Parliamentary questions

269. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider altering the criteria for the help to buy scheme to allow non new-build houses to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54310/26]

270. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing a new higher tax credit or enhanced tax relief for recipients of the State pension who purchase the shingles vaccine at their own expense, given that the vaccine is recommended by public health authorities but is not currently publicly funded; and if he will make a statement on …

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]

272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the Department's assessment of the impact of inflation on the real value of household savings held in low-interest demand-deposit accounts; whether his Department has conducted or commissioned any analysis of the erosion of purchasing power in such accounts over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5450…

273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the current tax treatment of deposit interest (DIRT) takes into account the real, inflation-adjusted return to savers, as opposed to the nominal return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54508/26]

274. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the revised disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; if it will be replaced entirely by a new grant based scheme led by the Department of Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54512/26]

275. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland and abroad; if these individuals can apply to internal civil service competitions for these temporary contracts; the plans being developed to retain these individuals once their contracts cease…

276. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54618/26]

277. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy actions remaining, broken down by the year of the climate action plan they were initially included in; and the estimated timelines for completion, in tabular form. [54628/26]

278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will suspend Ireland’s double taxation agreement with Israel. [54683/26]

279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has had any engagement with the Central Bank in relation to the approval process of Israeli war bonds up for renewed approval in September. [54684/26]

280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of June 2026, the original projected cost of the VAT reduction on apartments for the year 2027. [54685/26]

281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the VAT reduction on apartments for 2026. [54686/26]

282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department's assessment of the impact of inflation on the real value of household savings held in low-interest demand-deposit accounts; if his Department has conducted or commissioned any analysis of the erosion of purchasing power in such accounts over the past decade; if the current tax treatment of deposit interest (DIRT) t…

283. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if provision can be made for the installation of a storage container at an OPW owned site for a local group (details supplied). [54311/26]

284. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the policy basis on which a civil servant may be denied access to the Civil Service Grievance Procedure where the complaint relates to the withdrawal of an assignment after a selection process has concluded and an offer of that assignment has already been made (details su…

285. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland and abroad; if these individuals can apply to internal civil service competitions for these temporary contracts; the plans being develope…

286. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy actions remaining, broken down by the year of the climate action plan they were initially included in; and the estimated tim…

287. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will give consideration to a pre-Budget 2027 submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54308/26]

288. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available for trades persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54296/26]

289. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the information and financial supports that are available to a person considering starting their own business in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54299/26]

290. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department provides financial supports or schemes which private businesses developing a sports facility including padel courts could avail of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54303/26]

291. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the pathway available to a family seeking to employ a non-EEA national as a full-time carer, in a private home where a family member has complex medical needs and requires specialist care; whether a general employment permit or any other employment permit may be granted in such circumstances; the criteria that mus…

292. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that families caring for persons with complex medical needs may be unable to obtain an employment permit for a non-EEA healthcare assistant because the employer is a private household rather than a registered healthcare provider; if he will clarify what alternative mechanism exists in such cases; an…

293. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports, grant schemes, advisory services or other assistance available to sole traders and small business owners who experience an unexpected downturn in trading activity resulting in short-term cashflow difficulties as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); whether consideration is being given to …