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Charles Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
479. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year yield from each percentage point increase in the minimum effective tax rate of persons earning more than €400,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40196/26]
Charles Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
480. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated individual savings per relief and the total full-year savings to the Exchequer from applying only the standard rate of tax to all discretionary tax expenditures; if this table can categorise those reliefs and expenditures that cost in excess of €5 million per annum, and in excess of €10 million per annum in revenue foregone, in tabular…
Emer Currie Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
481. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of abolishing the 0.5% and 2% rate of USC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40203/26]
Emer Currie Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
482. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to increase the help-to-buy ceiling to reflect current prices in the Dublin metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40204/26]
Emer Currie Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
483. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to personal income tax breaks for families on ICT equipment purchased for school use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40205/26]
Emer Currie Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
484. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider making M50 toll payments tax deductible for commuters who rely on the motorway for their daily commute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40206/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
485. 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, specifically and uniquely programmed for same (details supplied); if he has engaged with the European Commission regarding the possibility of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40227/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
486. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); if he has discussed the matter with the company; and his plans to introduce regulations to address the situation of such persons. [40256/26]
John Lahart Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
487. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total State contribution to the purchase of electric vehicles in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40259/26]
John Lahart Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
488. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to the State of the bike-to-work scheme for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40260/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
489. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the renewed efforts toward a UK–Ireland cross-Border work framework, particularly addressing remote work taxation. [40265/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
490. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that persons and families that are resident in the Republic of Ireland and working in Northern Ireland are being turned down for a mortgage by lenders in this State because they are not working in this State; and if he will progress the development of standardised underwriting approaches for cross-Border incomes. [40266/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
203. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department is examining measures to encourage greater participation by younger people in long-term investment in indigenous Irish enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38470/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
204. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration has been given to the development of more accessible retail investment supports for first-time investors in qualifying Irish SMEs and start-ups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38471/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
205. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has reviewed international approaches aimed at encouraging long-term saving and investment participation among younger people and retail investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
206. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration has been given to the development of a State-supported retail investment mechanism to allow smaller investors to build long-term holdings in qualifying Irish businesses, including through the use of targeted tax incentives [38473/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
207. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined ways to broaden access to investment incentives linked to indigenous Irish SMEs beyond higher income and experienced investors, including through lower entry or tiered investment structures aimed at younger and middle-income earners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38474/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
208. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the role of wider participation by younger people and PAYE workers in long-term investment in Irish enterprise is being considered as part of any review of the employment investment incentive scheme or related investment schemes in advance of budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38475/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
209. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the effective corporate tax rate for each year since 2016 excluding non-trading income, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38487/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an assessment of the Karshan Settlement Opportunity given the fact that 286 employers received tax adjustments for over 6,600 employees making specific reference to the construction sector; the next sets to ensure compliance from companies that have not engaged in the settlement opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
211. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by applying a minimum effective tax rate of 45% for all incomes above €140,000 and 50% for all incomes above €250,000, percentage including income, PRSI and USC. [38489/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details of the revenue collected from the 45% USC rate applied to the full amount of certain bank bonuses each year for which data is available, in tabular from. [38561/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimate revenue that would be raised by applying an entity level tax on the REITs and IREF at a rate of 1% of the total value of the assets held in these structures. [38562/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by removing all exemptions to the withholding tax for IREFs. [38563/26]
Ged Nash Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
215. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will publish a cost-benefit analysis of any proposed new retail savings and investment scheme in advance of the scheme being announced and legislated for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38604/26]