Parliamentary questions

356. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on income tax receipts, to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69655/25]

357. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has now agreed with the Department of Finance where housing agencies have entered into agreements with building contractors for both the purchase and the building of apartments, that the VAT rate is now reduced to 9% both for the building and the site costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65821/25…

358. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the role of the new equity risk capital investment programme for homebuilding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65835/25]

359. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the assessments he has made in relation to the costs of tax expenditure comparing the way in which the same funds for direct investment will be more effective in achieving social and economic goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70408/25]

360. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the assessments he has made in relation to the costs of tax expenditure, comparing the way in which the same funds for direct investment will be more effective in achieving social and economic goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70408/25]

361. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total Irish receipts or projected receipts from the EU Multiannual Financial Framework; the total Irish contribution or projected contribution to the EUMFF in each of the years 2019 to 2027, in tabular form. [69684/25]

362. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of times he plans to increase the cost of petrol, diesel and home heating oil until 2030; the cost to consumers of each increase; the compounded total cost of the increase, by increase and by category. [69333/25]

363. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people the Government expects to move up an income tax band in 2026, as a result of the freezing of income tax bands within b##udget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69527/25]

364. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the research carried out by his Department into the potential fiscal and housing market impacts of the new tax reliefs for property developers announced as part of budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69732/25]

365. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details in relation to the residential zoned tax paid by each local authority for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73326/25]

366. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people in receipt of the incapacitated child tax credit in the years 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73442/25]

367. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the European Commission in relation to the inclusion of breast pumps and attachments within the categories of goods and services listed in Annex III of the EU VAT Directive, which would allow for a lower VAT rate on breast pumps and attachments as is the case for other medical equipment and ap…

368. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the key measures his Department has taken to support and sustain the economy during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73577/25]

369. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the economy during 2025; the outlook for 2026 and subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73578/25]

370. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the key measures taken to support Ireland’s tax competitiveness during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73579/25]

371. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on the Future Ireland Fund during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73580/25]

372. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73581/25]

373. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the key measures taken to support the credit union sector during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73582/25]

374. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the key measures taken under the remit of his Department to control insurance costs during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73583/25]

375. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he is satisfied that the current governance and reporting arrangements between his Department and the Central Bank of Ireland are adequate in circumstances where a regulated financial institution publicly confirms widespread customer-impacting errors; and whether, in his view, the absence of routine briefing or structured …

376. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if cross-Government measures, including taxation measures, will be introduced to reduce the sale of land to non-farming interests, and particularly large-scale businesses, with specific reference to the need to support small farm holders who may wish to buy neighbouring farm land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

377. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures to address profits in the motor insurance industry; and to decrease the cost of premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73657/25]

378. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting from inheritance tax any legacies left by patients who contracted hepatitis as a result of health care system failures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73737/25]

379. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of times he intends to increase the cost of petrol, diesel and home heating oil until 2030; the cost to consumers of each increase; and the compounded total cost of the increase, by increase and by category. [73781/25]

380. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money claimed under the research and development tax credit for AI-related advanced manufacturing activity each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73828/25]