Parliamentary questions

Fiscal Policy

Colm Burke

138. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance the work he and his Department are doing to support people in the continued usage of ATMs and cash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4549/24]

Tax Rebates

Paul Kehoe

139. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if a VAT refund on aids and appliances for persons with a disability can be considered for works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3002/24]

Tax Code

Joe Flaherty

140. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will be introducing new measures for the warehousing of tax debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4443/24]

Tax Code

Pádraig O'Sullivan

141. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to address the difficulties that businesses are facing with regards to warehouse debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4589/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Catherine Connolly

142. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 23 November 2023, for an update on the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; to clarify if appeal hearings have recommenced to-date, and if not, the timeline for same; the number of people currently on the appeal hearing list; the expected timeline for the clearing of the backlog of appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4382/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

143. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of Revenue no longer accepting certain items of expenditure for the construction, extension, alteration or reconstruction of farm buildings or structures with respect to VAT refunds for unregistered farmers; if he has engaged with Revenue on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4621/24]

Inflation Rate

Bernard Durkan

144. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor economic progress with a view to ensuring that inflation continues to be curbed and that the reduction in inflation is passed on to the consumer by way of lower prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4547/24]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

145. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider and introduction of a wealth tax, given recent reports by an organisation (details supplied) and the Central Bank on the wealth distribution showing ever growing concentration of wealth in the hands of the very wealthiest households. [4570/24]

European Investment Bank

Darren O'Rourke

146. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the progress to date to promote opportunities for the European Investment Bank to invest in relevant climate projects in Ireland; if a working group has been established; how many times the working group has met; if will he report on these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4483/24]

Tax Code

Brendan Smith

147. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the concerns of farmers in relation to changes to VAT refunds are given urgent and detailed consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4623/24]

Tax Credits

James O'Connor

148. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the number of earners in Cork who will benefit from the USC reductions announced in budget 2024; the number of renters in Cork who benefitted from the rent tax scheme in 2023; how many are eligible to claim the same in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4568/24]

Tax Code

Fergus O'Dowd

149. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering any further easing of VAT rates for retrofitting or renewable energy works or products for domestic purposes, to assist homeowners in reducing reliance on energy providers in what is a crippling energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4444/24]

Fiscal Policy

Niamh Smyth

150. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the regional criteria he intends to put in place for ATM provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4281/24]

Fiscal Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

151. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work being done to ensure that cash cannot be refused in retail and other premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4577/24]

Insurance Coverage

David Stanton

152. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance to outline the situation with respect to community groups and festival committees acquiring insurance for the staging of local community events; if he is satisfied with the work of the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market to make insurance available for such events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4598/24]

Tax Collection

Thomas Gould

153. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of homes for which the increased stamp duty for bulk buys has been paid in Cork. [4604/24]

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]

Fiscal Policy

Barry Cowen

157. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the action he proposes to take to ensure that consumers retain access to cash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4256/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Pauline Tully

158. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance to detail the number of persons who are currently on the waiting list for the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4543/24]

Tax Credits

Barry Cowen

159. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the number of eligible claims currently being made for the rent tax credit made in counties Offaly, Laois, Westmeath, Longford, Meath and Louth and Kildare, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4255/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

211. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance the full gamut of grants, discounts, waivers or any other supports that exist for an amputee, above the knee, who hopes to return to driving for personal needs; if he or his office can provide any other useful advice for this intending disabled driver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4749/24]

Insurance Industry

Matt Shanahan

212. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the expected date for the publication of the Central Bank NCID (National Claims Information Database) Employers' Liability, Public Liability and Commercial Property Insurance Report 2022 in view of the delay in publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4772/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

213. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3495/24]

Tax Code

Violet-Anne Wynne

214. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain the reason hairdressers fall under the VAT rate for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53600/23]

Insurance Industry

Johnny Guirke

215. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Finance if he can outline in detail the external review process of Insurance Ireland's Code of Practice due to take place in January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4723/24]

Tax Collection

Cian O'Callaghan

216. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the dwellings purchased where the 10% stamp duty was paid, broken down into housing schemes, apartments and individual homes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4756/24]

