous businesses; how this compares to other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17855/25]

62. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual value of each tax cut measure introduced in each annual budget from Budget 2017 to Budget 2025. [17856/25]

63. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the plans with regard to the Programme for Government commitment to bring forward measures to support SMEs, in particular the retail and hospitality sectors, acknowledging the increased cost pressures on these sectors; if this will entail changes to VAT, PRSI and other measures; if these measures will be implemented as part of the normal budget…

64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the estimated cost to the exchequer of the loophole introduce into the PRSA pension schemes in the Finance Act 2022, and subsequently closed in the Finance Act 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18023/25]

65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to clarify that tax avoidance if against the law; that the use of the loophole introduce into the PRSA pension schemes in the Finance Act 2022, and subsequently closed in the Finance Act 2025 for the purpose of avoiding tax is unlawful; if general anti-avoidance regulation can be used to recoup the tax that has been lost;; and if he will mak…

66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when his Department was first made aware of the loophole introduced into the PRSA pension schemes in the Finance Act 2022, and subsequently closed in the Finance Act 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18025/25]

339. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 25 March 2025, his views on whether existing age-based policies enacted by some insurance companies amount to discrimination under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17443/25]

340. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the potential benefit of introducing a new section 23 type tax relief scheme to encourage individual private investors to invest in the provision of private rental accommodation, i.e. to become individual private landlords. [17618/25]

341. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether there should be a requirement for credit unions to hold their annual general meetings in person rather than via electronic video conferencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16520/25]

342. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance whether he has any plans to reform the regulation of lifetime loan products issued by companies such as (details supplied) to strengthen consumer protection for borrowers and, as part of any such reform, to examine whether these consumer protections could be applied retrospectively to limit the amount of compound interest applied. [16556/25]

343. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance the reason an over-the-counter medication (details supplied) purchased in another EU Member State was not allowed into the State by customs officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16666/25]