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Tue, 21 May 2024
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Tax Yield
Willie O'Dea
96. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance for a report on income tax receipts in the first four months of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22569/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
101. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the tax changes he is considering to make it more attractive for people to invest their savings, rather than having money sit in bank accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22568/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Tax Exemptions
Willie O'Dea
160. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to increasing the annual exemption limits for tax purposes for people over the age of 65 years from €18,000 for a single person and €36,000 for a married couple, in view of the fact these exemptions have now been in place for a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22295/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Tax Exemptions
Willie O'Dea
18. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the VAT exemption to counsellors and psychotherapists in Ireland, which would create equity of treatment and parity of esteem for mental health professionals providing psychotherapy and counselling services with those who deliver physical healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16870/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Tax Reliefs
Willie O'Dea
34. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the mortgage interest tax relief scheme and its operation to date in 2024. [14268/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Banking Sector
Willie O'Dea
39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance how he proposes to protect the role of cash in our society and economy in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14269/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Planning Issues
Willie O'Dea
167. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that when the residential zoned land tax comes into force in January 2025, it will have profound implications for many farmers and small landowners who are not developers, but have owned their land for generations; if the Government will provide exemptions from the residential zoned land tax for individuals who are not developers, as the vast majority of requests by landowners for a rezoning of their land have been refused by the local authority and by An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9797/24]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Tax Reliefs
Willie O'Dea
234. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to redefining 'normal place of work' in relation to business mileage for employees such as sales representatives who travel from their homes to business appointments, but their head office is based in another part of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6287/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Banking Sector
Willie O'Dea
111. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the action he proposes to take to ensure there is a safety net for consumers in the event of electronic banking or the payments infrastructure being impacted by outages or cyberattacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4254/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Tax Credits
Willie O'Dea
155. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of eligible claims currently being made for the rent tax credit made in counties Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford, Cork and Kerry, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Revenue Commissioners
Willie O'Dea
215. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when the income tax office in Limerick city will be open to the public again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3816/24]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Universal Social Charge
Willie O'Dea
96. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of earners in counties Limerick, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford who will benefit from the USC reductions announced in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51218/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Tax Data
Willie O'Dea
137. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers in counties Limerick, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford claiming the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51217/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Mortgage Interest Rates
Willie O'Dea
74. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the Government’s proposals to deal with the dramatic increases in mortgages held by vulture funds, which is causing great distress to individuals with these mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44279/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Tax Credits
Willie O'Dea
124. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a county basis of the number of people in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary who are currently availing of the rent tax credit, in tabular form; if he has plans for any changes to the credit in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42867/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Business Supports
Willie O'Dea
139. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a county basis of the number of businesses in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary that successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme, in tabular form; the estimated value or worth of the support in each county; if he has plans for any other similar scheme in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42866/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
205. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the residential zoned land tax, as currently constituted, could have profound implications for many farmers and small landowners who are not developers, but have owned their land for generations; if the Government will provide exemptions from the residential zoned land tax for individuals who are not developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30816/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Economic Growth
Willie O'Dea
104. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the domestic economy to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30030/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Tax Yield
Willie O'Dea
119. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the risks around corporation tax windfall receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30029/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Housing Schemes
Willie O'Dea
238. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance why the help-to-buy (HTB) scheme does not apply to second-hand homes; if he will consider extending the HTB scheme to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24720/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Revenue Commissioners
Willie O'Dea
53. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number and location of Revenue Commissioners offices with over-the-counter services open; how this number compares with the number of over-the-counter services available before 2020; the number of offices that provide telephone services; the opening hours of each; if there are plans to increase the hours of operation of the Revenue telephone services across the country to deal with the large volume of phone calls that they are experiencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21874/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Willie O'Dea
58. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the details of the second three-month assessment of the temporary business energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21489/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Tax Yield
Willie O'Dea
97. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his estimate for corporation tax receipts in 2023; the proportion of tax revenues that corporation tax receipts will comprise in 2023; the proportion of corporation tax receipts he estimates as windfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21490/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Business Supports
Willie O'Dea
118. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of Limerick businesses that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number of them that have been successful; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for businesses in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3083/23]
