482. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by him and all members of his staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20607/26]
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483. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by all Junior Ministers in his Department and their members of staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20625/26]
484. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted due to St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026; and the amount paid.
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485. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of carbon that has been emitted by transport used by him, the Junior Ministers in his Department, and their staff for each of the past five years; if he has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted because of transport; and the amount paid in each year. [20662/26]
486. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reasons motor insurance premiums can rise significantly for policyholders who have had no claims, no accidents, no penalty points, and no change in their risk profile; the factors that contribute to premium increases in such circumstances; the steps being taken to ensure that motor insurance pricing remains transparent and proportionate; and if h…
487. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to review the current cap to the help to buy scheme to ensure that the cap is inline with house price inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20699/26]
488. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the removal of deemed disposal was excluded from Budget 2026, despite official recommendations; if he is minded to reform or abolish this policy; and the timeline, if any, for reviewing it, particularly as this issue affects not only professional investors but also responsible savers trying to build long-term financial security. [20799/26]
489. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken any analysis of the impact that the higher, deemed-disposal capital gains tax rate on index funds has on retail investor behaviour and capital market participation; if consideration would be given to aligning the capital gains tax rate and realisation rules for index fund investors with those applied to individual sha…
490. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding tax on fuel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20874/26]
491. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department can temporarily suspend taxes and duties on fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21468/26]
311. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impact to date of the December 2025 regulations strengthening non-duty-paid tobacco limits; the data available on the prevalence of non-Irish duty-paid cigarettes before and after the introduction of the new regulations; the way in which the Revenue Commissioners are monitoring compliance; the monthly number of passengers found in breach of the…
312. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of roll-on roll-off (RORO) and lift-on /lift-off (LOLO) freight containers and foot passengers processed through Dublin Port in 2025; the number of searches conducted and tobacco seizures recorded at Dublin Port since December 2025; whether additional inspection capacity, detection technology or risk-profiling resources were deployed at …
313. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the criteria used by the Revenue Commissioners to risk-assess and select passengers for inspection in relation to non-duty-paid tobacco allowances; whether this criteria was amended following the December 2025 regulatory changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18038/26]
314. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total loss or profit made by the Central Bank on the disposal of a building on Spencer Dock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18053/26]
315. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the balance of the Credit Union Stabilisation Fund and the Credit Institution Resolution Fund at end December 2025 or the latest available figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18054/26]
316. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential conflicts of in…
76. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address the sharp rise in home-insurance premiums, with many households seeing increases from €300 to €550 in a single year; the reason insurers are raising prices due to flooding and climate-risk factors even where policyholders have no claims history; the measures he will take to ensure home insurance remains affordable for ordinary home…
77. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the likely cost to the Exchequer of reducing capital gains tax by each 1% of a reduction. [17315/26]
78. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Ireland intends, and is on course, to complete the transposition of EU Directive 2024/927 in advance of the transposition deadline of 16 April 2026; and if any further consultation is planned with industry ahead of 16 April 2026 on either the details of the planned transposition instrument or the implementation of the directive in Ireland. [17316/2…
79. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm that the Revenue Commissioners continue to seize nitrous oxide canisters where it has reasonable grounds to believe its importation is not for legitimate purposes and is intended for human consumption as a psychoactive substance; if he will confirm that the quantity seized in 2025 was lower than in 2024; the additional action his Department o…
80. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Government has considered introducing a sunset provision for the Special Assignee Relief Programme with a view to transitioning to a broader competitive corporate tax environment that does not rely on individual income tax distortions to attract foreign direct investment; the assessment that has been made of whether the scheme remains nece…
81. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are plans or consideration being given to the treatment of favourite niece /nephew for inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17448/26]
82. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total revenue collected by the State specifically from deemed disposal taxation on EU-domiciled Exchange Traded Funds and other collective investment undertakings subject to the eight-year deemed disposal rule in each of the years 2015 to 2025 inclusive; the estimated revenue projected for each remaining year of the current tax regime; and if he w…
83. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of individual taxpayers who filed a deemed disposal liability on Exchange Traded Funds or other collective investment undertakings in each of the years 2015 to 2025 inclusive; the average deemed disposal tax liability per individual in each year; the total number of individuals who were required to sell holdings in order to meet a dee…
84. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total administrative cost to Revenue of collecting deemed disposal taxation on Exchange Traded Funds and collective investment undertakings, including staff costs, systems costs, compliance overhead, and enforcement activity, in the most recent year for which data are available; how this administrative cost compares to the total revenue collected …