Parliamentary questions

201. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since 1 July 2020, by county, along with the number of applicants associated with these claims; and the number of claims by home buyers, excluding self-builds, by county, that is, the number of these claims relating to purchases. [4281/25]

202. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4317/25]

203. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance for the full list of NAMA project sales to date; the date of each sale; the value of each sale; the corresponding par value of each loan portfolio sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4332/25]

204. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with it, in tabular form. [4472/25]

205. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance to examine the case for reviewing the 0% VAT treatment of solar power ancillary equipment (details supplied), to ensure that homeowners who face financial barriers to installing a battery upfront are not unfairly penalised for adding one later; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4542/25]

206. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to mortgagees whose mortgages were sold to investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4581/25]

207. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4607/25]

208. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 5 February 2025, which of those treaties contain a limitation of benefits clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4703/25]

209. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [4793/25]

210. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has given instructions on the investing strategy of the Irish sovereign wealth funds; if so, if will he provide those instructions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4815/25]

44. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to combat the sale of illegal tobacco products in Ireland, particularly in light of the increased black-market activity seen in other EU states such as France and Spain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3673/25]

45. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to extend the help-to-buy scheme to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3675/25]

46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a full list of all specific anti-avoidance rules (SAARs) in Irish tax law, in tabular form; the number of actions taken under each of the SAAR rules; the total revenue recovered since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3620/25]

47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of cases of potential tax avoidance opened for assessment by the Revenue Commissioners each year since 2015 under the general anti-avoidance rule, in tabular form; the total potential value of this tax advantage arising through these tax avoidance transactions each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of cases of tax avoidance transactions determined to have taken place, both individual taxpayers and promoters of schemes, each year since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3622/25]

49. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total interest charged each year since 2015 as a result of tax avoidance transactions under the general anti-avoidance rule, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3623/25]

50. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total surcharge applied each year since 2015 for tax avoidance transactions; the average percentage surcharge applied, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3624/25]

51. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of protection notices/form PN1 submitted each year since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3625/25]

52. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of agreements entered into by the Revenue Commissioners to reduce the tax liability, interest, or surcharge resulting from tax avoidance transactions each year since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3626/25]

53. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of court cases that have been required to determine the application of a surcharge, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3627/25]

54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases ruled in the Revenue Commissioners favour, in tabular form; the average surcharge following a legal challenge; the average time taken to reach a court ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3628/25]

55. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will prioritise the introduction of a new regional AV tax credit in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3645/25]

56. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if the revenue accruing from the issuance of excise licenses is ring-fenced for expenditure on measures specific to the sector subject to the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3665/25]

57. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated tax revenue loss to the Irish Exchequer due to illicit tobacco trade; if this is expected to increase in the absence of clear EU tax policy guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3670/25]

58. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the impact of the EU’s delayed Tobacco Tax Directive on the Irish legal tobacco market; his views on whether uncertainty around taxation is increasing the prevalence of illicit tobacco trade in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3672/25]