Written answers
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
- Insurance Coverage
289. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of indemnity insurance requirements excluding people in bankruptcy from practicing as therapists; and if this exclusion is continued after they... - Tax Credits
290. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce a new regional audiovisual tax credit to replace the regional uplift; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9718/25] - Tax Code
292. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to applying a 0% VAT rate to gluten-free food products to bring into line with other medicinal products; and if he will make a... - Departmental Reviews
293. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his Department-led review of the fund and investment industry in Ireland; if there is a timeline for the implementation of the... - Universal Social Charge
294. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to removing the extra USC charge of 3% that applies to any self-employed income over €100,000; and if he will make a... - Legislative Measures
295. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide information on the proposed local property tax Bill contained within the legislative Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Data
296. To ask the Minister for Finance the total volume of warehouse taxes currently due; if he will include a sectoral breakdown; the timelines within which businesses are required to make these... - Mortgage Interest Rates
297. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the reduction in interest rates from the European Central Bank have not been passed on to mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Services
298. To ask the Minister for Finance the spend by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman on consultants and external contractors for IT and legal services for the years 2022, 2023 and... - Tax Code
301. To ask the Minister for Finance when the residential zoned land tax maps will be finalised; when the tax will be levied; the rate at which it will be levied; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Avoidance
302. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 66 and 67 of 19 February 2025, the reason for the substantial increase in average duration of tax avoidance cases in... - Mortgage Interest Rates
304. To ask the Minister for Finance if credit services firms that manage mortgages for investors are required to apply a comparable interest rate as the bank the mortgage was bought from; and if... - Credit Unions
305. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of mortgages outstanding by credit unions at the end of December 2023 and the end of December 2024; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
310. To ask the Minister for Finance whether those who exceeded their group A capital acquisition tax threshold of €335,000 under their prior threshold rules are enabled to avail of the... - Financial Services
311. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of an individual savings account scheme in Ireland, similar to the UK model, to encourage long-term savings, promote... - Insurance Coverage
312. To ask the Minister for Finance to address the difficulties homeowners have in obtaining home insurance based on the Eircode they have within a designated flood plain, despite the fact they... - Tax Data
313. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year yield that would be generated by establishing two new income tax bands of 46% on earnings between €140,000 and €200,000... - Public Sector Staff
314. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of WTE investigation officers at the grade of executive officer working in the Office of Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman in each of the... - Credit Unions
315. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to engage with the Central Bank to review credit union lending limits, to enhance their ability to permit mortgage lending to members; if he has... - Illicit Trade
316. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for moving the ship Mathew MV, which is docked at Marina Point in Cork harbour, and if it will now be considered the responsibility of the Revenue... - Tax Code
317. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the criteria of the help-to-buy scheme to extend the period taken into consideration when calculating the amount of income tax paid by the... - Departmental Data
319. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses (FRE) reinstated, per category; and the number of taxpayers that availed of... - Departmental Inquiries
323. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to examine an issue in county Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9011/25] - Departmental Data
324. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a swimming pool and a gym in Farmleigh House; how often each has been used for each of the past five years; by whom it has... - Departmental Policies
325. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the recruitment rules regarding recruitment of citizens based in Northern Ireland to departments and agencies (details supplied); and if... - Departmental Data
326. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his Department and the Office of Public Works played in the decision of the National Gallery of Ireland to purchase an x-ray... - Weather Events
327. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in light of recent storm damage, he will ensure that all State and semi-State agencies under his remit tasked with the provision of... - State Properties
328. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 25 February 2025, the timeframe for which the title issue, for the adjoining property... - Departmental Inquiries
329. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the refurbishment works scheduled to be carried out at Kilkenny Castle in the next 12 months; if these works include a new visitor... - Departmental Staff
331. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of concerns that professional and technical grades are not currently included in the civil service mobility scheme; if he...
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