Gino Kenny — Watch Them Work

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Community Platform Finance

Emailed all Ministers, TDs and Senators with a copy of the Community Platform’s Four Tests for Budget 2026 asking them to support these proposals in the run up to the announcement of Budget 2026.

2024-09-26

LOBBY

National Traveller MABS Finance

An copy of NTMABS research report into financial literacy in the Traveller community was sent via email to all T.D.'s and Senators

2024-02-08

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the last time a budget increased the blind persons tax credit. [5835/24]

2024-02-08

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the reason the blind persons tax credit was not increased in line with other tax credit increases in Budget 2024; and his plans to increase the credit in the future. [5836/24]

2023-11-22

VOTE

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 2 divisions

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 80–53
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 51–78

2023-10-25

VOTE

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 76–56

2023-06-22

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will announce in budget 2024 the abolition of the universal social charge for those earning under €100,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30169/23]

2023-03-07

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of an organisation's (details supplied) recent call for a wealth tax of graduated rates of 2%, 3% and 5% on wealth above €4.7 million, with the organisation stating that such a wealth tax would raise €8.2 billion annually and has the potential to transform Irish public services in health, housing and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11371/23]

2023-03-07

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that leading global tax researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Copenhagen (details supplied) have identified Ireland as a major tax haven and estimate that Ireland artificially attracts €130 billion in profits from other countries and gains €7.2 billion in tax revenue from this profit shifting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11372/23]

2023-02-14

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the help-to-buy scheme; if there is any flexibility in the Revenue Commissioners clawback for someone who sells the property within five years; if he will outline the clawback appeals process; and if he will outline the details of any successful appeal to date. [6485/23]

2022-11-23

VOTE

Finance Bill 2022 · 3 divisions

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 78–58
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 53–79
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 58–74

2022-11-08

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will review tax increases for BIK tax on company cars (details supplied). [54986/22]

2022-11-08

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his view on comments made by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the need for greater transparency regarding climate finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54750/22]

2022-11-08

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on comments made by Martin Griffiths, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the need for greater transparency regarding climate finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54963/22]

2022-10-26

VOTE

Finance Bill 2022

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 78–55

2022-06-14

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if a person has tax credits with a PPSN using false Identification, if those tax credits can be kept and assigned to their correct identification in cases in which they are granted permission to stay given that this concern could not be answered by the Irish Immigration Service website or by legal advice sought (details supplied). [29137/22]

2021-12-02

VOTE

Finance Bill 2021 · 3 divisions

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to amend Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 and otherwise make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 68–42
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 46–65
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 46–69

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the bike to work scheme to those who are self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54405/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene in the timing of the branch closures by a bank (details supplied) by replicating the actions of the UK financial sector regulator which will mean the pausing of any closures during the current pandemic; his views on the fact that persons will be greatly impacted by the withdrawal of banking services in their locality at a most inopportune time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54267/21]

2021-11-03

VOTE

Finance Bill 2021

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to amend Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 and otherwise make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 71–54

2021-10-19

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his views on the denial of mortgage protection insurance to those who have recovered from breast cancer who wish to buy a home effectively ruling out home ownership with long-term renting being the only option given that currently one in nine women are diagnosed with breast cancer; his plans to address same for persons who have recovered from breast cancer being excluded from buying a home as a result of the denial of access to mortgage protection insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50414/21]

2021-07-14

VOTE

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages · 2 divisions

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 92–48
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 50–88

2021-07-14

VOTE

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Financial Resolution

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 93–48

2021-07-08

VOTE

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021

A bill to amend the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012; to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; to amend the Standards in Public Office Act 2001; to amend the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011; to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 66–43

2021-02-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many tourist bus operators are not qualifying for grants or supports through the Covid restrictions support scheme due to issues with Fáilte Ireland criteria, such as having a walk-in premises on a main street, and that this is resulting in smaller tourist bus operators being excluded from funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/21]

2021-02-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will work with Fáilte Ireland to save smaller tourist bus operators and bus operators that are not members of a representative body (details supplied) to address issues with the funding criteria through the Covid restrictions support scheme, in view of the fact that there are hundreds of bus operators left out of funding. [6941/21]

2020-11-11

VOTE

Finance Bill 2020: Financial Resolutions

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 84–64

2020-11-11

VOTE

Finance Bill 2020

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to amend Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 and otherwise make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 85–64

