385. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider raising the VAT threshold for bed and breakfasts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73841/26]
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320. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider restoring the 9% VAT rate for the letting of camping and touring pitches at Fáilte Ireland-registered and approved caravan and camping parks as part of Budget 2027; if he has assessed the potential impact such a measure will have on affordability for Irish families, regional tourism, rural employment and Ireland's competitivene…
663. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address an inheritance tax proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60554/26]
731. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to previous Parliamentary Questions, to commence the process to urgently reform the iniquity of the inheritance tax system and ensure equality for all families and loved ones of childless couples and individuals; if he will address the discrimination that currently exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60535/26]
739. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider equality and discriminatory concerns in relation to inheritance tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61380/26]
842. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address issues with the delay the removal of the deemed disposal (further details); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63670/26]
678. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to implement a broader review of capital acquisition tax thresholds to better reflect contemporary family relationships and living arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55116/26]
739. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently reform the inequality of the inheritance tax system and ensure equality for all families and loved ones of childless citizens; if he will address the discrimination that currently exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56395/26]
792. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to reform the inequity of the inheritance tax system, to address the anomalies that exist and ensure equality for all families and loved ones of childless citizens, if he will address the discrimination that currently exists in relation to inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57404/26]
271. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider reducing inheritance tax and ultimately phasing it out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54485/26]
210. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to reduce inheritance tax that is charged at a flat rate of 33% on the value of assets exceeding specific, relationship-based tax-free thresholds, and to significantly increase these thresholds of €400,000 in the case of a son or daughter and €40,000 in the case of a niece or nephew; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39404/26]
259. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address the discrimination that exists in respect of inheritance tax when it comes to childless couples and individuals in comparison to couples than do have children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31686/26]
261. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to phase out as a matter of priority, the Universal Social Charge (USC) during this Government term, that was first introduced in January 2011 to stabilise public finances following the 2008 financial crisis, triggering the greatest global recession since the 1930's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31715/26]
385. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a large-scale business and co-ops (details supplied) will be included in the excise duty relief that supports licensed hauliers, freight operators, agricultural and fishing contractors or bus companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31641/26]
301. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address inheritance tax brackets for childless couples, single people and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26895/26]
907. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address inheritance tax discrimination against childless couples (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24429/26]
969. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to previous requests, if he will urgently review inheritance tax in regard to childless couples and individuals (details supplied) and address this very obvious discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26407/26]
994. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to give favourable consideration to reviewing the 52% tax rate on short term lets/long term lets; if he will give favourable consideration to reducing this rate so as to encourage members of the public to remain in the letting business and/or encourage others to get involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17615/26]
995. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the current capital acquisitions tax thresholds in light of concerns that the existing regime disproportionately disadvantages individuals without children who wish to leave assets to extended family members such as nieces and nephews, or to close friends, carers or neighbours; if he will provide a rationale for the significant d…
395. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address discrimination against childless couples in relation to inheritance tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22270/26]
212. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the group B and group C thresholds under capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10068/26]
188. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that financial advisers, tax consultants, accountants, and legal professionals widely regard the taxation regime for exchange-traded funds as unnecessarily complex and opaque; if he will consider addressing this issue, including through the possible deletion of Chapter 2, Part 27 of the Tax Acts; and if he will make a statement on t…
209. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to increase the inheritance tax threshold from €400,000 to €500,000 to account for increased asset values in both agriculture and residential homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73183/25]
386. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to clarify issues in regard to the Finance Bill 2026 in respect of purchasing an apartment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61256/25]
391. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to consider as a solution to the capital acquisition tax issue (inheritance) to classify the next-of-kin (details supplied) to be automatically promoted to ‘child status’ when it arises; the estimated cost of such a measure in view of the obvious discrimination given the drop from €400 thousand to €40 thousand in the allowance is incredibly big; and if he will…