Parliamentary questions

154. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans for reform of deemed disposal tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39408/26]

155. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount that has been paid out to date to hauliers under the extended diesel rebate scheme. [39405/26]

156. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider, in the context of Budget 2027, the introduction of a 20% tax relief on children's sports memberships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39767/26]

157. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is exploring the potential of a tax credit for memberships of gyms and sports clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39419/26]

158. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to review the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39425/26]

159. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered reducing the VAT on electricity to 0% for households; if he has raised the changes that would be required to the EUs VAT directive with other EU member states; if he will make this a priority during Ireland's EU Presidency in order to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39599…

160. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount Ireland contributed and received from to the EU Multiannual Financial Framework in the years 2020 and 2025; and the projected amounts for 2027 and 2030. [39896/26]

161. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of calls received by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the past three years; the average call waiting times and call abandonment rates in each year; the average response times for correspondence submitted by post, email and through the MyEnquiries system in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

162. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to further increase the lifetime limit for the reduced 10% CGT rate for entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39654/26]

163. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is exploring the potential of a tax credit for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39409/26]

164. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for selling PTSB; and the safeguards that will be in place to protect jobs and the bank branch network. [39794/26]

165. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the small gift exemption for capital acquisitions tax from €3,000 to €5,000 from each person per year given it has not been increased for a long number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39421/26]

166. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his response to claims that Ireland's SMEs are being held back by a tax system that stymies growth and ambition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39653/26]

167. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the development of the Credit Union Sector Strategy Project, following its recent launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39630/26]

168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his rationale for ruling out introducing an entity level tax on vulture funds using IREF structures to own residential property, despite his own Department recognising there is a 'strong case' for such a tax in order to ensure rental income does not flow out of the State untaxed. [39784/26]

169. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on financial support for renters, given that rental inflation is at its highest level on record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39764/26]

170. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will introduce a flat rate tax of 20% on overtime pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39657/26]

171. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the introduction of a new savings and investment account; when the framework for this scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39885/26]

172. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing a windfall tax on energy companies; if he has raised this with other EU member states; if he will make this a priority during Ireland's EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39598/26]

173. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to abolish the RZLT being applied to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39882/26]

174. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the situation that has arisen with the liquidation of a company (details supplied) will prompt a review of the way in which the Central Bank oversees the sale of unregulated investments through regulated brokers; whether consideration will now be given to ensuring clearer and stricter guidelines are given to brokers regardi…

175. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if steps are being taken to establish a national flood insurance scheme to protect homeowners, renters and businesses increasingly exposed to flood risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39595/26]

176. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the work to review and replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, particularly in light of ongoing concerns regarding the criteria for the primary medical certificate; the progress made since last year toward developing a needs-based, grant led vehicle adaptation support scheme; the level of enga…

177. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he plans to take in response to research published by his Department finding that employment among 15-29 year-olds in ICT fell by over 20% between 2023 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39410/26]

178. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in developing the investment account framework and the 2026 roadmap on retail investment taxation, consideration will be given to age-specific or child-focused investment options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39602/26]