389. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of reducing the rates of USC for the years and bands outlined (details supplied). [33106/24]
388. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029 respectively, of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5 to 0 %t, reducing the second rate of USC from 2 to 1 % and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €25,760 to €27,880 in 2025, then reducing the second rate of USC from 1 to 0 % and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €27,880 to €30,000 in 2026, then increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €30,000 to €35,000 in 2027, then increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €35,000 to €40,000 in 2028. [33083/24]
387. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the first- and full-year costs in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029 respectively of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5% to 0%, reducing the second rate of USC from 2% to 1% and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €25,760 to €27,880 in 2025, then reducing the second rate of USC from 1% to 0%, and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €27,880 to €30,000 in 2026, then increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €30,000 to €35,000 in 2027, then increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €35,000 to €40,000 in 2027. [33074/24]
386. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the first and full-year costs of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5 to 0%, reducing the second rate of USC from 2 to 0% and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €25,760 to €45,000. [32981/24]
369. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if and how his Department incorporates increases in Government current and capital expenditure into its tax forecasts, for example, whether general Government expenditure is incorporated as a variable in its tax forecasting models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32440/24]
354. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by introducing a 25% or 50% cap, respectively, on corporation tax relief utilised in a single year by all banks, in first- and full-year terms, and had it been introduced in the years 2022 and 2023. [32139/24]
353. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by introducing a 25% or 50% cap, respectively, on corporation tax relief utilised in a single year by NAMA-participating banks, in first- and full-year terms, and had it been introduced in the years 2022 and 2023. [32138/24]
352. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by introducing a second home charge of €100 and €400, respectively, in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, with respect to every non-principal private residence, excluding residences owned by local authorities or AHBs. [32132/24]
351. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by reducing the standard fund threshold from €2 million to €1.8 million, €1.75 million and €1.5 million, respectively. [32131/24]
347. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected annual revenue, in first- and full-year terms, of scheduled increases in the carbon tax in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, relative to the carbon tax in the previous year, for example, the projected annual revenue in 2028 from scheduled increases in the carbon tax relative to 2027. [32085/24]
346. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue provided in the tax base under the stability programme update and the summer economic statement with respect to the special assignee relief programme in the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029 respectively, and the revenue in the base in each of those years. [32073/24]
344. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue provided in the tax base under the stability programme update and Summer Economic Statement with respect to the defective concrete products levy in the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029; and the revenue forgone in each of those years by removing the levy. [31997/24]
343. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by introducing a 1% income tax surcharge, levied through the USC, on individual incomes with respect to the portion above €140,000, in first- and full-year terms; and the estimated revenue raised in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively. [31983/24]
342. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by introducing a 2% income tax surcharge, levied through the USC, on individual incomes with respect to the portion above €140,000, in first- and full-year terms; and the estimated revenue that would be raised in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively. [31973/24]
341. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by introducing a 3% income tax surcharge, levied through the USC, on individual incomes with respect to the portion above €140,000, in first- and full-year terms; and the estimated revenue that would be raised in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively. [31972/24]
339. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029 by applying a 1% rate of stamp duty on all forms of share buybacks, including those effected by means other than a stock transfer form. [31961/24]
338. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual revenue forgone as a result of stamp duty not being applied to share buybacks not effected by means of a stock transfer form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31960/24]
337. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised from restricting the employers’ PRSI exemption scheme for share-based remuneration to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively. [31955/24]
336. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue in the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively, by increasing the rate of commercial stamp duty from 7.5% to 10 %, excluding agricultural property and land. [31946/24]
335. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue in the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively, by increasing the rate of commercial stamp duty from 7.5% to 12.5%, excluding agricultural property and land. [31945/24]
334. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first-year and full-year cost of removing residential stamp duty with respect to the purchase of residential property by first-time buyers for property purchase values of €500,000 or less, €450,000 or less and €400,000 or less, respectively. [31940/24]
333. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the banking levy is in the tax base, under the summer economic statement, in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, respectively; and the amount in the base in each of those years. [31923/24]
331. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated impact of pillars 1 and 2 of the OECD agreement on tax revenue on each of the years 2025 to 2030, under the stability programme update and summer economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31889/24]
330. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected tax revenue in each of the years 2025 to 2030, under the summer economic statement. [31888/24]
329. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to clarify the variance between the general Government surplus of just under €6 billion for 2025 referenced in the summer economic statement and projected general Government surplus of €9.7 billion for 2025 in the stability programme update; the reason for this variance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31887/24]
