Parliamentary questions

826. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners to date for the mortgage interest tax relief scheme; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications; the cost of the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59162/26]

827. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of companies that the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund has active investments with that are operating in illegally occupied Palestinian Territories according to the UN database; the size of each investment in euros; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59163/26]

828. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the help to buy scheme to reflect rising house prices in counties such as Galway, where the median asking price has increased substantially over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59165/26]

829. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance what measures his department is considering to reduce the tax burden on small and medium-sized enterprises in towns such as Tuam, Athenry, Gort, and Loughrea that continue to face increasing operating costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59166/26]

830. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has considered additional taxation measures for family farms, including amendments to agricultural relief and retirement relief, to support farm succession in counties such as Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59167/26]

831. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the policy rationale for the requirement under the help to buy scheme that a first-time buyer's mortgage must be at least 70 per cent of the purchase price or approved valuation of a qualifying property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59168/26]

832. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applicants in Galway who were deemed ineligible for the help to buy scheme in each of the past five years due to not meeting the requirement that the mortgage constitute at least 70 per cent of the purchase price or approved valuation of the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59169/26]

833. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has conducted an assessment of the impact of the 70 per cent mortgage requirement under the help to buy scheme on single applicants, self-builders and applicants in rural areas; and if he will publish the findings of such an assessment. [59170/26]

834. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to amending the help to buy scheme eligibility criteria to allow first-time buyers who have substantial savings or family support to qualify for the scheme where they otherwise meet all eligibility requirements but do not satisfy the 70 per cent mortgage threshold; and if he will make a statement on…

835. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of concerns that the 70 per cent mortgage requirement under the help to buy scheme may incentivise applicants to borrow more than is necessary in order to qualify for support; whether this matter has been examined by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59172/26]

836. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to removing actively farmed land from residential zoned land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59175/26]

837. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of the REIT tax relief drawn down in 2023, 2024 and 2025 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59200/26]

838. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an assessment of the State's ability at attracting more companies offering public liability insurance into the market to ensure savings for policy holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59235/26]

839. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details on any interaction his Department or other departments have had and any legal advice that they have sought to end any involvement of the sale of Israeli war bonds by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59236/26]

840. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an assessment of the impact of the Duty of Care and PIAB legislation on insurance premiums for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59237/26]

841. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest figures for the number of people who have availed of the rent tax credit in this tax year, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59238/26]

842. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department's plans to engage with Northern and British authorities on the issues facing cross border workers and employers and particularly cross-Border remote workers as regards taxation matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59239/26]

843. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are plans to change the operating rules for credit unions such as increasing the lending limits for credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59240/26]

844. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he was aware that Luxembourg informed the Irish Central Bank that it will not continue to approve the prospectus for Israeli war bonds. [59241/26]

845. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will in light of the fact that the role of facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds will now default back to Ireland will intervene to stop Ireland having any role in facilitating genocide. [59242/26]

267. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the basis upon which local property tax is applied to congregated settings; and whether it should be applied to rooms or to the congregated building. [54425/26]

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the engagement his Department has had with the Revenue Commissioners regarding the VAT registration obligations arising for taxi drivers from the use of taxi platforms operating the ‘reverse charge’ mechanism; the expected timeline for related measures or announcements on this issue; the supports that will be put in place to assist dr…

269. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider altering the criteria for the help to buy scheme to allow non new-build houses to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54310/26]

270. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing a new higher tax credit or enhanced tax relief for recipients of the State pension who purchase the shingles vaccine at their own expense, given that the vaccine is recommended by public health authorities but is not currently publicly funded; and if he will make a statement on …

271. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider reducing inheritance tax and ultimately phasing it out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54485/26]