Parliamentary questions

407. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons awarded a primary medical certificate on appeal rather than at the initial application stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/26]

257. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will out…

258. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, FSPO, can accept a case regarding a mortgage if only a holder of a joint account or policy signs the complaint form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13626/26]

259. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will consider increasing the DIRT exemption thresholds and raising the income limits for liability, including the current €36,000 threshold for a married couple or civil partners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13705/26]

260. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether an individual’s credit rating will be affected if they request a payment break on a car loan from a financial institution due to illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13712/26]

261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of multi-property owners that own more than 100 residential properties and 1,000 residential properties, excluding local authorities and approved housing bodies; how this has changed over the past ten years, using the information provided through local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [138…

262. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being taken to address inheritance tax discrimination (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13843/26]

263. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to reduce taxation on rental income as such a measure will encourage members of the public to invest in or construct rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13844/26]

264. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total revenue raised from the eight-year deemed disposal rule on investment funds and ETFs in each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive; the estimated number of individual investors affected in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13911/26]

265. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has carried out any analysis of the extent to which the deemed disposal rule is distorting investment decisions away from funds and toward residential property; and if he will outline the findings of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13912/26]

266. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the eight-year deemed disposal rule is contributing to increased demand in the housing market and thereby exacerbating the housing crisis; and if he will consider its abolition in the interests of encouraging diversified long-term saving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13913/26]

267. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to address a concern that Ireland’s taxation of unrealised gains in investment funds is placing Ireland at a competitive disadvantage in attracting and retaining domestic savers and investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13914/26]

268. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if an initiative is feasible in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13944/26]

269. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing USC on the first €45,000 in income in 2026. [13949/26]

270. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider addressing the deemed disposal issue relating to exchange-traded funds in budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13958/26]

271. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing the USC on the first €40,000 in income in 2026 on a first and full-year basis. [13965/26]

272. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of providing a €100 increase in the employee tax credit in 2026 on a first and full-year basis. [13966/26]

273. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of providing a €100 increase in the earned income credit in 2026 on a first and full-year basis. [13967/26]

39. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13085/26]

40. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13134/26]

41. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the existing rate of capital gains tax acts as a disincentive for investment for Irish people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13135/26]

42. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review of the existing rate of capital gains tax as part of the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13136/26]

43. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding a timeline for the publication of the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13137/26]

44. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the parameters of the review of the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13138/26]

45. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any stakeholder engagement he proposes as part of the review of the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13139/26]