600. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount paid to sheriffs in fees for warrants issued under 'standard enforcement' which were subsequently withdrawn as being issued in error in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43511/26]
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601. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing legislative amendments to the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to permit members with dual defined benefit and defined contribution benefits under the same employment to crystallise those benefits independently, at different times, where the dual defined benefit is frozen and no longer accruing; if he will address how t…
602. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full year yield for 2027 to the Exchequer from an increase of 50 cent and €1 in the excise duty on 20 cigarettes, a pro rata increase in excise on other tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43541/26]
603. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the threshold for the help-to-buy scheme is to be reviewed; if the housing price criteria is to be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43742/26]
604. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the issues outlined will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43788/26]
605. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the betting duty applies to the national lottery or any sold scratch cards in the State. [43856/26]
606. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he intends to implement, as part of this year’s budgetary process, the recommendations outlined in a recent Parliamentary Budget Office report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43897/26]
607. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has undertaken any analysis of the impact that changes in the effective tax rate on rental income will have on the supply of rental properties, with particular reference to units owned by small landlords as defined under the Residential Tenancies Act 2026; whether any such analysis observed estimated changes in supply under…
608. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has modelled the fiscal impact of potential reductions in taxation on rental income, including scenario analysis of different rate reductions or reliefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43904/26]
609. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration has been given to the introduction of a distinct taxation framework or standalone tax regime for rental income, separate from general income tax; if he will outline the advantages, disadvantages and administrative implications of any such change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43905/26]
610. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers that availed of the tax advantages of employees’ contributions to approved superannuation schemes and pension contributions (retirement annuity and PSRA) in the most recent year data that is available. [43918/26]
611. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total value of property that was exempt from CAT due to the heritage exemption in 2024. [43919/26]
612. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if betting duty applies to casinos; and the way this assessed for onsite cash games. [43921/26]
613. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the evidential basis for continuing to rely on the Revenue ready reckoner estimates for forecasting the Exchequer yield from tobacco excise increases given that the model does not explicitly incorporate behavioural responses such as product substitution, switching to illicit tobacco products or cross-Border purchasing; and if he will make a statement…
614. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps that can be taken to assist a married couple (details supplied) who require some tax relief or other payment to allow them to cope with the significant costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44016/26]
615. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to revising VAT rates on new residential buildings; the measures that are in place to ensure developers reduce prices in line with any VAT changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44188/26]
266. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he anticipates the ongoing energy crisis will lead to another upward revision to the Government Expenditure Ceiling for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40964/26]
267. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of meetings since 2020 he and his officials had with a company (details supplied) in relation to EU Savings and Investments Union or a Savings and Investment Account, in tabular form. [40800/26]
268. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the number of applications and recipients of the fuel grant available to drivers and passengers with disabilities tax relief scheme each year since 2016; and the total cost of the scheme each year. [40801/26]
269. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 on the 21 of May 2026, the number of individuals paying capital acquisition tax each year since 2014, broken down by categories A, B and C; as the link shared in the previous response does not provide this information, in tabular form. [40802/26]
270. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered reforming the tax exemption rules surrounding the Taxsaver commuter ticket scheme to allow all employees to have access to this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40821/26]
271. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered reforming the taxsaver commuter ticket scheme to allow all employees to have access to this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40822/26]
272. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps the government are taking to ensure that people can get mortgages for over the shop properties (details supplied). [40851/26]
273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual excise and taxation revenue generated from vaping and nicotine-related products in each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40868/26]
274. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners maintain a register, licensing system or dataset relating to vape and smoke retail outlets for taxation or excise purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40869/26]