Tax Code

Christopher O'Sullivan

217. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if it is possible to publish a full calculation and breakdown of the proposed revenue generated from increasing hospitality VAT from 9% to 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4757/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

218. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of VAT applying to the hospitality and tourism sectors from 13.5 to 9% to end-2024 and in full-year terms, respectively. [4835/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

219. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of VAT applying to the hospitality and tourism sectors from 13.5% to 9% excluding hotel and other accommodation, to end-2024 and in full-year terms, respectively. [4837/24]

Tax Code

Róisín Shortall

220. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his views on a report (details supplied) into global wealth inequality, which included findings on Ireland; if he will consider a third rate of income tax, given the scale of wealth inequality in Ireland; the steps he is taking to address the unequal distribution of wealth in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4838/24]

Tax Code

Eoin Ó Broin

221. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the tax treatment of rental income from local authority and approved housing body social tenancies and rental income from local authority, approved housing body and Land Development Agency rental tenancies. [4840/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

222. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of VAT from 13.5% to 9% with respect to services (details supplied) of the kind normally supplied in fairgrounds or amusement parks and hairdressing services, to end-2024 and in full-year terms, respectively, disaggregated by service type listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4842/24]

Banking Sector

Róisín Shortall

223. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his plans in respect of the State’s remaining 40.8% stake in a bank (details supplied); if he intends to recover the State’s full €20.8 billion investment in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4845/24]

Housing Schemes

Cathal Crowe

224. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance how many homebuyers in each county have availed of the help-to-buy scheme since July 2020, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4850/24]

Tax Credits

Cathal Crowe

225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance how many taxpayers are currently claiming the rent tax credit, by county, in tabular form. [4851/24]

Tax Code

Neasa Hourigan

226. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work underway to implement the recommendation of the Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare that the remittance basis of taxation should be subject to a lifetime limit of three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4852/24]

Insurance Industry

Bernard Durkan

227. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the insurance industry here remains competitive when compared with insurance costs throughout the European Union notwithstanding any national difference that may apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4866/24]

Banking Sector

Bernard Durkan

228. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which credit remains available to small and medium sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4867/24]

Inflation Rate

Bernard Durkan

229. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which measures introduced in this jurisdiction to combat such issues as inflation, here and-or throughout the eurozone, are being successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4868/24]

Inflation Rate

Bernard Durkan

230. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which house price inflation here is likely to affect economic performance in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4869/24]

Brexit Issues

Bernard Durkan

231. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the ongoing effect of Brexit on the economic performance in this jurisdiction as well as other EU Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4870/24]

Financial Services

Bernard Durkan

232. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the degree to which he and his Department continue to monitor the activities of investment funds here with particular reference to the need to ensure that their activities are strictly in accordance with their operational licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4871/24]

Inflation Rate

Bernard Durkan

233. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to observe inflationary tendencies in this economy with particular reference to the need to identify their origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4872/24]

Economic Growth

Bernard Durkan

234. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance how he sees this country’s economy progressing and comparable to other EU economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4873/24]

Tax Code

Bernard Durkan

235. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance whether he remains satisfied that the taxation system in this country is sufficiently broadly based to avoid dependency on any one sector to such an extent that it might become a threat to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4874/24]

Fiscal Policy

Bernard Durkan

236. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the degree to which he and his Department can influence and co-ordinate fiscal matters in such a way as to support and encourage growth and development throughout the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4875/24]

Fiscal Policy

Bernard Durkan

237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to maintain contact with the relevant authorities in Northern Ireland with a view to achieving maximum co-operation and benefit throughout the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4876/24]

Fiscal Policy

Bernard Durkan

238. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the degree to which he remains satisfied that Ireland, along with its European colleagues, continues on a positive trajectory in terms of fiscal policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4877/24]

Tax Exemptions

Alan Dillon

239. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the tax exemption limits for people aged 65 years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4946/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cathal Crowe

25. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax relief or VAT reduction on assisted technology required by children and adults who have a diagnosis of dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalculia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4338/24]