Questions

91. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total 2018 tax receipts in income tax, VAT and corporation tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38180/26]

92. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue obtained from VAT on new-build homes; if he will consider a rebate of VAT for those buying their first home and those getting affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38205/26]

93. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he would consider reducing or removing VAT on a medicine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38208/26]

94. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the terms of the relationship that governs An Posts management of the State savings scheme; when the contract is up for renewal; the rationale for a single party framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38212/26]

95. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps his Department has taken to reduce fuel smuggling and enforce compliance with the Windsor Framework's green lane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38312/26]

96. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of the Revenue Commissioners participation in the Joint Agency Task Force (JATF), including staffing, operational and technology resources. [38347/26]

97. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of Revenue Commissioners' staff assigned full-time equivalent to Joint Agency Task Force JATF-related work; and whether there are plans to increase these resources. [38348/26]

98. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration has been given to establishing a dedicated budget or permanent staffing complement for the Joint Agency Task Force JATF. [38349/26]

99. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of joint cross-border operations conducted under the Joint Agency Task Force JATF in each of the past five years; and the quantity and value of seizures arising directly from those operations. [38350/26]

100. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the performance metrics or benchmarks used to assess the effectiveness of the Joint Agency Task Force JATF. [38352/26]

101. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Revenue Commissioners have identified any recent trends in cross-border tobacco smuggling; and if current resources are sufficient to respond to these developments. [38353/26]

102. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the most up-to-date figures available, including to date in 2026 on the number and value of illicit tobacco seizures; the quantity of tobacco products seized; and the number of related prosecutions and convictions, by month where available. [38354/26]

103. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a schedule of IT projects that the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer has directed be paused, put on hold, and stood down in the past five years to date to include project name description, budget and amount expended. [37976/26]

104. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has carried out any analysis or assessment of the difference in projected occupational pension incomes between members of An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service, full-time fire service and the Permanent Defence Forces who commenced service before 1 January 2013 and co…

105. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider amending the public sector single pension scheme to recognise the particular position of workers in fast accrual professions; if he will facilitate access to a supplementary pension to bridge the potentially significant gap from retirement to the State pension age [38006/26]

106. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has reviewed the impact of the public service single pension scheme on fast-accrual grades in the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service and the Fire Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38007/26]

107. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of a 1% or €500 increase, based on whichever is the lower, pay increase across the public sector on a pro rata basis. [38092/26]

108. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if it remains Government policy that all new entrants to the Civil Service and public service must be appointed at the first point of the relevant salary scale, regardless of their previous professional experience; if any exceptions to this policy currently exist; and if his Department intend…

109. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the types of projects that will be deemed as critical under his new accelerating infrastructure action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38164/26]

110. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38260/26]

111. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the State supports in place to support the manufacturing of chocolate in Ireland; the measures to support marketing Irish chocolate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38256/26]

112. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which his Department is supporting Irish small and medium enterprises looking to enter international markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38296/26]

113. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the financial supports, compensation schemes, tax relief measures, or emergency assistance available to business owners who have experienced a loss of revenue as a result of repeated power outages or electricity supply disruptions; and if he will outline the supports currently available to affected businesses. [37972/26]

114. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of men and women who applied for parent's benefit in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38032/26]

115. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of men who applied for paternity benefit and the number of women who applied for maternity benefit in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38034/26]