Parliamentary questions

307. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the eligibility criteria for the primary medical certificate, particularly in light of ongoing concerns that the current criteria exclude individuals with significant disabilities such as loss of sight or hearing; if his Department is engaging with the cross-departmental work underway to replace the …

308. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate that some individuals are losing their no claims bonus for motor insurance while being off the road on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26619/26]

309. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures his Department will take to address rising fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26485/26]

310. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the use of agentic AI in revenue collection by his Department and the State generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26495/26]

311. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the development and publication of a strategy for the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26613/26]

312. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the situation where claims cost per policy for motor insurance are falling yet premiums continue to rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28773/26]

313. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps his Department is taking to tackle the cost of car insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26738/26]

314. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount raised through the carbon tax in each year 2019 to 2025; and the amount projected to be raised in each of the years 2026 to 2030. [26715/26]

315. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of complaints received by the Financial Services Ombudsman each year since 2015; the number of these that remain open in April 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26890/26]

316. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the impact that the scheduled increase in carbon tax and current levels of excise duty are having on farm businesses; if he will consider seeking a postponement of the upcoming carbon tax rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20110/26]

317. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if investment advice will be offered as part of the personal investment account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26612/26]

318. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the immediate tax or fiscal measures being considered to alleviate ongoing cost-of-living pressures on low and middle-income households, particularly in light of rising energy, food and housing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26732/26]

319. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the work being undertaken by his Department to reduce the cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26734/26]

320. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the details of the Government’s new proposed savings and investment scheme; when it is likely to be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26797/26]

321. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the assessment he has made of the impact of the current global oil market volatility on petrol and diesel prices in Ireland over the coming weeks and months; if he plans any further measures to alleviate pressures on businesses, farmers and consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26472/26]

322. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure the Irish Strategic Investment Fund is fully divested from all companies, directly and indirectly, involved in illegally occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26780/26]

323. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address the situation where banks are maintaining high mortgage interest rates in order to maintain high profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26779/26]

324. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to review the thresholds for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26556/26]

325. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the new strategy for the credit union sector; if there are any further developments with regard to a centralised treasury function for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26560/26]

326. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress being made to index credits and bands to prevent an increase in the real burden of income tax; the estimated amount this will cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26897/26]

327. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue raised in 2025 under each category in capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26557/26]

328. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will commit to abolishing or fundamentally reforming the deemed disposal regime as it applies to Exchange Traded Funds held by individual retail investors; if not, to set out clearly the specific policy rationale for retaining a taxation mechanism that has no equivalent in any comparable EU jurisdiction, that taxes unre…

329. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures he plans to take to address the runaway cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26841/26]

330. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of carbon tax collected for the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26484/26]

331. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the coordination that has taken place between EU countries on rising fuel prices to date; whether further coordination is planned at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26798/26]