Parliamentary questions

Tax Code

Cian O'Callaghan

223. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the Government plans to introduce any tax relief, or a reduction in local property tax, for residents who are also paying management fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16383/24]

Tax Data

Alan Kelly

224. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised to the end of January 2025 by tapering personal PAYE and earned income tax credit at a rate of 2% per €1,000 for individuals' income between €180,000 and €300,000, effective from 1 May 2024. [16407/24]

Tax Exemptions

Michael Ring

225. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that rent paid by the State to individual landlords for the housing of refugees is tax free; if he will compare this situation to similar payments to hotels, guesthouses, charities, and local community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16499/24]

Banking Sector

Joe McHugh

226. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) is signed up to the contingent reimbursement model code; if the company has an Irish banking licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16500/24]

Housing Schemes

Robert Troy

227. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if the eligibility for help to buy in the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [16519/24]

Tax Exemptions

Denis Naughten

228. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if he will increase accessibility to therapeutic services by extending the VAT exemption to counsellors and psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16591/24]

Tax Exemptions

Fergus O'Dowd

229. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance to respond to proposals raised in respect of extending the VAT exemption to counsellors and psychotherapists in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16595/24]

Tax Code

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

230. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he will cancel the increases in excise duty on petrol and diesel scheduled for August and October of this year, given the cost-of-living pressures facing households, and their impact on trade for businesses and road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16602/24]

Currency Circulation

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

231. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if establishments and organisations are entitled to refuse to take cash; if there are steps being taken to ensure consumers can continue to use cash in transactions; if there are plans to put such an entitlement to use cash on a statutory basis; how his Department proposes to protect the role of cash in the Irish society and economy in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16603/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

232. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the changes that are being considered to the debt warehousing scheme to support private businesses availing of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16605/24]

Tax Exemptions

Neasa Hourigan

233. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the VAT exemption to counsellors and psychotherapists accredited by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16618/24]

Departmental Reports

Ivana Bacik

234. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance the timeline for publishing the updated report on the funding landscape for housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16628/24]

Departmental Reviews

Ivana Bacik

235. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance the progress in reviewing the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund funding programme, which allocated an additional €400 million for equity-based housing investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16657/24]

Tax Exemptions

Bríd Smith

236. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to provide a pre-registration VAT exempt status for qualified and accredited members of an organisation (details supplied) and seek to rectify the inequities arising from the delay in establishing the statutory register; if he accepts that this proposal aligns with established practices and ensures that fair treatment prevails in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16688/24]

Tax Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

237. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16689/24]

Tax Exemptions

Catherine Connolly

238. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to grant VAT exemption to counsellors and psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16704/24]

Tax Exemptions

Ged Nash

239. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the anomaly that sees a VAT exemption applied to the services of psychologists but not to suitably qualified psychotherapists and counsellors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Healy-Rae

240. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update with regard to a pension that is owed to a former employee of the OPW (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15993/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Jackie Cahill

241. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the expected completion date for the Templemore river mall flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16021/24]

Coast Guard Service

Paul Kehoe

242. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the proposed new station at Kilmore Quay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16140/24]