Questions

638. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the original approved budget for the National Train Control Centre; the expenditure incurred to date; the current estimated final cost; the reasons for any increase in projected expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64122/26]

639. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the N72-N73 Mallow relief road; the date on which the preliminary business case was or is expected to be submitted to Transport Infrastructure Ireland; the expected date for submission of a planning application to An Coimisiún Pleanála; the timeframe for planning, procurement and commencement of construction; and if he will make a stateme…

640. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the provisions in place to expedite the issuing of replacement driving licences for returning emigrants who require their licences for work. [64078/26]

641. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Government's proposal to introduce a registration system for e-scooters; whether it remains the intention that all e-scooters used in public places will be required to be registered to an identifiable owner; and the proposed timeline for the introduction and commencement of such a system. [64073/26]

642. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the delay in increasing the minimum legal age for the use of an e-scooter in a public place from 16 to 18 years-of-age; and the anticipated date on which the increased age limit will now come into force. [64074/26]

643. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if An Garda Síochána has doubled fees to retrieve impounded vehicles, including scramblers; if so, the date on which the fee increase came into effect; the date on which the fee increase will also apply to E-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64106/26]

645. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the €225 fee charged in cases where Revenue enforcement proceedings are initiated through a sheriff or debt collection process; if this fee reflects the cost of issuing a demand letter alone or includes other actions; whether he is satisfied that a charge of €225 is proportionate in circumstances where taxpayers sub…

646. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of cases in which the Revenue Commissioners referred tax liabilities to the Sheriff for enforcement in each of the past five years, by taxpayer category, county and tax head; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59602/26]

647. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Revenue Commissioners has procedures in place to suspend or withdraw Sheriff enforcement where a taxpayer has made a payment immediately prior to the issue or execution of a Sheriff warrant; whether associated Sheriff costs may be waived in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59604/26]

648. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the Revenue Commissioner regarding the impact of debt enforcement action on otherwise viable small and medium-sized businesses experiencing temporary cash flow difficulties, particularly in the construction sector where delayed payment is common; whether consideration will be given to greater flexibility before Sheriff enforce…

649. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of final demand notices issued during 2025; the average number of days after the issuing of the final demand notice to payment being submitted to the Revenue Commissioners; the average number of tax periods which were referred to the sheriff after full payment was submitted to Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on t…

650. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details of the third party waste disposal company which Revenue contracts to handle and dispose of discarded nitrous oxide canisters; if these canisters are recycled in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59625/26]

651. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will introduce a permanent 8% Section 481 regional uplift for productions filming outside the Dublin metropolitan area including Ashford (DMAA) either as part of Budget 2027 or otherwise; and if they will make a statement on the matter. [59722/26]

652. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 824 of 28 July 2026, to provide a full list of all of Ireland Strategic Investment Fund's (ISIF) investments impacted by its divestment programmes and excluded investments from the Fund, as referenced; the value of each investment and the date that ISIF’s holdings in each investment was sold, in tabular form…

653. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has plans to increase the income tax exemption limits for persons aged 65 years and over, which have remained at €18,000 for a single person and €36,000 for a married couple/civil partners since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59811/26]

654. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering extending help to buy scheme to ‘fresh start ‘applicants who are attempting to purchase a new home following divorce or judicial separation and where there is no other financial interest in a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59864/26]

655. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to monitor and change spending in non-voted expenditure. [59991/26]

656. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the current income tax relief provisions for long-term leasing of agricultural land to permit leases between related parties to qualify for the relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60005/26]

657. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount of corporation tax foregone to the Exchequer in each of the years 2019 to 2025 inclusive by reason of the carry forward of trading losses under section 396 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 by institutions which received State support during the banking crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60167/26]

658. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount returned to the Exchequer to date from the State's investment in the banking sector, disaggregated by share sales, dividends, guarantee fees, coupon and other payments and the bank levy; the total amount of State support provided to that sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60175/26]

659. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the current status of section 396C of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 relating to relief from corporation tax for losses of participating institutions; the date on which and the enactment by which that section was amended or repealed; whether his Department has conducted any review of that decision since; and if he will mak…

660. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount collected from the bank levy in each year since its introduction; the number of institutions liable to the levy in each such year; the projected yield for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60173/26]

661. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans for changes to exchange traded funds; if he plans to abolish the eight-year deemed disposal regime, align the tax rate more closely with capital gains tax, allow normal loss relief and simplify the reporting and administrative requirements [60406/26]

662. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the Government announcement of 28 April 2026 approving the statutory “Right to be Forgotten” legislation for cancer survivors, the timeline for enactment and commencement of the legislation; whether he expects the legislation to be operational in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60411/26]

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]