Parliamentary questions

7. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of any assessments made by his Department on the impact on the Irish economy of the possible introduction of certain tariffs by the US Government that will act as a barrier to trade between the United States and the EU; the preparations his Department is making to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he shares the concerns that the disabled drivers and disabled passengers' scheme is no longer fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4906/25]

9. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the current total number and value of State investments in companies which derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements; the total number of such investments; his views on whether such investments help entrench and sustain Israel’s illegal occupation; his further views on whether such investments run contrary to rulings of …

10. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending inheritance tax thresholds for individuals who have no children of their own or nieces or nephews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4854/25]

11. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to engage with the Central Bank to review credit union lending limits to enhance their ability to serve their members. [5037/25]

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the preparations and scenario planning he is undertaking to deal with the possible implications for the Irish economy of the policies of the new Trump administration in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5105/25]

13. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the Revenue Commissioners' review of the taxes paid by Irish real estate funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5042/25]

14. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing and amending the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for companies that operate in illegal Israeli settlements. [5223/25]

15. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on proposals as outlined in Budget 2025 and in the Programme for Government to provide for tax relief for gym membership. [4985/25]

16. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he considers the Central Bank’s mortgage measures are in need of review, particularly the loan-to-value limit deposit requirement given the catch-22 situation many renters find themselves in being unable to save for a deposit due to high rents, which in many cases are far in excess of the mortgage repayments they would expect to pay;…

17. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his position on the future of the State’s remaining stake in Allied Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5151/25]

18. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the tax initiatives he has in place to support farm succession planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4902/25]

19. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the Revenue Commissioners to issue a VAT refund to persons in an area (details supplied) who are forced to purchase bottled water as they live in a boil water notice area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4669/25]

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering new taxation measures to replace possible losses in tax revenue given the policy announcements of the new Trump US administration and potential implications for Ireland's tax revenues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5107/25]

21. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the details of the increases to carbon tax on diesel and petrol he plans to introduce over the course of this Government; and if he will review the proposed increases in light of the cost-of-living crisis faced by many families, businesses and farmers and further to the fallout of storm Éowyn. [4904/25]

22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning further changes to section 481 film credit to vindicate employment rights of film workers and to ensure greater security of employment of film workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5108/25]

23. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to address the inequity between the treatment of ETFs for tax purposes and the taxation of other gains from the disposal of financial instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4771/25]

24. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on climate financing as part of the planned Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5222/25]

25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning to close tax incentives benefitting vulture funds, other property-related investment funds and profit driven investors to prevent them buying up residential property given the on-going housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5109/25]

26. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected in the recent year from the taxation of rental income from short-term rentals and how that income has evolved over recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5089/25]

27. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to financial institutions after the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5043/25]

28. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to position credit unions as community-centric financial institutions integral to their local communities, small businesses and farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/25]

29. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Finance for an update on his plans to establish a new action plan for insurance reform. [5009/25]

30. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the actions he will take to address the rising prevalence of payment fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5087/25]

31. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance for his view on the future of the OECD corporation tax reform process given the ongoing uncertainty in terms of the US government’s position on the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5150/25]