Parliamentary questions

175. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department will reconsider the current 38% exit tax on unrealised gains for ETFs, which is discouraging prudent saving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10056/26]

176. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the amount of carbon tax collected for the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9554/26]

177. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering including a specific test for quality employment, which is developed in cooperation with workers in the film industry in addition to all other relevant employment legislation, for producer and qualifying companies applying for section 481 film tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

178. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he plans to reduce interest rates being charged to mortgage holders who mortgages were sold to non-bank lenders after the financial crash. [10023/26]

179. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the up-to-date position on the establishment of a national Fintech hub, to foster and support Fintech initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10062/26]

180. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the move from once-off cost-of-living supports to permanent measures has been assessed in terms of its impact on people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1615/26]

181. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people who availed of the help-to-buy scheme in Galway in 2025; if he plans to review the current price thresholds for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9557/26]

182. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of earners in Ireland now paying the higher rate of income tax; the way that figure compared with 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10057/26]

183. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the effectiveness of current financial disincentives to stop land hoarding and property speculation; if he is planning any other radical measures to end land hoarding and property speculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10092/26]

184. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will take over collection of the derelict sites levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9740/26]

185. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality to develop mechanisms through the tax system to help lower the cost of childcare for families with childminders working in the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10072/26]

186. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being considered by his Department to ensure that flood insurance cover is made more accessible to households at risk of flooding or those that have previously been flooded; the further engagement his Department has had with insurance providers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10077/2…

187. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason former Minister for Finance ignored pre-Budget 2026 advice from officials within the Department of Finance, to introduce profitability bands to the bank levy, that would result in a greater amount of money paid by AIB and Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10052/26]

188. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current position regarding the introduction and application of taxation measures relating to vacant and derelict properties; whether indicative timelines have been set for their commencement and operation; whether his Department is examining options to advance their implementation in the context of housing supply objectives…

189. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025; when he expects it to be passed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9537/26]

190. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will end the inequity in access to the bike-to-work and taxsaver public transport schemes whereby workers on the standard rate of tax receive lower benefits than higher paid workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9559/26]

191. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans his Department has in 2026 to help reduce the cost of insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9941/26]

192. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the establishment of the Future Ireland Fund; the intentions of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9951/26]

193. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider increasing the thresholds on capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9950/26]

194. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the contingency plans he has in place in the event of a downturn in tax revenues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9538/26]

195. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has engaged at an EU level to discuss allowing member states to set the VAT on electricity at 0% under the EU VAT Directives as a means to assist with the transition to net zero; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10032/26]

196. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider reintroducing indexation for capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9949/26]

197. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking on foot of his Department’s advice to introduce new regulations that would ensure social media companies vet who can post adverts promoting financial investment schemes on their platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10054/26]

198. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on Ireland’s ability to maintain the downward trajectory of the debt-to-GNI* ratio, as required in the Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan, in light of projected increases in capital spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9954/26]

199. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the process for the delivery of a strategy for the credit union sector has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9529/26]