Questions

787. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by the Finnish Government in relation to providing for a seed investment account for all newborns in Finland (details supplied); if a similar scheme has been considered in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62392/26]

788. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by the Portuguese Government in relation to providing for a seed investment account for all newborns in Portugal (details supplied); if a similar scheme has been considered in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62393/26]

809. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) regulations 1994 (Statutory Instrument No. 353 of 1994) and section 92 of the Finance Act 1989, operating as part of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme exclude blind passengers; when the regulations will be amended to include severe visual impairment; and if…

702. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy applications, approvals and drawdowns to date in 2026, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55567/26]

703. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy applications, approvals and drawdowns per year from 2020 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55568/26]

765. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm that a ‘Fresh Start’ principle that allows previously divorced, separated, or insolvent individuals to be treated as first-time buyers will be considered as a provision for the help-to-buy scheme, similar to other housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56713/26]

790. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans to introduce a mechanism for museums and art galleries to benefit from a gift aid facility, in line with the model which exists in the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57371/26]

791. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to increase the cap on the Section 1003 heritage donation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57372/26]

828. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the help to buy scheme to reflect rising house prices in counties such as Galway, where the median asking price has increased substantially over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59165/26]

831. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the policy rationale for the requirement under the help to buy scheme that a first-time buyer's mortgage must be at least 70 per cent of the purchase price or approved valuation of a qualifying property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59168/26]

832. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applicants in Galway who were deemed ineligible for the help to buy scheme in each of the past five years due to not meeting the requirement that the mortgage constitute at least 70 per cent of the purchase price or approved valuation of the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59169/26]

833. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has conducted an assessment of the impact of the 70 per cent mortgage requirement under the help to buy scheme on single applicants, self-builders and applicants in rural areas; and if he will publish the findings of such an assessment. [59170/26]

834. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to amending the help to buy scheme eligibility criteria to allow first-time buyers who have substantial savings or family support to qualify for the scheme where they otherwise meet all eligibility requirements but do not satisfy the 70 per cent mortgage threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59171/…

835. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of concerns that the 70 per cent mortgage requirement under the help to buy scheme may incentivise applicants to borrow more than is necessary in order to qualify for support; whether this matter has been examined by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59172/26]

269. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider altering the criteria for the help to buy scheme to allow non new-build houses to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54310/26]

199. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the monitoring measures that are in place and what assessment has occurred to ensure that where hauliers and others are using the fuel rebate scheme that the benefits are passed on to those contracting haulage services. [53208/26]

208. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through his Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53416/26]

68. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the revised disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52185/26]

254. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider increasing the price limit of €1,500 for e-bikes under the bike-to-work scheme (details supplied). [47254/26]

358. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when it is proposed to introduce changes to the disabled drivers scheme; if the proposed changes will improve the scheme for disabled drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45766/26]

359. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the disabled driver and passenger scheme will be discontinued when the Department of Transport introduces its new vehicle adaptation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45777/26]

527. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of employees who have availed of the cycle to work scheme, by county, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, inclusive; the estimated tax foregone to the Exchequer in respect of the scheme in each of those years; the breakdown between bicycles, pedelecs/e-bikes and cargo/e-cargo bikes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the …

555. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he expects the review of the terms of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers' tax relief scheme to be completed; if that review is likely to broaden access to the scheme beyond the rigid criteria that is currently in operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42666/26]

556. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a paper-based review can be facilitated of an independent appeal on a decision to deny a primary medical certificate to allow access to the disabled drivers and passengers tax relief scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42667/26]

565. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of an on-trade sustainability scheme, as proposed by the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland; to provide targeted tax relief or supports to publicans facing increased operating costs, particularly in light of rising electricity, wage and water costs and in recognition of the social and economic importance of pubs as…