Parliamentary questions

242. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on taxi licences for a company (details supplied); if the company demonstrated that it was tax compliant as part of this process; if VAT was paid, a factor required for qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13011/25]

243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of all auditing work done by the Comptroller and Auditor General for public bodies for which the Comptroller and Auditor General is remunerated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13174/25]

244. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12985/25]

245. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on VAT as it pertains to taxi drivers, specifically drivers in a company (details supplied); how the reverse VAT obligation will apply; if it will apply from 2025 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13010/25]

246. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the date on which he last received a status report from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in respect of a campus (details supplied). [13025/25]

247. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the Revenue Commissioners to receive their new customs cutter vessels; and the number of Revenue Commissioners staff, by grade, that have been trained to navigate the new vessels. [13131/25]

248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all late payment fees imposed by the Revenue Commissioners; the amount collected under each heading each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13155/25]

249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the definition used by Irish banks to determine non-performing loans for mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13156/25]

250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total value of property that was exempt from CAT due to the heritage exemption each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13157/25]

251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of section 110 applications, that is, unique form S.110 submissions each year since 2016; the total number approved; the number approved in each type of transaction classes; the number approved for dealing with each qualifying asset type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13158/25]

252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide an exhaustive list of the State’s double taxation treaties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13159/25]

253. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 5 February 2025, if he will consider introducing an exemption to the 1% life insurance levy on people with life-long disabilities, particularly in cases where they rely heavily on compensation awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13161/25]

254. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have ever declined to approve any pension transfer overseas on the grounds of tax avoidance or any other reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13162/25]

255. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out categories of eligible collateral accepted by the Central Bank of Ireland for commercial banks seeking access to the lending facilities; to clarify if mortgages can be used as collateral by banks seeking to access Central Bank borrowing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/25]

256. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/25]

257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total shareholding in AIB each year since 2017, detailing each year shares were sold, the amount, share price and total income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13195/25]

258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the levels 1 or 2 intervention under the compliance intervention framework has an upper limit on the size of the potential tax liability to avail of this avenue for minimising penalties and avoiding publication on list of defaulters; the maximum level of penalty mitigation allowed under each level of intervention under the compliance int…

259. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing laws in relation to failure to prevent tax evasion similar to those contained in the Corporate Criminal Offences Clause within the Criminal Finances Act in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13197/25]

260. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to increasing regulation of tax advisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/25]

261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated share of tax advisors operating outside of professional body oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13199/25]

262. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of trusts administered in the State; the number of trustees resident in the State; the number of trustees registered with revenue on the central register of beneficial ownership of trusts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13204/25]

263. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 5 February 2025, if any share of the 19.4 billion euro grouped under the short-term paper is made up of each of the funds Infrastructure, climate and nature fund, future Ireland fund and the social insurance fund; for details of the remainder of the debt categorised under the short-term paper; an…

264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of section 110 special purpose vehicles in operation each year from 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/25]

265. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing tax relief on certain foods for families with children who have severe food allergies, similar to the supports available for coeliacs and diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13221/25]

266. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to the level of corporation tax paid by the domestically operating insurance sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13268/25]