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]
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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 business and persona…
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 intend to progress S…
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]
122. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 6 February 2025, to provide additional detail on the contract with a company (details supplied) making specific reference to the substance of the advice received and the impact it had on the decision to sell state assets; the reason there was no cost to the Department given the contract was for a 12-month duration; i…
123. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide additional detail on the most recent sale of State assets for a 5% stake in AIB, making specific reference to the purchase by international institutional investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5115/25]
124. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if companies can make disclosures that are classified as unprompted even after Revenue has requested for a self-review of tax compliance effectively alerting the company to revenues awareness and interest in a specific tax practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5116/25]
125. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to commission an independent assessment of the impacts of his tax policies on the economies of developing countries, as recommended by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5155/25]
126. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward annual estimates of the tax gap, as is done in many other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5157/25]
127. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the reasons the compliance assurance programme was not run in either 2022 or 2023; if the compliance assurance programme was run in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5161/25]