Questions

267. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the ongoing cooperation between the Revenue Commissioners, An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and HMRC in tackling serious crime, including drug trafficking and the supply of illicit drugs under the cross-Border Joint Agency Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2740/25]

268. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish the Ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2760/25]

269. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the steps that are being taken to ensure a level playing field in relation to the hair and beauty service industry and the vast numbers of people working for cash from their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/25]

270. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider changing inheritance tax thresholds which in their current form could be considered unfair to individuals who have no children of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2812/25]

271. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering any reforms to the existing thresholds relating to capital acquisitions tax to address persons who have no spouse and have no children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2830/25]

272. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance how the planned excise duty on e-cigarettes is to be operated, including the commencement date and details of requirements which will apply to manufacturers, suppliers and retailers of e-cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2833/25]

273. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance his plans, if any, to increase the inheritance tax threshold for those who are single and without children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2904/25]

274. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to report on the work his Department is carrying out on climate finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2928/25]

275. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, in place to reduce the current 13.5% VAT rate to the beauty industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2957/25]

276. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance to provide a schedule of special advisors attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by that special advisor. [2997/25]

277. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the Government’s position in relation to the draft EU Directive for preventing the misuse of shell entities ATAD III; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3049/25]

278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for not including PRSI, excise and customs duties under general anti-avoidance rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3050/25]

279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of ownership of Irish sovereign debt including detail of the amount held by any central bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3052/25]

280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of all sovereign debt held by the State within the general government sector including detail of the amount held by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3053/25]

281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount received in European Central Bank distributions since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3054/25]

282. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total staffing levels and annual budget for the Revenue Commissioners each year since 2004, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3055/25]

283. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of both individuals and companies that made use of 541C TCA 1997, known as carried interest, for the most recent year that data is available; and the total revenue raised under this section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3056/25]

284. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total direct taxation raised from the investments funds sector in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3057/25]

285. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of funds domiciled in Ireland; the total number of funds domiciled and under administration in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3058/25]

286. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayer units who may have either underpayments or overpayments for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 tax years respectively; the number who have not yet submitted a tax return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3059/25]

287. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when he intends to consolidate the Central Bank Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3060/25]

288. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 137 of 25 September 2018, the status of the review of the area of pension transfers abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3061/25]

289. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to clarify the planned duration of the extension of the landlord tax credit as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3063/25]

290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated share of projected corporation tax that is anticipated to come from multinational corporations subject to the 15% corporate tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3068/25]

291. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to extending the period that widows and widowers continue to benefit from being jointly assessed for tax purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3072/25]