279. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide figures of the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49658/26]
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423. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he expects to publish the roadmap on investment taxation reforms referenced in Budget 2026; whether that roadmap will examine the operation of the deemed disposal regime applied to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19160/26]
432. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the development of the roadmap referenced in Budget 2026 concerning the simplification and adaptation of the tax framework for retail investment (details supplied); the progress made to date in preparing this roadmap; whether engagement has taken place with stakeholders or with the European Commission regarding its r…
838. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has calculated the impact of Budget 2026 on the disposable income of disabled households; if so, to provide those calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75010/25]
173. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of tax measures announced in Budget 2026 to support families with energy and housing costs, disaggregated for the midlands region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72627/25]
284. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will commission a review of Budget 2026's impact on disabled households, particularly during the winter months, compared with what Budget 2025 offered in comparison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69592/25]
287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department produced any analysis in advance of Budget 2026 on the net financial position of disabled households after the withdrawal of once off supports including the electricity credits, fuel lump sums, disability cost-of-living payment and living alone lump sum; and if he will publish this analysis. [69175/25]
317. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the fiscal rationale used to justify removing electricity credits in Budget 2026; the estimated Exchequer saving; and if the Department evaluated the risk of renewed inflationary pressure from rising energy bills. [69904/25]
165. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost in budget 2026 had personal income tax band increases been linked to consumer price inflation. [67479/25]
179. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reasoning for the decision in Budget 2026 to retain the 9 per cent VAT rate for domestic gas and electricity but not to apply a corresponding reduced VAT rate to home heating oil, especially for households that do not have access to the gas network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68128/25]
180. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to offset the higher VAT rate on home heating oil for households that do not have access to the gas network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68129/25]
289. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Government’s position regarding the deemed disposal rule for Irish-domiciled investment funds; if he plans to reform or abolish this measure in line with recommendations from the Tax Strategy Group and the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach ; and…
292. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance why the 9% reduction in VAT in Budget 2026 did not include funfairs and circuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56746/25]
298. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for applying the VAT reduction on new apartments from Budget 2026 given the fact it will only mean savings and higher profitability for apartments which were already viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56810/25]
302. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance for the abridged estimates volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 7, 9 and 10, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [56927/25]
303. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding reforms to the deemed disposal tax in respect of exchange traded funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57102/25]
312. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the exclusion of cinemas from the recent hospitality VAT reduction from 13.5% to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57220/25]
316. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has received any proposals to reduce the VAT rates for the cinema industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57265/25]
317. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the VAT rate for the cinema industry to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57272/25]
321. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Government took no actions to address the long-standing issue of deemed disposal for Irish investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57306/25]
328. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the recent reduction in the VAT rate to include cinema admissions given the sector’s ongoing challenges, such as rising energy and wage costs, incomplete recovery from the pandemic, and increased competition from global streaming platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57430/25]
190. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the reduction in VAT on apartment sales announced as part of Budget 2026, if these reductions will be passed on to approved housing bodies purchasing completed apartments through turnkey and forward purchase arrangements. [56062/25]
191. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the VAT reductions on apartment sales announced in Budget 2026, when apartments are delivered through forward funding and direct construction contracts for approved housing bodies, the way in which the benefit of any corporation tax changes on construction expenses will be passed on under such arrangements. [56063/25]
192. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the VAT reduction on apartment sales, the way in which this reduction with interact with the sale price and stamp duty calculations. [56064/25]
109. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if cinemas will be covered by the reduced vat rate of 9% announced in Budget 2026. [55723/25]