Parliamentary questions

395. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has any usage policy on or if it sanctions for official purposes the use of messaging apps (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37201/26]

396. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department would consider extending the 9% VAT reduction on new build apartments to new build homes; the estimated cost of such a measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37240/26]

397. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department or the Revenue Commissioners maintain aggregate data, or will estimate, the total amount of income tax recouped by the Exchequer from carer's allowance and carer's benefit payments since the introduction of real time data sharing and PAYE collection with the Department of Social Protection on 1 January 202…

398. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the new Irish for Finance Strategy will include specific measures and new structures to prioritise the competitiveness of the Irish funds industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37280/26]

399. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance f his Department has reviewed the need to update the ICAV Act to facilitate tokenisation and to support the digital transformation of the funds sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37281/26]

400. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the mechanisms currently being used by the Central Bank of Ireland to monitor compliance with the updated Consumer Protection Code mandating the release of property title deeds within 10 working days; the number of breach reports or consumer complaints recorded against retail credit institutions regarding title deed delays since…

401. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of tax received on all fuel and energy, including electricity, in each of the past ten years. [37388/26]

402. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to address matters in the context of the forthcoming Tax Appeals and Fiscal Responsibility (Amendment) Bill 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37412/26]

403. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to immediately review and expand the applicable area for the Living City Initiative in Cork city. [37439/26]

404. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of additional staff employed or that will be employed by his Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026. [37452/26]

405. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if applications to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme will continue to be accepted and processed in full pending the introduction of the new grant-based vehicle adaptation scheme; if any interim changes will be made to the existing scheme, including to the eligibility criteria for the primary medical certificat…

406. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the application of a 0% VAT rate to laptops and tablets required for educational purposes; if he has engaged with the European Commission regarding the possibility of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37609/26]

407. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a new proposal from an organisation (details supplied); his response to same; if it will be considered ahead of Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37676/26]

408. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his predecessor met with a person (details supplied) in 2025; if so, if this was recorded on the lobby register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37733/26]

409. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position of the Government regarding the proposed AgoraEU programme within negotiations on the European Union Multiannual Financial Framework 2028–2034; whether Ireland supports an increase in the overall budget allocation proposed for AgoraEU by the European Parliament; whether Ireland has made submissions or representations w…

410. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will stop insurance companies loading house insurance premiums for homes in areas which have never flooded and areas which are now protected by flood defences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37777/26]

248. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the relief caps under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme have not been index-linked; whether there are plans to introduce indexation to ensure the supports keep pace with rising vehicle and adaptation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36421/26]

249. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the Taxes Consolidation Act to allow traditional heritage crafts such as thatching to qualify for an exemption similar to the artists’ exemption, in view of the critically low number of practising thatchers remaining in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36466/26]

250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 28 April 2026, if he sought flexibility from the EU in relation to the ETD provision to ensure the private jet did not benefit from emergency excise cuts, as it did for other measures; and, if not, the reason for not seeking that flexibility; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount, by total value of household deposits covered by the deposit guarantee scheme, held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35835/26]

252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total share of household deposits estimated to be covered by the deposit guarantee scheme held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35836/26]

253. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total VAT collected on electricity generation for each year since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35837/26]

254. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and-or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35865/26]

255. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the application of 23% VAT on injectable prescription medicines, including Tirzepatide, having regard to price disparities with Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35894/26]

256. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the Exchequer cash reserves, and other liquid assets, were reduced by approximately €10 billion over the four months from the end of 2025 until the end of April 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35963/26]