303. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will impose a windfall tax on energy companies, similar to the temporary solidarity tax imposed during the initial invasion of Ukraine in 2022, in order to ensure that unjustified profits are not made on the recent spike in international gas prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26929/26]
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332. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the options in relation to VAT on petrol and diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28774/26]
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider examining the potential of reduced VAT rates to support the craft industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27587/26]
393. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the challenges faced by workers in the North in relation to positions which offer remote or hybrid working options to employees resident in the South; if he will provide an update on the work that is being done by his Department and any interactions that have occurred with the British Government in relation to taxation issues for…
394. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the challenges faced by workers in the North in relation to positions which offer remote or hybrid working options to employees resident in the South; if he has requested the Labour Employer Economic Forum, Shared Island Working Group to examine this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3609/26]
817. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the safeguards and oversight mechanisms in place to ensure special purpose entities/section 110 companies are only used to create a bona fide securitisation and structured finance; the number of SPEs/S.110 companies that have had their registration as an SPE/S.110 company revoked or declined, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the…
818. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated share of the €1.24 trillion in assets now held in Irish special purpose entities/section 110 companies related to the Irish economy and economic activity in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74050/25]
819. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide the total number of non-Irish domiciled companies i.e. incorporated in another jurisdiction but fulfil the tax residency test in Ireland; the number of non-domiciled section 110 companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74051/25]
820. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the number of charitable trusts that own special purpose entities/section 110 companies; the number of SPEs owned by each charitable trust, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74052/25]
821. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total corporation tax paid by special purpose entities/section 110 companies for the most recent year data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74053/25]
822. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the procedure for suspending a double taxation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74054/25]
824. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 20 March 2025, the reason Jersey does not appear on the list of double taxation agreements; if other jurisdictions have not been included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74056/25]
3. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people that have filed an updated valuation for the LPT that have gone up a band; the average additional cost for those households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64573/25]
161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced VAT rate of 9% applied to electricity and gas to also cover home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67318/25]
261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the price of 20 cigarettes in Ireland will be affected given the current European Commission proposal for a new own resource based on a tobacco consumption tax and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65433/25]
38. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of homes that will move into a higher band for the local property tax upon revaluation, by county or region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57642/25]
318. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of abolishing local property tax, assuming a 0% adjustment, at each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48444/25]
105. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the OECD tax agreement and the implications for the Irish tax code and corporation tax rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39433/25]
232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 21 May 2025, if he accepts that the register of beneficial ownership has been effectively closed to all journalists; if he is aware than many countries in the EU have not taken the same approach in relation to the CJEU ruling mentioned; if he will bring forward new legislation to ensure journalists can access the reg…
241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide in tabular form the total amount of capital gains tax paid by credit servicing firms and special purpose vehicles holding specified mortgages each year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33348/25]
83. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing the USC on all income up to €30,000, €35,000, €40,000 and €45,000, respectively, in tabular form. [31076/25]
84. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the first-year cost of reversing the May carbon tax increase from 1 November and not proceeding with the October carbon tax increase. [31077/25]
85. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the lower VAT rate on electricity and gas until the end of 2025. [31078/25]
86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing stamp duty for first-time buyers. [31079/25]
87. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of abolishing the local property tax under the proposed changes. [31080/25]