328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated general Government balance and Exchequer balance in the years 2025 to 2030, respectively, under the summer economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31886/24]
302. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised in first-and full-year terms in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively, from increasing the rate of residential stamp duty from 1 to 2% for residential property of values between €700,000 and €1 million, and increasing the rate of residential stamp duty from 2 to 5% for residential property of values above €1 million. [33150/24]
271. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is aware of the terrible condition of the Currynanerriagh bridge, on the R250 between Glenties and Fintown in County Donegal, a bridge that has been severely neglected in terms of maintenance, and, tragically, has been the site of several accidents, resulting in the loss of six lives; if his Department has any plans to sign off on the €600,000 needed to bring the road up to an appropriate standard or if his Department has any plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33248/24]
159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the money allocated and disbursed under the community involvement scheme, respectively, in each of the years 2019 to 2024; and to clarify if money allocated/disbursed under the community involvement scheme is considered as capital allocations or clarified as current expenditure. [30922/24]
77. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason cuts were made to the amount available in the enhanced home energy upgrade grant for those with defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31804/24]
76. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will apply the necessary changes to his recently announced enhanced home energy upgrade grant for those with defective blocks to ensure applicants with prior approval do not lose thousands of euros of grant funding to avoid serious financial debt being enforced upon them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31803/24]
58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if child passport applications (details supplied) will issue on time for a travel date; when contact will be made if any additional documentation is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33352/24]
772. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the reopening on Lettermacaward GP surgery in County Donegal; if patients registered there can still attend Glenties GP surgery for treatment; if not, the contingency plans in place to ensure that patients continue to receive medical attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29676/24]
756. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the total number of WTE staff, by job title and grade, employed at University Hospital Limerick for each of the years from 2014 to 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29593/24]
755. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the total number of formal complaints made by HSE employees and agency staff which have been received by HSE complaints officers and or other competent authorities about car parking facilities at University Hospital Limerick for each year from 2014 to 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29592/24]
754. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff carpark spaces available at University Hospital Limerick for each year from 2014 to 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/24]
653. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Sligo University Hospital; if the referral was routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29095/24]
207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from tapering personal, employee and earned income tax credits by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €140,000, net the cost of increasing personal, employee and earned Income tax credits by €100 in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively. [29559/24]
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from tapering personal, employee and earned income tax credits by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €140,000, net the cost of increasing personal, employee and earned income tax credits by €50 in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively. [29558/24]
205. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from tapering personal, employee and earned income tax credits by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €140,000, and assumptions made with respect of this estimate with regards to married people or civil partners. [29557/24]
204. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from tapering personal, employee and earned income tax credits by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €140,000 in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively. [29556/24]
203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing personal, employee and earned income tax credits by €100 in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029 respectively. [29555/24]
202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing personal, employee and earned income tax credits by €50 in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029 respectively. [29554/24]
200. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the annual revenue in 2023; the expected annual revenue in each of the years 2024 and 2025 of the local property tax, disaggregated by valuation band; the number of properties within each valuation band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29538/24]
199. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme is in the tax base, under the stability programme update, in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively; and the amount in the base in each of those years. [29534/24]
198. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the budget allocated to the rent tax credit and within the base under the stability programme update, for the years 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028, respectively, in tabular form. [29533/24]
197. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the first and full-year costs of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5 to 0 percent, reducing the second rate of USC from 2 to 0 percent and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €25,760 to €45,000. [29532/24]
193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the revenue raised from now legislated increases in PRSI in each of the years 2024 to 2028 are included in the revenue projections for the years 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 under the Stability Programme Update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29329/24]
179. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the banking levy is in the tax base, under the stability programme update, in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively; and the amount in the base in each of those years. [29033/24]
178. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by applying a 1% rate of stamp duty to all forms of share buybacks, in first- and full-year terms; and the estimated revenue raised in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively. [29032/24]