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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Departmental Bodies
Willie O'Dea
174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when he expects to appoint the new members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeals to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53934/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Tax Collection
Willie O'Dea
269. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Revenue Commissioners are now demanding that businesses settle tax owed under the debt warehousing scheme (details supplied); his views on whether the insistence by the Revenue Commissioners on the repayment of warehoused debt will lead to bankruptcies; his plans to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49808/22]
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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Public Sector Staff
Willie O'Dea
23. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 18 May 2022, the number of appointments to the grade of assistant principal in the Limerick region; the reason for the significant deviation between appointments following competition from the open streams of both the Public Appointments Service and Revenue competitions versus the number of appointments from interdepartmental competitions; if there should be some level of parity between the streams; if Revenue envisions requesting candidates from this stream for appointment to the Limerick region in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34677/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
211. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to allow the help-to-buy scheme to be used for the purchase of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34279/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Credit Unions
Willie O'Dea
33. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30326/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Tax Yield
Willie O'Dea
76. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the way that the tax receipts for the first five months of 2022 compare with the same period in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30327/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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Revenue Commissioners
Willie O'Dea
67. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of appointments to the grade of assistant principal officer from 2015 to date by the Revenue Commissioners in County Limerick; the manner in which the appointments were filled, that is, either by open competition, inter-Departmental competition, internal competition, transfer from another geographic location, or any other means by which appointments were made; the division and office location of the appointments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25314/22]
Thu, 12 May 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Willie O'Dea
186. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to increase the funding available for disabled drivers for the purchase of a new car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24044/22]
Thu, 28 Apr 2022
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Insurance Industry
Willie O'Dea
52. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the Office to Promote Competition in the insurance market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20566/22]
Thu, 28 Apr 2022
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
65. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to extend the timeframe for the reduction in VAT on gas and electricity to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20565/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
246. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the justification for commercial landlords being allowed to write-off their defects levies against their tax liabilities given owner-occupiers and social landlords cannot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3283/22]
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
94. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Limerick and Clare, respectively, currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the business resumption support scheme, BRSS; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62240/21]
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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State Bodies
Willie O'Dea
241. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the new members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeals to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62678/21]
Wed, 10 Nov 2021
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Primary Medical Certificates
Willie O'Dea
77. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when the Government will allow the resumption of applications for primary medical certificates with the broader category of the severely and permanently disabled as set out in the relevant legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55028/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
73. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the implementation of Pillar Two of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project; his assessment of the impact of this on the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54380/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Inflation Rate
Willie O'Dea
152. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his projections for the inflation rate in the coming year and its likely impact on the economy, consumers and the public finances. [54379/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Primary Medical Certificates
Willie O'Dea
280. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when the resumption of applications for primary medical certificates will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46029/21]
Tue, 21 Sep 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
61. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the total spend to date on the Covid-19 pandemic; and the amount by which the national debt has risen as a result. [44886/21]
Thu, 8 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
179. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to the Covid-19 pandemic many pilots are in the position in which their ratings have expired and although they are on the pandemic unemployment payment they have to pay thousands of euro to now fund their own recurrent training and the additional expense of a renewal; if it is correct to add VAT to these training fees which is creating a significant additional financial burden on these individuals; if the VAT could be waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36893/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
92. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in County Limerick receiving support under the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number who were in receipt of the payment in May 2021; the number in County Limerick who have received support under the scheme and its predecessor since March 2020; the expenditure on the schemes in County Limerick over that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31699/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Corporate Governance
Willie O'Dea
127. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the legislation governing financial and corporate behaviour here is fit for purpose; if not, the changes he plans to make; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31700/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Primary Medical Certificates
Willie O'Dea
138. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when the issuing of primary medical certificates will be resumed (details supplied); the situation regarding persons who applied prior to 18 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29017/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Financial Services Regulation
Willie O'Dea
26. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the legislation which governs financial and corporate behaviour is fit for purpose; if not, the changes he plans to make; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20927/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies in Limerick currently availing of the Covid restrictions support scheme. [17139/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
68. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if any companies have left the Covid restrictions support scheme over the past month. [17140/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Credit Unions
Willie O'Dea
480. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the policy framework within which credit unions operate. [15183/21]