Parliamentary questions

257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total payment from the Central Bank to the Irish Banking sector in the form of interest payments on reserves from 2011 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35964/26]

258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number and names of all banks that benefits from payments from the Central Bank in the form of interest payments on reserves in 2024. [35965/26]

259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he accepts that the Revenue Commissioners cannot currently identify the specific Exchequer yield attributable solely to the eight-year deemed disposal rule as distinct from other chargeable events under the gross roll-up regime; whether consideration has been given to introducing separate reporting requirements for deemed …

260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department intends to commission any independent empirical analysis or behavioural modelling on the impact of the deemed disposal regime on retail investor behaviour, long-term savings patterns, Exchange Traded Fund participation, or capital allocation decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36105/26…

261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the forthcoming roadmap on the taxation of retail investment will include specific proposals relating to the reform, amendment, deferral, or abolition of the eight-year deemed disposal rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36106/26]

262. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the comparative fairness of applying taxation to unrealised gains within regulated investment funds while direct equity investments are generally taxed only upon realisation of gains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36107/26]

263. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any assessment has been conducted on the impact of the deemed disposal regime on small and medium retail investors seeking to build long-term savings through diversified investment products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36108/26]

264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration has been given to introducing a tax-exempt or tax-simplified Irish retail investment account for ordinary savers, similar to savings and investment account models operating in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36109/26]

265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has conducted any assessment of the administrative complexity imposed on individual taxpayers by the self-assessment obligations associated with Exchange Traded Funds subject to the deemed disposal regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36110/26]

266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined the extent to which the deemed disposal regime may discourage Irish retail investors from participating in diversified long-term investment products compared with consumers in other EU jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36111/26]

267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any analysis has been conducted on the interaction between the deemed disposal regime and the European Commission's Savings and Investment Union objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36112/26]

268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he intends to publish any consultation paper, stakeholder submissions, or public engagement process in advance of the publication of the roadmap on the taxation of retail investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36113/26]

269. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to his Department, as referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the corresp…

270. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising which was funded or overseen by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five, including a breakdown by medium that is radio, television, social media, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36489/26]

26. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether there are any supports beyond the primary medical cert for payment of motor tax or insurance. [35530/26]

27. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he or his officials participated in discussions with Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal or Austria about calling for an EU-wide windfall tax on energy companies; to provide details of any such discussions; the reasons he did not co-sign such correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35380/26]

28. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the rationale for running an exchequer deficit in the years 2026 to 2030, primarily to finance transfers to the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund, as set out in Table 12 of the Annual Progress Report 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35425/26]

29. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to break down by recipient the funds scheduled for Strategic Capital Investment in each calendar year 2026 through 2030, as set out in Table 12 of the Annual Progress Report 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35426/26]

30. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to explain the significant increase in corporation tax yield forecast between 2029 and 2030, as set out in Table 12 of the Annual Progress Report 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35427/26]

31. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the maximum drawdown allowable from the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund in 2026 and 2027 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35428/26]

32. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, and to what extent, drawdowns are envisaged from the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund in 2026 and 2027 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35429/26]

33. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the proportion of the Future Ireland Fund invested in Ireland; the balance in the fund as at end-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35430/26]

34. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the proportion of the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund invested in Ireland and the balance in the fund as at end-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35431/26]

35. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the cost to the exchequer of postponing the carbon tax and carbon tax-related increases on solid fuels, natural gas and mineral oil, respectively, from 1 May 2026 to 14 October 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35432/26]

36. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the expected incremental tax yield during 2026 and in a full year, respectively, from carbon tax increases scheduled to take effect on 14 October 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35433/26]