Parliamentary questions

Tax Code

Mick Barry

93. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the engagements he has had with the European Commission, Eurogroup ministers and other EU governments on implementing a minimum corporate tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31781/21]

Tax Code

Mick Barry

94. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the impact for households of the changes to the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31777/21]

Fiscal Policy

Ged Nash

96. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his plans to address aggressive tax planning as part the Government’s priority reform commitments made under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan; the way this will impact on the bottom line of the Exchequer and on budget forecasts; his views on a recent IFAC report which states the loss to the Exchequer due to international changes in corporation tax rules could be €3.5 billion; if he plans to instruct his Department to provide an updated forecast report on the potential loss to the Exchequer due to international changes in corporation tax rules and the options for replacing these tax revenues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31607/21]

National Treasury Management Agency

Aindrias Moynihan

97. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the increases there have been in the purchase of State prize bonds in each of the past three years; the monetary amounts that have been invested in these bonds for each of the years; the interest the State generated with these funds in the period; the amount that was given in prize money in each of these years; if the number of prizes has changed during this timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31755/21]

Banking Sector

Steven Matthews

98. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to engage with representatives of the major banks that are either pulling out of the Irish market or restructuring their high street presence with regard to the vacant units they are leaving in towns and villages; if he will support the repurposing of these units as community hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31734/21]

Tax Credits

James O'Connor

99. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding making the save and spend scheme more dynamic to enable a greater level of take-up in order to stimulate the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31630/21]

Universal Social Charge

Éamon Ó Cuív

101. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of not charging any USC on the first €13,000 of assessable income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31514/21]

Tax Code

John Lahart

103. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of the economic impact of increasing corporation tax to 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31775/21]

Housing Schemes

Pearse Doherty

104. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of developments in which all or a portion of units in that development are subject to forward purchase private rented sector sales that have been funded through Home Building Finance Ireland since it came into operation; the value of the funding; the number of units in each development that are subject to forward purchase PRS sales; the rental price of each or any of those units that will or have been subsequently made available to rent; the average rental price; and his views on whether these issues were not addressed in the recent Home Building Finance Ireland review published by his Department on 10 May 2021. [31811/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Jim O'Callaghan

106. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on his attendance at the recent G7 finance ministers meeting in London; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31705/21]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

107. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his plans with regard to changes to the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31407/21]

Tax Code

Réada Cronin

108. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance the preparations his Department is making in conjunction with business stakeholders and representatives on the impact on businesses of possible changes in the global corporation tax environment; the meetings he has had with business stakeholders and representatives regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30160/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John Lahart

109. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the measures he will be taking to support businesses as they reopen in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31776/21]

Programme for Government

Cormac Devlin

110. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the status of progress to implement the programme for Government commitment to reduce the cost of insurance and increase competition in the market. [31807/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Barry Cowen

111. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the further economic supports he is providing for businesses as they reopen following Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31766/21]

EU Funding

Neale Richmond

112. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the use of the €2.5 billion allocated to Ireland under the SURE instrument operated by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31594/21]

Insurance Coverage

Cathal Crowe

113. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance his policy in relation to increasing flood insurance coverage and the provision of risk equalisation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31772/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joe Flaherty

114. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of the business resumption support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31768/21]

Tax Code

Thomas Pringle

115. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the examinations his Department is undertaking regarding the proposal by the International Monetary Fund of a solidarity tax on those companies which accumulated wealth during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20151/21]

Tax Code

Ged Nash

116. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the global corporation tax reform proposals as discussed at the G7 meeting he attended as President of the Eurogroup; the implications for Ireland if an agreement along the lines of that proposal are ultimately adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31606/21]