Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Climate Action Plan

Neasa Hourigan

225. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to explore the potential for new tax measures to support retrofit as per action 214 of the Climate Action Plan 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56027/21]

National Asset Management Agency

Eoin Ó Broin

226. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the volume of development land in hectares currently held by NAMA or for which NAMA has an interest in tabular form; the amount of the land that has active planning permission; the number of residential units that are included as part of the planning permissions; and the number of these residential units that are currently commenced and under construction. [56075/21]

Insurance Coverage

Rose Conway-Walsh

227. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with eating disorders are currently being denied access to mortgage protection insurance policies at times on a near permanent basis in respect to persons with long-term conditions; the steps he is taking to address the issues faced by persons unable to access life insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56076/21]

Insurance Coverage

Rose Conway-Walsh

228. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 9 November 2021, the percentage of the 2% of primary home mortgages provided without the requirement for mortgage protection insurance that were given an exemption either specifically due to suffering from an eating disorder or under the exemption (b) of section 126 of Consumer Credit Act 1995 given that this is the only exemption that could cover a mortgage applicant with an eating disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56077/21]

Departmental Policies

Marian Harkin

229. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken and-or the decision that has been made on an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56102/21]

Insurance Coverage

Paul Kehoe

238. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance the measures that are being undertaken to ensure access to affordable insurance for hunts and other leisure, sporting and charity businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55270/21]

Tax Exemptions

Catherine Murphy

239. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered reviewing VAT exemptions (details supplied) for the driving education sector in the context of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010. [55404/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

240. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent to date on the planned international roadshow events to attract institutional investors to the property sector in Ireland; the total allocated budget for these events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55406/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

241. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of international roadshow events to attract institutional investors to the property sector in Ireland that are planned; the persons or bodies that are due to attend these events on behalf of the Government; the policy justification for these events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55408/21]

Tax Collection

Holly Cairns

73. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the tax deadline by three weeks to enable accountancy firms to deal with delays caused by Covid-19 and the local property tax deadline falling so close. [55173/21]

Departmental Advertising

Peadar Tóibín

74. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54907/21]

National Treasury Management Agency

Noel Grealish

75. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 22 June 2021, the position regarding the amount of negative interest charged to any money held on deposit including current accounts by the banks including the Central Bank on behalf of the National Treasury Management Agency since negative interest rates were introduced (details supplied); the amount of negative interest charges in total that have been incurred by the NTMA for each year since negative rates were introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54993/21]

Banking Sector

Rose Conway-Walsh

76. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the four locations in which a bank (details supplied) will continue to maintain an ATM after a branch closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55015/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Willie O'Dea

77. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when the Government will allow the resumption of applications for primary medical certificates with the broader category of the severely and permanently disabled as set out in the relevant legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55028/21]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

78. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected revenue raised from legislated increases in the carbon tax in each year from 2021 to 2030 relative to the rate of €26 per tonne in 2020 as it pertains to the €9.5 billion expected to be raised from 2021 to 2030 in carbon tax increases as referenced in the Climate Action Plan, for example, the revenue raised from the new rate of carbon tax in 2026 relative to a rate of €26 per tonne. [55069/21]

Tax Code

Willie O'Dea

73. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the implementation of Pillar Two of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project; his assessment of the impact of this on the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54380/21]

National Asset Management Agency

Paul McAuliffe

81. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to complement the recently published Housing for All plan to deliver more affordable and social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54416/21]

Tax Code

Mairéad Farrell

83. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to improve regulation in relation to tax fraud schemes and to ensure that scandals such as in a recent case (details supplied) do not reoccur in view of Ireland’s role in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54359/21]

Tax Reliefs

Paul Murphy

84. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that those who avail of the new digital gaming relief are subject to ensuring quality employment and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54403/21]

Credit Unions

Jackie Cahill

85. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the implementation of the Programme for Government commitments relating to credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54372/21]