351. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all core weekly social welfare payments by €1, in tabular form. [50469/26]
276. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will engage with the banks on the possibility of applying a waiver for banks fees for certain non-profit organisations such as community groups, parents associations and residents groups. [50743/26]
142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when confirmation will be provided on whether the CSSF will again take on the role of assessing for approval the prospectus of Israeli war bonds this September. [50236/26]
141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the role assessing for approval the prospectus of Israeli war bonds will default to the Central Bank if the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) declines to take on the role of assessing for approval the prospectus. [50235/26]
140. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the financial regulator in Luxembourg the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has confirmed to the Central Bank if they will take on again the role of assessing for approval the prospectus of Israeli war bonds this September. [50234/26]
139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 744, 745, 746, 747 of 29 July 2025, to provide updated figures in relation to the cost of abolishing local property tax excluding the LPT paid by local authorities and AHBs and all landlords (second and more properties). [50233/26]
138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 23 June 2026, the estimated first and full year cost in 2027 of not proceeding with a schedule for carbon tax increases this year or next. [50232/26]
689. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider reducing the minimum entry age for children attending naíonraí, without altering eligibility for the ECCE scheme, in order to support enrolment and the sustainability of rural early years settings such as (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48847/26]
329. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason special needs assistant support is no longer being provided as part of the school-based DEIS literacy and numeracy summer programme; the way in which this decision aligns with her Department's commitment to inclusive education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48799/26]
344. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision on their appeal for domiciliary care allowance; if the appeal can be expedited given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48398/26]
278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 17 February 2026, when a reply will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48459/26]
203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the proposed review of rural housing planning policies, if he will review planning restrictions affecting applicants seeking permission for one-off housing developments along the N56 in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48148/26]
110. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the changes now needed to the enhanced defective concrete block grant scheme in view of the publishing of the NSAI’s new standard I.S. 465:2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48147/26]
71. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will design and set up a dormant funds scheme for dormant investment funds in the State which currently hold €102 million and not leave the assessment of the feasibility and design to the funds industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48250/26]
55. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of homes and total value of homes that have been bulk purchased in 2025 and to date in 2026, and subject to the higher rate of stamp duty, since the higher rate was introduced. [48248/26]
16. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his rationale for ruling out introducing an entity level tax on vulture funds using IREF structures to own residential property, despite his own Department recognising there is a 'strong case' for such a tax in order to ensure rental income does not flow out of the State untaxed. [48251/26]
8. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of offers made for PTSB prior to the launch of the formal sales process and to outline the engagement with the executive management of PTSB regarding the offers. [48249/26]
5. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the most appropriate way to deliver a fair tax package for workers that ensures an equitable distribution of the benefit. [48240/26]
1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there will be any public consultation prior to the launch of the savings and investment account scheme. [48238/26]
265. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have access to a community mental health nurse in addition to a psychiatrist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47930/26]
264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the turnover of psychiatrists within the community mental health team in County Donegal for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47929/26]
260. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a referral has been made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to St. Patrick's Mental health services for dedicated OCD CBT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47924/26]
897. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, withdrew funding within weeks of a planned orthopaedic operation date for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47832/26]
734. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47193/26]
666. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for a list of all dentists accepting medical card holders, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46848/26]
477. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal decision on a one parent family application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46842/26]
345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made for a school transport application for a child (details supplied) to travel on SEN transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47299/26]
246. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue raised by reducing standard fund threshold from €2.2 to €1.5 million. [47041/26]
245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue raised by extending a 1% Stamp Duty for all share buybacks. [47040/26]
244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by restricting the employer PRSI exemption for share-based remuneration to SMEs. [47038/26]
243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised from applying a 3% USC charge on individual incomes over €500,000. [47037/26]
242. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised from applying a 3% USC charge on individual incomes over €140,000. [47036/26]
241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated 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. [47035/26]
240. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of increasing the rent tax credit with the credit equivalent to 8.3% of an individual’s annual rent, with a minimum credit of €1,500 and a maximum credit of €2,500, per year, clarifying both the full cost and the estimated net cost if the Government has any funding allocated for rent relief in 2027. [47034/26]
239. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost in 2027 of restoring trade union tax relief. [47023/26]
238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the first and full year cost in 2027 of not proceeding with any schedule carbon tax increases this year or next. [47022/26]
237. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of abolishing local property tax excluding landlords and multi-property ownership. [47021/26]
236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of removing stamp duty for first-time buyers on properties below the value of €500,000. [47020/26]
235. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of exempting the first €40,000 all workers earn from USC. [47019/26]
234. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that will be raised by applying a minimum effective tax rate of 40% for those on incomes above €150,000, increasing by 1% point for each additional €10,000 in income up to 250,000 for individually assessed income, and above €190,000 increasing by 1% point for each additional €10,000 in income earned up to €290,000, for jointly assessed income; the minimum effective rate to be applied to gross income; and the taxes to be incorporated which are income tax and USC. [46999/26]
232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated number of individual premises and businesses that benefit from the VAT cut to hospitality; the average benefit per premises; and the average benefit per company. [46863/26]
231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised in 2027 by reversing the VAT rate cut for apartments introduced in Budget 2026. [46862/26]