Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tax Data

Ged Nash

24. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of capital gains tax relief on properties acquired between 7 December 2011 and 31 December 2014; the average amount of relief per person; the county or country in which the relief was granted in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20889/21]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Duncan Smith

25. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications granted for the help-to-buy scheme by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the number of applications by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020 by dwellings which were purchased and built, respectively; and the average amount granted per application in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [20905/21]

Financial Services Regulation

Willie O'Dea

26. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the legislation which governs financial and corporate behaviour is fit for purpose; if not, the changes he plans to make; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20927/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Griffin

27. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if clarification will be provided on a matter regarding the Covid restrictions support scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20929/21]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

28. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the prices of properties that have undergone full remediation under the financial assistance scheme for the remediation of damaged dwellings due to defective concrete blocks have recovered to reflect remediation; and if his attention has been drawn to any policy retail banks have towards providing mortgages for properties that have undergone full remediation under the scheme. [21012/21]

Tax Reliefs

Richard Boyd Barrett

29. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the reason the stay and spend relief is only applicable from October 2020 to April 2021 and not from July 2020 as was previously indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21042/21]

Transport Policy

Holly Cairns

30. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit encourage and facilitate employees to use active travel to commute to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21051/21]

State Pensions

Ged Nash

31. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if there is specific evidence or analysis conducted by his Department that confirms that an increase in the State pension age would lead to significant long-term cost savings for the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/21]

Banking Sector

Ged Nash

32. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the policy on the State’s shareholding in the banks (details supplied) should be reviewed given the recent developments and the consolidation within the banking and financial sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21076/21]

Central Bank of Ireland

Ged Nash

33. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he has met with the Central Bank to ascertain its views on announcements (details supplied). [21077/21]

Banking Sector

Ged Nash

34. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he sought the views of the Central Bank on a statement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21078/21]

Banking Sector

Ged Nash

35. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether a public review on the strategy for the banking sector should be undertaken to set out a vision for the future particularly at present when he is in a position of significant influence (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21079/21]

Banking Sector

Ged Nash

36. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether local control of at least one Irish bank is very important to the development of the small Irish economy in a globalised world and to assist the operation of businesses by SMEs and taxpayers in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21080/21]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Róisín Shortall

459. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address the proliferation of illegal vehicle registration plates on motor cars; the number of successful prosecutions secured for failure to comply with vehicle registration plate regulations in each of the past ten years to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19575/21]

Tax Code

Matt Carthy

460. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the engagement with the Minister for Finance with regard to the issue of the definition of independent agricultural contractors regarding section 664A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; if he has requested the Minister for Finance to seek to resolve the situation in a manner which would allow farm contractors to avail of the same tax framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20276/21]

Banking Sector

Duncan Smith

461. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the problems community groups and resident associations are having in opening new accounts in financial institutions to avail of local authority grants (details supplied); the plans in place to solve these problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18178/21]

Ministerial Correspondence

Brendan Griffin

462. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding rent and mortgage repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18216/21]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Marc MacSharry

463. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to the extension of the help-to-buy incentive scheme for first-time buyers to include the purchase of existing dwellings given the shortage of new housing developments and the difficulty in getting planning permission for new builds in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18222/21]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Pa Daly

464. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of drawdowns from the help-to-buy scheme in County Kerry in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [18234/21]

Insurance Industry

Carol Nolan

465. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will address concerns that there is only one major insurer now available to the leisure industry and adventure tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18299/21]