768. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the additional tax reliefs or incentives for working families under consideration as part of Budget 2027, including changes to existing tax credits, childcare-related tax measures or other family-focused reliefs designed to reduce the cost-of-living for middle-income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56730/26]
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769. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider extending, expanding or introducing mortgage interest relief, renter tax relief or other housing-related tax measures in Budget 2027 to assist middle-income households facing high housing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56731/26]
770. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax measures being considered for inclusion in Budget 2027 to support middle-income families, including changes to income tax bands, tax credits, childcare supports and housing-related tax reliefs; the principles that will guide the Government's decisions in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56732/26]
771. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of publicly owned buildings that were vacant on the latest date available, broken down by purpose and/or last previous use; the length of time each property has been vacant; the reason for vacancy in each case; the amount spent to maintain the property since it was first left vacant in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he…
772. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to address the cost of living crisis by introducing cost of living measures as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56910/26]
773. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the date on which the Revenue Commissioners were notified of, or identified, an error in returns made by a company (details supplied); the date on which the corrected returns were received; the reason for the correction; whether Revenue has examined the original customs declarations to establish how the error arose; and if he will make a statement on…
774. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the revised data for 2025 and quarter 1 2026 for goods under CN 28182000, provided by the Revenue Commissioners to the Central Statistics Office and published on 15 July 2026, has been verified by the Revenue Commissioners as accurate; the process applied by the Revenue Commissioners to verify corrected trader returns of this scale; whether a…
775. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to increase investment into County Kerry for independent film and TV by introducing a permanent 8% Section 481 regional uplift for productions filming outside the Dublin metropolitan area including Ashford (DMAA) (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57048/26]
776. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on plans to amend the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 and other legislation to facilitate the adoption of tokenisation in Ireland’s fund industry. [57114/26]
777. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update and timeline for publication of the planned Roadmap on Taxation of Retail Investment. [57115/26]
778. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if products subject to investment by the providers of new personal investment accounts using moneys invested through the new accounts will be subject to deemed disposal taxation. [57116/26]
779. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason Ireland has introduced a dividend participation exemption but not a similar substantial shareholding exemption; if an assessment has been carried out on the risks of Ireland losing out on investment to other jurisdictions who have introduced both exemptions; if he will amend section 626B of the Irish Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to introd…
780. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the merits on financially incentivising the use of HVO fuel instead of diesel to support achieving our climate emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57133/26]
781. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on creating a regulation that would require parity between the price of HVO fuel and diesel fuel diesel to support achieving our climate emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57134/26]
782. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to estimate the annual cost of raising the personal exemption on capital gains tax from the existing €1,270 per annum to €2,500 per annum. [57155/26]
783. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the correspondence his Department has issued and-or received from a company (details supplied) regarding the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 and the impact that its enactment would have on the Irish economy; the date this correspondence was issued or received, in tabular form; and …
784. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total value of non-compliant public procurement identified within his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57206/26]
785. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the usage of artificial intelligence within his Department; the categories of usage; the usage of artificial intelligence within any bodies under the aegis of his Department; the categories of usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57224/26]
786. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since July 2020, by county; the number of applicants associated with these claims; the number of claims by homebuyers excluding self-builds, by county; and the number of these claims relating to purchases. [57287/26]
787. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of rent tax credit claims made in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57288/26]
788. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised by increasing the dividend withholding tax on REITs and IREFs from 25% to 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57350/26]
789. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of capital gains tax relief under section 604A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57351/26]
790. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans to introduce a mechanism for museums and art galleries to benefit from a gift aid facility, in line with the model which exists in the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57371/26]
791. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to increase the cap on the Section 1003 heritage donation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57372/26]
792. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to reform the inequity of the inheritance tax system, to address the anomalies that exist and ensure equality for all families and loved ones of childless citizens, if he will address the discrimination that currently exists in relation to inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57404/26]