482. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to reform the system of tax expenditures and to strengthen tax evaluation practices within his Department, so as to ensure that the billions in revenue foregone annually is subject to robust scrutiny and demonstrably effective in achieving stated policy objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1…
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483. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the price ceiling for the first home scheme has increased by €25,000, while the help-to-buy scheme price ceiling did not; to review the property price ceilings for the help-to-buy scheme in view of this discrepancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12532/26]
484. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider personal income tax breaks for families on ICT equipment purchased for school-use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/26]
485. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered any changes to the inheritance tax policy for individuals without children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12581/26]
486. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the regulations, standards or oversight mechanisms in place regarding the allocation and printing of registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12582/26]
487. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has carried out any analysis on the amount of tax revenue raised from the operation of the deemed disposal rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12583/26]
488. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to progress and publish an implementation plan taking into consideration the Funds Review recommendations to unlock retail investment and opportunities to grow this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12584/26]
489. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing the eight-year deemed disposal rule in the capital gains tax system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12585/26]
490. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department is considering any measures to expand investment opportunities in capital markets for the average retail investor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12587/26]
491. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider expanding the criteria for help-to-buy in order for more essential workers to have access to the scheme and to settle in the areas they work in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12589/26]
492. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he would consider reviewing the 52% tax rate on short term lets/long term lets, and reducing this rate so as to encourage people to remain in the letting business, and encourage others to get involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12640/26]
493. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) that have been registered with the Central Bank of Ireland under the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021 since its commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12645/26]
494. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications refused or revoked for virtual asset service provider registration under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12646/26]
495. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of issues faced by business owners in registering with the Revenue Online Service (details supplied); whether he has plans to modernise the system and address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12739/26]
496. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm that the closed bidding session for PTSB has closed; the number of companies/entities that have expressed an interest in purchasing PTSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12741/26]
497. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the State has requested a guarantee from any potential buyer of PTSB that jobs and the branch network will be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12742/26]
498. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he as the main shareholder will oppose a sale of PTSB to private equity firm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12743/26]
499. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he raised the issue of outsourcing and off-shoring of roles in this recent meetings with the CEOs of Bank of Ireland and AIB; if he has concerns about the ability of both pillar banks to address potential cyber issues due to outsourcing and offshoring of roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12744/26]
500. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will reconvene the Banking Forum; if he will consider a joint initiative with the Minister for Finance in Northern Ireland, to hold a joint banking forum to plan and discuss with relevant stakeholder the future of banking on the Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12745/26]
501. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the rate of taxation on rental income as a means of stimulating supply in the rental market (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12760/26]
502. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to clarify tax obligations for a non-EU national working remotely in Ireland for a U.S. employer, including residency and income thresholds. [12787/26]
503. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding services provided by Revenue; if he will liaise with the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in relation to same; if he will request an update from Revenue on the steps they are taking to address issues with service provision; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
280. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update regarding the rent-a-room tax relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11287/26]
281. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the expenditure for 2025, and the impact it had on the surplus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11568/26]
282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average private motor insurance premium charged to learner drivers in each of the past five years, by age cohort; whether his Department or the Central Bank of Ireland monitors or analyses the impact of age-neutral learner driver pricing models on affordability and proportionality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11162/26]