Parliamentary questions

236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of removing stamp duty for first-time buyers on properties below the value of €500,000. [47020/26]

237. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of abolishing local property tax excluding landlords and multi-property ownership. [47021/26]

238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the first and full year cost in 2027 of not proceeding with any schedule carbon tax increases this year or next. [47022/26]

239. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost in 2027 of restoring trade union tax relief. [47023/26]

240. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of increasing the rent tax credit with the credit equivalent to 8.3% of an individual’s annual rent, with a minimum credit of €1,500 and a maximum credit of €2,500, per year, clarifying both the full cost and the estimated net cost if the Government has any funding allocated for rent relie…

241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised from tapering personal, employee and earned income tax credits by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €140,000. [47035/26]

242. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised from applying a 3% USC charge on individual incomes over €140,000. [47036/26]

243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised from applying a 3% USC charge on individual incomes over €500,000. [47037/26]

244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by restricting the employer PRSI exemption for share-based remuneration to SMEs. [47038/26]

245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue raised by extending a 1% Stamp Duty for all share buybacks. [47040/26]

246. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue raised by reducing standard fund threshold from €2.2 to €1.5 million. [47041/26]

247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of publican licences issued over the past ten years, broken down by county, alongside the number of same licenses in each county not renewed in the same timeframe, in tabular form. [47047/26]

248. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the age tax credit or the tax bands for older people, particularly given that annual increases to the State pension are, in some cases, increasing individuals/couples tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47049/26]

249. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims made in 2025 for the home carer tax credit; his views on whether this figure represents an underclaiming of the credit; and the estimate for those eligible but not claiming the credit. [47127/26]

250. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the introduction of the VAT reduction for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47134/26]

251. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the income thresholds for the age exemption from income tax for persons aged 65 years and over from the current levels of €18,000 for a single person and €36,000 for a married couple/civil partners to €20,000 and €40,000 respectively in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

252. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the limits on the help-to-buy scheme in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47202/26]

253. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue generated from VAT applied to the sale of centre fire rifle ammunition for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47247/26]

254. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider increasing the price limit of €1,500 for e-bikes under the bike-to-work scheme (details supplied). [47254/26]

255. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a targeted value added tax (VAT) exemption, reduction, or zero-rating mechanism for homeowners rebuilding their primary residences vis-à-vis the defective concrete blocks enhanced grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47378/26]

256. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of vacancies, by job title as of 16 June 2026 at the Financial Services and Pension Ombudsman; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [47422/26]

257. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if in the hosting of future national economic dialogues that representatives of local government would be invited to attend. [47505/26]

258. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering aligning the current rate of investment undertaking tax with capital gains tax in Budget 2027 as an affordable and effective means of increasing retail investment participation, and to ensure existing investors are not left behind in any planned new tax measures to incentivise retail investment. [47514/26]

259. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will share the list of members (by official title) of the executive board of the Department of Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47516/26]

260. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total landholding of his Department, broken down by county, including the amount currently unused or vacant, the portion zoned for development, and the number of sites that include vacant or derelict properties. [47624/26]