Parliamentary questions

252. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the limits on the help-to-buy scheme in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47202/26]

253. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue generated from VAT applied to the sale of centre fire rifle ammunition for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47247/26]

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]

255. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a targeted value added tax (VAT) exemption, reduction, or zero-rating mechanism for homeowners rebuilding their primary residences vis-à-vis the defective concrete blocks enhanced grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47378/26]

256. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of vacancies, by job title as of 16 June 2026 at the Financial Services and Pension Ombudsman; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [47422/26]

257. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if in the hosting of future national economic dialogues that representatives of local government would be invited to attend. [47505/26]

258. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering aligning the current rate of investment undertaking tax with capital gains tax in Budget 2027 as an affordable and effective means of increasing retail investment participation, and to ensure existing investors are not left behind in any planned new tax measures to incentivise retail investment. [47514/26]

259. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will share the list of members (by official title) of the executive board of the Department of Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47516/26]

260. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total landholding of his Department, broken down by county, including the amount currently unused or vacant, the portion zoned for development, and the number of sites that include vacant or derelict properties. [47624/26]

261. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the disposal of the MV Matthew by the Revenue Commissioners; the full costs to date for the storage and upkeep of this vessel; the timeline for the completion of its disposal; and if the vessel is likely to be scrapped or sold for reuse. [47746/26]

262. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to give support to pre-Budget 2027 proposals by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47866/26]

248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of profits subject to non-trading corporation tax, the total corporation tax take on non-trading income each year since 2018 and the effective tax rate on non-trading income, in tabular form. [46418/26]

249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the average and median inheritance tax paid each year since 2020. [46419/26]

250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a full list of all credit institutions authorised to carry out banking business in the State under Irish legislation. [46420/26]

251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a full list of all European credit institutions authorised in another Member State of the European economic area and operating in the State as a branch. [46421/26]

252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 9 of June 2026, to clarify if the investment benchmarks against which each fund’s investment performance is measured over time includes projected rates of return. [46422/26]

253. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the residential solar tax credit is available in respect of solar PV installations in new-build dwellings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46449/26]

254. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual impact on revenue of restoring the full 5% regional uplift, as it was previously constituted, for the Section 481 tax credit for film; the estimated annual impact on revenue of establishing a 5% uplift to the Section 481 tax credit for films produced in Gaeltacht areas and/or in the Irish language; the e…

255. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to reports that consultants on public only consultant contracts (POCC) are being routinely gifted fees for the delivery of babies of private patients in the Rotunda Maternity Hospital (details supplied); if this practice will be investigated given the issues surrounding the taxation of these gifts; to clarify matters r…

256. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on plans to reform and enhance Ireland’s regulatory framework for Retail Investor Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46749/26]

257. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of properties which have been liable for the vacant property tax in each taxable year since its introduction and to date in 2026; and the total amount raised in each tax year it has been operational and to date in 2026. [46776/26]

44. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in view of the planned transfer of responsibility for the collection of the derelict sites levies to the Revenue Commissioners, whether monies collected in respect of sites located within the Fingal County Council area will be returned directly to Fingal County Council; if not, the reason for same; whether consideration has b…

45. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps that will be taken to conclude the Tobacco Taxation Directive file during the Irish Presidency; the resources in situ to work on this file; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45988/26]

46. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance given the fact that residential zoned land tax liabilities of €24.1 million were declared in respect of lands within the Fingal County Council area in 2025 and a further €20.5 million in 2026 to date; whether any portion of the revenues collected from these lands is returned directly to the local authority; Fingal County Coun…

47. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in view of the fact that residential zoned land tax liabilities of €24.1 million were declared in respect of lands within the Fingal County Council area in 2025, of which €7.9 million was collected and €16.1 million remained unpaid, and that liabilities of €20.5 million were declared in 2026 to date, of which €6.6 million was…