36. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of homes purchased with assistance from the help to buy scheme, broken down per year from 2016 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [74567/26]
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359. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the help-to-buy scheme rules for returning emigrants to take into account taxes paid in the State before applicants emigrated. [73493/26]
362. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to including secondhand properties as part of the help-to-buy scheme. [73570/26]
364. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of productions that have availed of the scéal uplift scheme since its introduction; and whether the Government is considering any additional measures to encourage film production and employment in regional areas outside Dublin. [73616/26]
365. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the eligibility criteria for the help-to-buy incentive scheme to accommodate returning Irish citizens who do not meet the full four-year tax look-back window; and if he will consider expanding the window to account for a broader historical Irish tax record or, alternatively, factoring in verified future Irish income tax commitments…
184. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost in 2027 of increasing the maximum relief under the help to buy scheme from €30,000 to €35,000, as announced in Budget 2027; the number of help to buy claims approved and the total value of relief paid in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [71822/26]
188. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide a response to the queries raised; and if he will consider a transitional arrangement under the help-to-buy scheme for first-time buyers who received the previous maximum payment shortly before the increase announced in Budget 2027 and whose homes remain under co…
217. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the basis on which it was chosen to increase the help-to-buy scheme by €5,000; and the date the increase will apply to applicants. [71687/26]
43. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the minimum 70% loan to value requirement under the help to buy scheme as it applies to self-builds, in view of the fact that the inclusion of a gifted or family site in the approved valuation excludes single applicants on modest incomes; the number of self-build claims refused on loan to value grounds in each of the years 2022 to 20…
265. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the help to buy scheme reflects the principal of a fresh start as set out by the Central Bank (details supplied); and if this is under review within his Department. [67721/26]
708. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 702 and 703 of 28 July 2026, to provide a breakdown of the Dublin figures by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61102/26]
713. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether an equality impact assessment, disability impact assessment and rural proofing assessment were undertaken prior to the proposed reforms to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will publish the findings. [60838/26]
714. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if alternative compliance measures, including enhanced auditing and targeted enforcement were considered during the development of the proposed reforms to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and the reasons for the approach adopted. [60835/26]
715. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures that will be put in place to ensure that genuine applicants are not disadvantaged by any reforms to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme. [60833/26]
716. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the engagement that has taken place with disability representative organisations in developing the proposed reforms to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and whether further consultation is planned. [60832/26]
717. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the likely impact of the proposed reforms of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme on people with disabilities living in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60831/26]
718. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the evidence that informed the decision to reform the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and the analysis undertaken by his Department. [60828/26]
719. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the arrangements that will be put in place to ensure continuity of support for existing beneficiaries, if changes to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme are introduced. [60840/26]
720. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has estimated the number of individuals who may be affected by the proposed reforms to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will provide those estimates. [60839/26]
733. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the total amount of VRT relief, VAT relief, and fuel grants delivered under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60424/26]
738. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown on the total cost of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme for each of the years 2024 and 2025; the amount budgeted for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60419/26]
748. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the arrangements that will apply to a person who currently holds relief under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, and who needs to replace an adapted vehicle, in the event that the scheme is amended or replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61820/26]
749. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the fuel grant payable under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme will be retained in full under any revised or replacement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61821/26]
750. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to removing or restricting the relief available to disabled people who purchase and import adapted vehicles from Britain under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61785/26]
751. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if it is intended to amend, replace or phase out the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme, or the primary medical certificate on which eligibility is based; if so, the proposed timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61819/26]