Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Insurance Coverage

Gino Kenny

359. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his views on the denial of mortgage protection insurance to those who have recovered from breast cancer who wish to buy a home effectively ruling out home ownership with long-term renting being the only option given that currently one in nine women are diagnosed with breast cancer; his plans to address same for persons who have recovered from breast cancer being excluded from buying a home as a result of the denial of access to mortgage protection insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50414/21]

Pension Levy

Richard Bruton

360. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected by the pension levy on pensions funds; the way in which the money was used; if private pension funds have recovered in value since the levy was collected; and if there are plans to restore any of the moneys collected. [50430/21]

Departmental Schemes

Gerald Nash

361. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to reform and extend the cycle to work scheme to include those on social welfare benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50485/21]

Banking Sector

Alan Kelly

362. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the policies he is pursuing to ensure banking services are maintained in rural towns. [50505/21]

Customs and Excise

Cormac Devlin

363. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the status of the new automated import system; the number of users registered across Dublin city and county; the benefits it is bringing to businesses across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50591/21]

Insurance Coverage

Catherine Murphy

364. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with insurance companies and or their representative bodies in respect of insurance providers refusing to provide quotes and or premiums to persons wishing to insure roadworthy and NCT compliant cars over a certain age; if his attention has been drawn to this practice; and the steps he is taking to remedy it. [50598/21]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Catherine Murphy

365. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he and or his officials have engaged with the Revenue Commissioners in respect of lower and or a temporary waiving of VRT in view of inflated prices for second-hand motor vehicles. [50599/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Paul Donnelly

366. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the necessary funding for the purchase of two extra mobile x-ray scanner trucks for the Revenue Commissioners. [50661/21]

Legislative Measures

Noel Grealish

367. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the status of the central bank (individual accountability framework) Bill; when it will be available for pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50727/21]

EU Funding

Mick Barry

368. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to oppose the proposal to include nuclear power as a power that can be classified as renewable for the purposes of EU investment in renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50741/21]

Tax Reliefs

Carol Nolan

369. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the cost of implementing schemes such as the special assignee relief programme and the key employee engagement programme in each year from 2018 to date; the employers and companies that have availed of these schemes during that time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50860/21]

Tax Code

Carol Nolan

370. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for increasing the VAT rate applicable to the hospitality sector from the current rate of 9% at the end of August 2022; if he will address concerns that this increase will undermine the capacity of the sector to rebound from the Covid-19-related loss of trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50861/21]

Tax Credits

Holly Cairns

371. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on establishing a tax credit scheme for homeowners with solar panels or other renewable energy generation means who are net contributors of energy to the national grid. [50905/21]

Credit Unions

Thomas Pringle

372. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions that are likely to be permitted to pay a dividend to members for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50937/21]

Credit Unions

Thomas Pringle

373. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the ongoing increase in regulatory costs for credit unions is justified; the basis upon which it started out on; if he proposes changes to make credit unions more responsive to their communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50938/21]

Fuel Sales

Bernard Durkan

374. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the procedure to be followed in the case in which a consumer purchases coal from Northern Ireland as advertised on social media for direct delivery to other homes throughout the country in which low smoke zones exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51013/21]

Fuel Sales

Bernard Durkan

375. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if solid fuel carbon tax and VAT is applicable in situations in which a purchaser or distributor imports fossil fuels from Northern Ireland for sale and distribution throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51014/21]

Fuel Sales

Bernard Durkan

376. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if the purchase of coal imported from Northern Ireland requires VAT and or solid fuel carbon tax to be paid before the goods are distributed throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51015/21]

Departmental Offices

Peadar Tóibín

377. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount spent by his Department on the procurement, purchase and rent of new office space; and the amount spent on the procurement, purchase and rent of office equipment in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [51025/21]

Tax Code

Paul Murphy

378. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the investigations that have been carried out to uncover fraud in relation to the employer Covid-19 refund scheme, the temporary wage subsidy scheme or the employment wage subsidy scheme; if fraud has been identified to date; and the actions that will be taken in relation to fraud discovered. [51161/21]