Results 121-140 of 1,561 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance where Ireland ranks among EU member states in terms of total excise duty and carbon tax applied per litre of petrol and diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54490/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has modelled the inflationary effect of the forthcoming carbon-related increase in motor fuel prices on consumer goods and transport costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54491/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the taxation treatment of redundancy payments, particularly ex-gratia or enhanced redundancy payments made in cases of involuntary redundancy, with a view to exempting such payments from income tax in recognition of the financial hardship associated with job loss. [54463/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted any recent review or cost–benefit analysis on increasing the tax-free threshold for redundancy payments, and if he will publish the findings of any such review. [54464/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated fiscal impact on the Exchequer of exempting all redundancy payments arising from involuntary redundancies from income tax, PRSI, and USC, based on the most recent available data. [54465/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reforming the taxation rules to align redundancy payments with other non-taxable lump sums, such as lottery winnings or compensation payments, in circumstances where redundancy arises through no fault or choice of the employee. [54466/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax yield to the Exchequer from taxpayers who received redundancy payments in each of the past five years. [54467/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his Department has conducted or commissioned any comparative analysis of the effective tax burden on small private landlords in Ireland versus the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54482/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing a lower rate of income tax or other fiscal incentive for small-scale landlords who remain in the Irish rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54483/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his Department has considered tax deferral mechanisms or roll-over reliefs for landlords who sell one Irish property and reinvest in another Irish rental property, similar to schemes in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54484/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has conducted an analysis of the amount of the €120bn in spending which is attributable to once-off versus recurring commitments; and if he will publish the breakdown. [54422/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2025 (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has assessed the impact of overruns in Budget 2025, from the originally planned €3bn in new expenditure to the estimated €8.5bn; and if he will publish the corrective measures being applied. [54424/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2026 (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 167. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether revenue from increased carbon-related motor fuel taxes will be directed towards electric vehicle infrastructure, public transport subsidies, or home energy grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54493/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 177. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department is tracking capital outflows from Ireland to property investment in the United Kingdom, particularly from former Irish landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54485/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any economic assessment has been made of the impact of private landlord exits on local economies, employment in property services, and consumer spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54486/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 181. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the number of taxpayers who received redundancy payments in each of the past five years and the average payment amount. [54671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason parents are required to pay for swimming lessons, pool hire, and transport costs associated with swimming, despite swimming being part of the primary school physical education curriculum; if she will clarify whether schools receive any ring-fenced funding from her Department to deliver this part of the curriculum; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps her Department is taking to ensure that the forthcoming amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, due to take effect in March 2026, achieve a fair balance between landlord and tenant rights; and if she will publish any equality or economic impact assessment carried out prior to their introduction. [54459/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the forthcoming amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 will include statutory service-level targets for the Residential Tenancies Board in resolving rent arrears and anti-social behaviour cases; and the targets and resources allocated to achieve them. [54460/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department will introduce standardised evidence templates and procedural guidance for both landlords and tenants in termination cases under the March 2026 legislative changes, to minimise procedural errors and ensure fair and efficient dispute resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54462/25]