Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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52. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of amending existing inheritance tax parameters; if the existing relationship category thresholds can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28064/25]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) is a beneficiary-based tax on gifts and inheritances that is payable on the value of the property received. For CAT purposes, the relationship between the person giving a gift or inheritance (i.e. the disponer) and the person who receives it (i.e. the beneficiary) determines the maximum amount, known as the “Group threshold”, below which CAT does not arise.

There are three Group thresholds:

• the Group A threshold (currently €400,000) applies where the beneficiary is a child of the person giving the gift or inheritance
• the Group B threshold (currently €40,000) applies where the beneficiary is a brother, sister, nephew, niece, lineal ancestor or lineal descendant of the person giving the gift or inheritance
• the Group C threshold (currently €20,000) applies in all other cases.