Parliamentary questions

57. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the initiatives he will be taking to support credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4901/25]

58. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work of the Office for the Promotion of Competition in the Insurance Market, particularly in relation to reducing the cost of public liability insurance; his Department’s recent engagement with insurance companies and new insurance companies regarding the high cost of public liability insurance; and if he will ma…

59. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are yet to make an application for 2024 under the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5069/25]

60. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Finance his plans for further capital acquisitions tax changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4936/25]

157. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if the beauty industry will be included in the reduced VAT rate of 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5326/25]

158. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme will be extended to include second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5335/25]

159. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering increasing the tax relief limit for e-bikes under the cycle-to-work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5345/25]

160. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to report on carbon tax increases planned as part of the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5220/25]

161. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of the €13 billion in back-taxes payable by a corporation (details supplied) the State has received to date; if there is a schedule for further incremental payments going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5235/25]

162. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for Revenue changing the operation and scope of the compliance assurance programme, making specific reference as to why the compliance assurance programme will no longer cover the large corporation division, high-wealth and financial services division, and the medium enterprise division, instead targeting exclusively at small …

163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Irish real estate investment fund regime to incorporate an entity-level tax to address issues of justice and fairness in how rental income and other gains from property is taxed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5258/25]

164. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of times a surcharge has been applied each year since 2016 as an additional penalty in the cases of tax-avoidance transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5259/25]

165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 60 to 62 of 6 February 2025, to outline, given that declarations are required for transferring a pension within the EU under the IORP II Directive, the number of transfers made to each EU Member State in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5260/25]

166. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if clarification will be offered to a person (details supplied) to determine eligibility under the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5306/25]

167. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance to outline the current tax-free allowances for pensioners; when these were last changed; if there are any plans to adjust them in light of the increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5456/25]

168. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out any preparation to deal with a potential fall in corporation tax as a result of the pending tariff war between the US and the EU. [5460/25]

169. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if his Department engaged with the US administration to seek to mitigate against the fall in tax revenues that could result in a tariff war between the US and the EU. [5461/25]

114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of investments the Irish State holds in companies who derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements; the legal obligations placed upon Ireland by recent rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding such economic investments which support Israel's illegal occupation; if this Government …

115. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if it is his intention to legislate for carbon taxes to be ring-fenced, as was committed to in the 2020 Programme for Government. [5154/25]

116. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance when the long-term investment strategy for the infrastructure, climate and nature fund will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4859/25]

117. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the annual payment by his Department to the climate action fund scheme, as required by virtue Circular 01/2020 (D/PER), broken down by trip, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [4955/25]

118. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance to consider tax relief on oxygen tanks for those who suffer from lung fibrosis in the context of Budget 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5004/25]

119. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance to outline the impact on Ireland of the decision of the United States of America to withdraw from the OECD's global corporate tax agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5094/25]

120. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance to indicate the additional measures he intends to take to support and enhance the Irish stock exchange as a vital source of equity and growth for indigenous businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5095/25]

121. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide the dividend payment received by the State for shares held in AIB, BOI and PTSB for each year that data is available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5113/25]