2020-10-15

PQ

Asked Enterprise

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has discussed a dispute (details supplied) with the Minister for Finance; if so, if he has discussed the proposal that the State and the Revenue Commissioners stand aside as creditors to allow the liquidators prioritise former workers in order to achieve a resolution of the dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30567/20]

2020-06-23

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners’ customs service has ever intercepted the poppy seed imports of retailers and food businesses that use poppy seed in the manufacture of their products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11998/20]

2020-06-23

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that couples that were approved for a mortgage prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, one of whom has had to avail of the temporary wage subsidy scheme but will return to employment, have had the mortgage offer suspended; the reason for same; if a solution will be introduced in order that prospective buyers can proceed with a home purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12057/20]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if the VAT situation relating to vitamin and mineral food supplements from 1 November 2019 will be clarified; the rationale for proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45279/19]

2019-10-24

VOTE

Finance Bill 2019: Financial Resolutions

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 88–47

2019-04-18

VOTE

Finance (Office of Tax Simplification) Bill 2018

A bill to create an Office of Tax Simplification for a time limited period of five years to advise the Minister for Finance on such matters

✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 63–48

2019-04-17

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the precedent set by his predecessor (details supplied) in which his predecessor intervened in a decision by the Revenue Commissioners to impose VAT on herbal teas in 2014 which resulted in the abandonment of the proposed VAT imposition; if he has given consideration to intervening in the proposed imposition of 23% VAT on food supplements planned to commence on 1 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17646/19]

2019-04-17

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his plans to intervene to defer the planned imposition of 23% VAT on food supplements until a review of the impact of same on small businesses and employees has taken place, in view of the impending effect of Brexit in addition to the VAT hike; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17647/19]

2018-10-25

VOTE

Finance Bill 2018

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs.

✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 50–34

2018-07-03

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of loans applied for, granted and refused, respectively, in each local authority area by the Housing Finance Agency under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29199/18]

2018-06-19

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his plans to address the issue of increasing insurance costs for community and voluntary sector organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26738/18]

2017-12-12

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the sale of legal hemp products such as clothing, bags and cannabidiol, CBD, oil is being hampered by banks' refusal to extend credit and debit card payment facilities to businesses selling these products in view of the fact they inaccurately deem the sales illegal; the legal position on this practice by banks; if he will provide direction to banks on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52643/17]

2017-11-23

VOTE

Finance Bill 2017 · 2 divisions

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–52
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 41–93

2017-11-22

VOTE

Finance Bill 2017

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–49

2017-10-26

VOTE

Finance Bill 2017

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 55–44

2017-10-24

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the conditionality there will be regarding affordability of houses that will result from the new Home Building Finance Ireland, HBFI, initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45304/17]

2017-09-11

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected from the sale of women's sanitary products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36988/17]

2017-07-26

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his views on and his plans to implement the ruling of the European Court of Justice (details supplied) that appears to indicate that Irish citizens have a right under EU law to drive a car that they own and is registered in another member state in Ireland if it is intended essentially for use in another member state; the timeframe for the legislation to implement the EU ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35112/17]

2017-05-18

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if the proceeds of moneys captured in criminal drug hauls are included in GDP figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23822/17]

2017-04-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his plans to make changes to the tax regime in view of a recent report (details supplied) on the tax rates paid by international banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16470/17]

2017-04-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent report by a person (details supplied) into NAMA's remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16471/17]

2016-11-23

VOTE

Finance Bill 2016 · 4 divisions

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 58–38
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–56
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–59
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–60

2016-11-22

VOTE

Finance Bill 2016 · 2 divisions

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs.

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–54
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 26–91

2016-11-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his views on the closure by a bank (details supplied) of the accounts of the Ireland Palestine Support Campaign, IPSC, and in particular the potential risk claimed by the bank despite the ISPC's exemplary banking record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31556/16]

2016-11-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the total level of capital allowances claimed by aircraft leasing firms for each of the years 2011 to 2015; the total tax paid by leasing companies that have benefitted from a 12.5% tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34044/16]

2016-11-09

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the number of aircraft leasing companies that have obtained a trading treatment for leasing activities; the number that have obtained trading treatment for a single leasing activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34043/16]

2016-10-27

VOTE

Finance Bill 2016

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 59–41

2016-05-17

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements for taxpayers receiving tax relief at source on mortgage interest payments from 2017 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9477/16]