83. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will request the Tax Strategy Group to examine the possibility of reducing taxation on rental incomes, as an incentive for property owners (1 to 3) to stay in the business, and for new landlords to invest in properties both for long-term and short-term lets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/26]
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84. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the efforts being made to implement the recommendations following the Indecon Review of the Taxation of Share-Based Remuneration, particularly in respect of the Employee Ownership Trusts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15374/26]
85. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he is aware that the Bank of England is considering introducing price controls to control the cost of living (details supplied) and whether he would consider the same here. [15380/26]
86. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance amount of money raised in residential zoned land tax to date, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15575/26]
87. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to request that the ombudsman use his power under section 25 (3) of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017, to prepare a report showing the annual total number of mediation cases for all banks compared with the total number of mediation cases for all Digital Banks (neobanks); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15576/2…
88. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the policy in his Department regarding the use of artificial intelligence; whether AI is used or permitted in drawing up policy documents, speeches, answers to parliamentary questions, press releases or for other official documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15617/26]
355. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the 0% VAT rate to include injectable medicines on private prescriptions; the estimated cost to the Exchequer to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14977/26]
356. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of companies that were eligible for tax credits arising from research and development for each of the years 2021 to 2025 inclusive; the number of companies that successfully availed of this support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13988/26]
357. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the budget allocation for companies to avail of tax credits under research and development for each of the years 2021 to 2025; the amount paid from that budget at the end of each calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13989/26]
358. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide details on whether the NTMA holds any investments in security/weapons manufacturers companies (details supplied), highlighting the current amounts held and when purchases were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13995/26]
359. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of buildings leased by his/her Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14019/26]
360. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual shortfall to the Exchequer, if principal private residences of the deceased were made exempt from the payment by beneficiaries of an estate from capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14044/26]
361. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual shortfall to the Exchequer, if Class B beneficiaries had the same exemption thresholds applied to them as Class A beneficiaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14045/26]
362. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an exhaustive list of flood related compensation, paid from his Department's vote allocations over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14100/26]
363. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14166/26]
364. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of firms that availed of the research and development tax credit in 2025, by firm size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14176/26]
365. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being taken to increase SME participation in the research and development tax credit, in view of recent analysis of uptake patterns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14177/26]
366. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the regional distribution of research and development tax credit claims in 2025, including the number of claims from the Mid-East region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14178/26]
367. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar-sweetened drinks tax each year since its introduction to-date in 2026, by the yield, in each band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14310/26]
368. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount Ireland is contributing to the €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14347/26]
369. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the duration of the EU loan to Ukraine; when it will be paid back; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14348/26]
370. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will assess the clear regional disparity created by the use of open-market valuations in determining eligibility for the help-to-buy scheme (details supplied). [14349/26]
371. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for using a theoretical sale price as the determining valuation for a self-build in areas such as the Mizen Peninsula (details supplied); and if alternative valuation methodologies have been considered. [14350/26]
372. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider adopting the same build-cost assessment model already used by lending institutions when evaluating self-build mortgages, in order that applicants in high-valuation areas such as Schull are assessed on actual construction costs rather than inflated market values for help-to-buy eligibility. [14351/26]
373. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the 20% income tax threshold to €48,000 in recognition of the pressures facing middle-income earners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14355/26]