38. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the €12,000 tax free annual threshold for the new investment account, starting on July 1st, will be the nominal threshold for 2026, notwithstanding the fact that it is commencing halfway through 2026. [74569/26]
Topics / State Savings Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsState Savings Schemes
38 questions from 22 TDs, between 17 June 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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363. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the progress of the personal investment account, which is scheduled to open in July 2027. [73568/26]
143. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to allowing individuals and households who have already invested some or all off of their savings in existing investment products to transfer their existing investment to new personal investment accounts without a tax penalty. [50273/26]
144. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if providers of new personal investment accounts will be able to reinvest the moneys invested in PIAs into other investment products; to outline who will be liable for the exit tax and deemed disposal taxation on any gains on the reinvested moneys; and if this will be passed onto the PIA investor. [50274/26]
1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there will be any public consultation prior to the launch of the savings and investment account scheme. [48238/26]
4. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the proposed savings and investment account; the precise details of the scheme, including its design and proposed taxation treatment; and the timeline for publication of those details and for the production of any required legislation. [48371/26]
8. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the operation of MyFutureFund - the automatic enrolment retirement savings system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46027/26]
519. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current value of deposits in each of the State savings schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41518/26]
171. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the introduction of a new savings and investment account; when the framework for this scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39885/26]
204. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the proposed implementation of a personal savings and investment account; the current stage of consideration; the anticipated timeline for decisions or further announcements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39402/26]
207. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm the details of the new proposed savings and investment scheme; when it is likely to be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39422/26]
209. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures that will be included in his proposed investment scheme; and the benefits that people should receive from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39886/26]
436. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted a cost benefit analysis for the proposed new investment scheme; if not, his plans to carry out a cost benefit analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38933/26]
204. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration has been given to the development of more accessible retail investment supports for first-time investors in qualifying Irish SMEs and start-ups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38471/26]
205. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has reviewed international approaches aimed at encouraging long-term saving and investment participation among younger people and retail investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/26]
206. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration has been given to the development of a State-supported retail investment mechanism to allow smaller investors to build long-term holdings in qualifying Irish businesses, including through the use of targeted tax incentives [38473/26]
207. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined ways to broaden access to investment incentives linked to indigenous Irish SMEs beyond higher income and experienced investors, including through lower entry or tiered investment structures aimed at younger and middle-income earners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38474/26]
208. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the role of wider participation by younger people and PAYE workers in long-term investment in Irish enterprise is being considered as part of any review of the employment investment incentive scheme or related investment schemes in advance of budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38475/26]
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]
237. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans for a new savings and investment scheme for retail investors; the estimated cost to the Exchequer in terms of tax foregone in the first five years of the new scheme under preparation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26421/26]
242. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on his work to deliver a new national savings strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21063/26]
248. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures he plans to put in place to ensure the proposed savings and investment account scheme is accessible to low and middle-income households; whether an income threshold or contribution cap will be applied to prevent disproportionate benefit accruing to higher-income individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26599/26]
249. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his proposals for a new State savings scheme, as reported in the media (details supplied); the scheme designs being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26842/26]
252. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the research his Department has carried out regarding the proposed investment scheme’s potential costs to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26782/26]
273. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the details of the proposed flat rate of tax for the new State-backed personal investment scheme; the measures being taken to ensure this scheme is accessible to low and middle income earners; the timeline for its full implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26884/26]