399. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he acknowledges that further price increases on e-liquid products in budget 2027 could result in consumers switching to cheaper illicit vaping products or returning to smoking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74003/26]
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400. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73977/26]
401. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he has considered increasing the VAT registration threshold for service providers; whether his Department has assessed the extent to which the threshold acts as a disincentive for small businesses and agricultural contractors seeking to expand their turnover; and whether any review of the threshold is planned. [74250/26]
402. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74431/26]
403. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether an insurer is required to tell a customer the basis on which their property has been classified as at risk of flooding; whether any process exists for a homeowner with no recorded flood history to have that classification reviewed; and, if not, whether he will consider requiring one. [74058/26]
404. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the remit of the new Flood Insurance Working Group includes examining the practice of insurers declining to offer any home or contents cover, or offering cover with flood excluded, to properties assessed as at risk of flooding; and, if not, whether he will extend the remit to do so. [74054/26]
405. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he is aware that some homeowners and tenants in areas classed as at risk of flooding report being unable to obtain any home or contents insurance, including cover for fire and theft, and not only flood cover; and whether his department or the Central Bank holds data on the number of such refusals. [74053/26]
406. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Department has assessed the share of new build homes purchased in each of the years 2023 to 2025 by first-time buyers who had been resident in the State for fewer than five years; whether any such analysis has informed the Department's position on the extension and increase of the help to buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the…
407. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will urgently review the exclusion of HGV driving schools from the diesel rebate scheme in view of the substantial fuel costs incurred by these businesses, the essential service they provide in training HGV and bus drivers, and the potential impact on driver supply to the transport industry. [73575/26]
408. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in light of Drogheda Rural’s success in delivering the highest number of new-build homes per capita and already achieving his 83,000 housing target per person, with the Housing Infrastructure Services Company (HISCo) a key contributor, to provide, in tabular form, details of planned HISCo investment, including ISIF-supported investment, for each yea…
164. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any research specifically carried out by his Department into the removal of the deemed disposal rule in the context of investment funds. [71360/26]
165. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a schedule of EU Presidency events being hosted by his Department broken down by the name of the event, location, date, and State agencies or other Departments involved in the organising of the event; and cost or budgeted cost of same, including costs borne by State agencies under its aegis, in tabular form. [71403/26]
166. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding a review of the local property tax system that will require local authority tenants who are in employment to be included in this tax net. [71520/26]
167. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of the Local Property Tax system that would allow for a reduction for people on a State pension or other social welfare payment. [71514/26]
168. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider measures to reduce the administrative and compliance costs associated with raising finance under the employment investment incentive for smaller raises, including standardised documentation or simplified returns. [71601/26]
169. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims under the employment investment incentive scheme that have been subject to a Revenue compliance intervention since the introduction of self-certification in 2024; and the number in which relief was reduced or withdrawn. [71600/26]
170. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider an optional mechanism whereby a company could obtain an opinion from the Revenue Commissioners on its eligibility under the employment investment incentive scheme before issuing shares, similar to the advance assurance process under the UK’s enterprise investment scheme. [71599/26]
171. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the role of regulated investment platforms in making employment investment incentive investments available to a wider range of investors, subject to appropriate investor protections; and whether there has been engagement with the Central Bank on this matter. [71598/26]
172. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to broaden participation in the employment investment incentive scheme among ordinary taxpayers, including through designated investment funds with lower minimum subscriptions. [71597/26]
173. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the distribution of individual investors under the employment investment incentive scheme , by amount invested and income band, for the most recent year for which figures are available, in tabular form. [71596/26]
174. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance If he will request the Revenue Commissioners to provide further guidance and worked examples on the criteria used to determine the rate of relief applicable to an investment under the employment investment incentive scheme, including what constitutes a new product or geographical market. [71595/26]
175. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the impact of the 20% rate of relief for follow-on investments under the employment investment incentive scheme since its introduction in 2024; and whether it is considered sufficient to attract private investment into established SMEs seeking to expand employment. [71594/26]
176. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of companies that raised funding under the employment investment incentive scheme in 2024 and 2025 that had previously raised funding under the scheme; the amount raised by these companies in each year; and the way in which this compares with 2021, 2022 and 2023. [71593/26]
177. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in respect of investments made under the employment investment incentive scheme in 2024 and 2025, the amount invested and number of companies, broken down by the rate of relief claimed, in tabular form. [71592/26]
178. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount invested under the employment investment incentive scheme ; the number of qualifying companies; the number of individual investors; and the associated Exchequer cost in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [71591/26]