Parliamentary questions

92. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the measures being put in place to counteract black market activities in terms of unregistered or unlicenced beauticians and hairdressers working from home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8308/25]

93. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the total cost of tax relief for tax saver tickets for bus, rail and Luas services in 2024. [8198/25]

94. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Finance the total number of insurance companies operating in Ireland that are registered with the Central Bank. [8206/25]

95. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Finance the name of all insurance companies that have signed up to the voluntary code published by an organisation (details supplied) which removes the requirement for consumers to disclose a previous cancer diagnosis after a period of seven years for adults or in the case of children, five years, in tabular form. [8207/25]

96. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on the policy approach that the Revenue Commissioner takes to the resolution and repayment of outstanding tax or VAT liabilities of firms arising for companies adversely impacted by the energy cost crisis since 2022, in the context of court-appointed examinership processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of Irish mortgages currently held in terms of beneficial ownership by both traditional banks and non-bank entities each year from 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8357/25]

98. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 20 February 2025, the position regarding a timeline for when the planned review of the help-to-buy scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8544/25]

99. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 60 to 62 of 6 February 2025, if he will outline the relevant benefits as defined by section 770 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 that constitutes a bona fide reason to transfer a pension overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8621/25]

100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 60 to 62 of 6 February 2025, the timeframe in which a declaration signed by the individual concerned must be submitted to Revenue to transfers of pensions to other EU Member States under the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

101. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 60 to 62 of 6 February 2025, the number of cases that have been opened by Revenue to examine the potential use of pension transfers both within the EU and other international destinations to circumvent tax either under Irish pension tax legislation or tax avoidance legislation, in tabular form; the num…

102. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 60 to 62 of 6 February 2025, the number of transfers of occupational pensions to other EU jurisdictions under the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision II Directive to each EU Member State, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8624/25]

103. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 60 to 62 of 6 February 2025, the number of applications received by Revenue to transfers to a pension scheme in a country other than the UK or an EU Member State in each year since 2012; the number of approvals provided by Revenue since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8625/25]

104. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 46 to 54 of 6 February 2025, the total value of the surcharge collected each year since 2016 under anti-tax avoidance legislation; the total value of the final tax liability determined at the end of tax compliance intervention each year under anti-tax avoidance legislation; and if he will make a statem…

297. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance the reason benefit-in-kind is to be applied to first responders who bring their emergency vehicle home with them at night; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7171/25]

298. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding any research carried out by his Department into amending capital acquisitions tax exemption levels and related group thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7206/25]

299. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline, in the context of pending legislation concerning the regulation of the vaping industry, the reason his Department has not insisted on a tax stamp for vaping products similar to tobacco products, as is the case in some EU Member States; his views on international best practice; the estimated revenue in the context of a full …

300. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the status of the community insurance initiative for tidy towns announced in January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7260/25]

301. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance the reason grants to social enterprises are not tax-deductible in the same way they are for registered charities; if consideration has been given to changing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7271/25]

302. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the review into the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7273/25]

303. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance his views on the regulation of Israel Bonds by the Central Bank of Ireland. [7292/25]

304. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance to examine the case of a person (details supplied); if he considers this to be acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7378/25]

305. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, to exempt emergency response drivers from benefit-in-kind in cases where such drivers take their vehicles home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7426/25]

306. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. [7434/25]

307. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that was raised from the 9% rate of VAT on newspapers in 2022, before this was reduced to 0% in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7446/25]

308. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will remove the classification of National Ambulance Service response vehicles as a benefit-in-kind to those who drive them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7456/25]