Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Flexible Work Practices

Emer Higgins

31. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the steps taken by his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within his Department who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; his plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45367/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Emer Higgins

32. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the steps taken by agencies under the remit of his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within these agencies who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; if there are plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45384/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ged Nash

33. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of the temporary wage subsidy scheme, employment wage subsidy scheme and Covid restrictions scheme compliances programmes respectively; the percentage of employers availing of each scheme who have been contacted by the Revenue Commissioners regarding repayments; the total amount of repayments due from employers under each scheme; the total amount collected to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45440/21]

Tax Reliefs

Michael Moynihan

34. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance if he will prioritise the inclusion of lithium battery plant machinery on the triple E register to avail of accelerated capital allowance; his views on the advantages of promoting this technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45460/21]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

35. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on pensions contributions from 2016 to 2020 disaggregated by year and pension type in tabular form. [45649/21]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

36. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on pension contributions from 2016 to 2020 disaggregated by year and salary band with intervals of €10,000 in tabular form. [45650/21]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

37. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of tax relief on pension contributions from 2016 to 2020 disaggregated by year and salary band with intervals of €10,000 in tabular form. [45651/21]

Tax Reliefs

Fergus O'Dowd

38. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the discussions that have taken place to date between the NTA and his Department in relation to additional supports and changes to the taxsaver scheme that will acknowledge the change in working patterns and the significant impact the pandemic has had on ticket holders and monies spent to date and impending charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45664/21]

Tax Avoidance

Róisín Shortall

39. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any company, other than a company (details supplied) that is using an equivalent of the so-called single malt tax avoidance structure to reduce their tax liability as recently revealed by an organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45722/21]

Tax Avoidance

Róisín Shortall

40. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) received any assurances on the operation of the single malt-type structure from the Revenue Commissioners; if his attention or that of his officials was drawn to any other company still using a single malt or equivalent tax avoidance structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45723/21]

Tax Avoidance

Róisín Shortall

41. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken any assessment or analysis of Irish-registered companies' tax-resident in Malta for tax purposes since the signing of the Ireland-Malta Competent Authority Agreement in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45724/21]

Tax Avoidance

Róisín Shortall

42. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out any assessment or analysis of Irish-registered companies' tax-resident in tax treaty partner countries other than Malta for tax purposes, since the residency rule changes in the Finance Act 2014 came into force on 31 December 2020 ending the tax avoidance structure know as double Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45725/21]

Tax Data

Sorca Clarke

43. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties in which the PPSN of the tenant has been allocated to the property for the purposes of local property tax by county in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [45740/21]

Banking Sector

Mick Barry

11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on discussions he has had with the management of banks (details supplied) in relation to the closure of a bank; the steps he will take to ensure the protection of jobs and services in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/21]

Tax Code

Violet-Anne Wynne

15. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a VAT exemption for psychotherapists and counsellors in line with the equivalent offered to psychologists to ensure equity of treatment between mental health professionals. [44832/21]

Budget 2022

Richard Bruton

17. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the value to date of requests for tax changes in the 2022 Budget in pre-budget submissions; the main areas for which allocations have been sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44805/21]

Economic and Social Research Institute

Thomas Gould

18. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has held with the ESRI following its special report titled Prudent government borrowing can mitigate inadequate housing supply and upward pressure on prices and rent. [44802/21]

Tax Yield

Joe Flaherty

19. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the status of corporate taxation receipts to date in 2021. [44868/21]

Inflation Rate

Bernard Durkan

20. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he acknowledges that inflation has become an issue likely to impact on Ireland’s economy in the future; the steps taken to date or envisaged to combat this trend; the actual individual direct causes of the inflation; his views on the steps that need to be taken to arrest the trend at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44795/21]

National Treasury Management Agency

Mick Barry

21. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the amount of interest paid on the national debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44870/21]