Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tax Code

Holly Cairns

289. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on reducing VAT for the hospitality sector for the duration of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25565/21]

Tax Code

Holly Cairns

290. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on ceasing the real estate investor tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25577/21]

Tax Code

John Lahart

291. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered VAT exemption for counsellors and psychotherapists that is available for other allied health professionals. [25619/21]

Tax Code

Seán Sherlock

292. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance if there has been further engagement on tax implications for those in receipt of the €250 SUSI credit. [25634/21]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

293. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has contracted accountancy firms or accountancy consultants with respect to the legislative reform of the way investment funds operate within the State particularly with respect to the purchase of housing or residential dwellings from 1 April 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25694/21]

EU Funding

Peadar Tóibín

294. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of Ireland's annual contribution to the European Union. [25699/21]

EU Funding

Peadar Tóibín

295. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of EU schemes and projects Ireland contributes to; the list of EU schemes and projects Ireland contributes to; the amount contributed to EU schemes and projects in each of the years 2015 to 2020 by Ireland; and the projected contribution to EU schemes and projects in each year between 2021 and 2026 by Ireland. [25700/21]

EU Funding

Peadar Tóibín

296. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland provides funding to EU defence initiatives and schemes; if so, the amount in total Ireland has contributed to these schemes; and when these contributions began. [25701/21]

Sustainable Development Goals

Holly Cairns

297. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to include reference in all new statements of strategy to all sustainable development goal targets for which his Department has lead responsibility as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25748/21]

Sustainable Development Goals

Holly Cairns

298. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the specific sustainable development goal targets his Department is responsible for implementing; the progress made in implementing those targets since 26 April 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25766/21]

Social Media

Holly Cairns

299. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged a third-party company to date in 2021 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and the name of the social media platforms being monitored. [25784/21]

Social Media

Holly Cairns

300. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if officials in his Department are tasked with conducting online and social media monitoring and completing reports on social media coverage of his Department and his Ministerial activities; if so, the number of staff involved; the respective grades of each; the estimated working hours committed to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25802/21]

Departmental Investigations

Catherine Murphy

301. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he and bodies under his aegis have engaged private investigation companies or persons in the past three years to date; and if so, the cost, duration and purpose of these engagements of this type of contractor. [25824/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

302. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be extended beyond the end of May 2021 for travel agents. [25895/21]

Tax Code

Martin Browne

303. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Finance the additional revenue that would be generated if a 40% capital gains tax rate was applied in which the person making the disposal had an annual income in excess of €250,000. [25936/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Denis Naughten

304. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the details of his engagement with the IMF over the past 18 months; if he will request the IMF to include health risks in all country specific economic risk reports in view of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26034/21]

Data Protection

Peadar Tóibín

305. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of data breaches suffered by his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [26098/21]

Tax Reliefs

Cian O'Callaghan

306. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of relief that has been granted to date under section 604A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 introduced in the Finance Act 2012 which provides capital gains tax relief on property bought between 7 December 2011 and 31 December 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26122/21]

Departmental Records

Cian O'Callaghan

307. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the briefing note from his Department on 5 May 2021 in relation to institutional investors developing new apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26169/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Catherine Murphy

308. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of settlements an association (details supplied) has made with the Revenue Commissioners in the past 10 years to date. [26321/21]