Parliamentary questions

343. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the total number of persons who have applied for the help-to-buy scheme in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1614/25]

344. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the total number of persons who have successfully availed of the help-to-buy scheme in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1615/25]

345. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the total number of rejected applications for the help-to-buy scheme in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1616/25]

346. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to outline the planned increases to the carbon tax over the next five years, per fuel, in tabular form; if halting the carbon tax increases was considered as part of the draft Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1723/25]

347. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1763/25]

348. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1860/25]

349. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he would consider lowering the VAT rate for domestically and sustainably produced wood pellet products, firewood stove, pellet stove and pellet boilers. [2002/25]

350. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if there is any plan to reform the current situation where tips are taxed in the hospitality sector as a temporary relief for employees and employers. [2023/25]

351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2034/25]

352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2052/25]

353. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing tax deductibility at the lower rate for any person employing staff on a full-time basis, for whatever purpose but particularly for childcare, or other care, purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2074/25]

354. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he will further increase the level at which liability for capital acquisitions tax accrues, specifically to return it to at least €500,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2076/25]

355. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to varying the rate of capital acquisitions tax when it comes to residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2077/25]

356. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the elimination of the universal social charge, including a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2078/25]