Peter 'Chap' Cleere — Watch Them Work

2026-03-24

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current balance of the National Reserve Fund; the planned contributions over the next three fiscal years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22043/26]

2026-03-24

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total revenue raised from carbon tax in the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22044/26]

2026-03-24

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being considered to increase competition in the retail banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22045/26]

2026-02-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the process for the delivery of a strategy for the credit union sector has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9529/26]

2026-02-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amounts of payment fraud in Ireland in 2022, 2023 and 2024, broken down by payment instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10034/26]

2026-02-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average credit union housing loan issued to end December 2024 and to end December 2025; the total amount of outstanding housing loans issued by credit unions to end December 2024 and to end December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10035/26]

2026-02-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of SEPA instant payments made in Ireland to December 2025; and the average payment value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/26]

2026-02-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the appropriateness of the €100,000 limit on savings applicable to the credit union sector as outlined in regulation 35 of SI 1 of 2016 as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10406/26]

2026-01-28

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if permission will be given to organisations (details supplied) and other funded bodies by the Revenue Commissioners for a stay on the disclosures required by 30 January 2026 to 30 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6672/26]

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.

2026-01-21

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns Finance

IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Farm Schemes
Aquaculture
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Equine
Bord Bia Marketing Assistance Programme

2026-01-20

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns AgricultureFinance

National Ploughing Championships 2025
Finance Bill 2025
Energy From Farms
IFA Budget 2026 Briefing

2026-01-17

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 18 returns FinanceEnvironmentTaxation

IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Farm Schemes - Areas of Natural Constraints (ANCs)
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Farm Schemes - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)
Forgotten Farmer Scheme
IFA Budget 2026 Submission Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Energy From Farms
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Cross Sector Support - Walks Scheme
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Deer Management
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Knowledge Transfer Scheme
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Suckler Cow and Beef
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Sheep
Dog Control
Animal Health - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - TB
Measures to support Climate Action on Farm - Wildlife Control Programme Resources
Cross Sector Support - Farm Safety
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Cross Sector Support - Designated Area Payments
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Cross Sector Support - Farm Finance
Cross Sector Support - LEADER
VAT and Taxation on Farm Inputs

2026-01-16

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 27 returns Energy and Natural ResourcesFinance

IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Energy From Farms
Farmer Owned & Operated/ABP Type 9 Biogas Plant - Energy From Farms
Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - Engagement with Farmers
IFA Budget 2026 Submission-Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme- Administration
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - Scoring
Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - General Actions
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - Penalties
Biosecurity
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Regional Veterinary Labs
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - VAT on Vaccines
Fallen Animals
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Animal Health Ireland
Herd Health Plans
Bluetongue/Foot & Mouth Disease Preparedness
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Measures to support Farm Enterprises - Tillage
Protein Crop Supports
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Horticulture (including Potatoes & Mushrooms)
The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of Commercial Horticulture
Automation in the Mushroom Sector
Spent Mushroom Compost Scheme
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Baling Assistance Payment
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Seed Potato
Horticulture Land Rental Scheme
Organic Farm Scheme - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Poultry
Pigs- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Farm Forestry

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement with a fund (details supplied) and sector stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72574/25]

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the details of engagements he has had since taking office in relation to the EU Savings and Investment Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72573/25]

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to provide tax relief for membership of gyms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69706/25]

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to provide tax relief for membership of gyms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69707/25]

2025-11-26

VOTE

Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages · 7 divisions

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 76–60
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 56–75
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 57–77
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 57–78
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 57–79
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–82
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 61–79

2025-11-06

VOTE

Finance Bill 2025

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 for the motion motion passed · 6–4

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of mortgages outstanding by credit unions at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58904/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of business lending outstanding by credit unions at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58905/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of personal lending outstanding by credit unions at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58906/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions in Ireland at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58907/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if a date has been finalised for the Informal Ecofin meeting during Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58908/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount of Irish Government Bonds held by Irish credit institutions and Irish credit unions; for an update on Ireland’s position on the regulatory treatment of sovereign exposures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58909/25]

2025-10-21

VOTE

Finance Bill 2025: Referral to Select Committee

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 83–65

2025-10-21

VOTE

Finance Bill 2025

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 for the motion motion passed · 82–65

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he will assess the estimated full-year cost of reducing the tax relief available for private health insurance premiums from its current level to a new, reduced level to support the public, as part of a broader effort to make health insurance more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46126/25]

2025-07-15

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if any measures are being taken to unlock the significant amount of capital held on deposit accounts in Ireland to support housing and critical infrastructure delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39055/25]

2025-07-15

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is looking into mechanisms, including tax relief, to further incentivise the purchase and renovation of vacant homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39054/25]

2025-07-15

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance to outline the plans he has to offer tax incentives for developers to build affordable rentals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39336/25]

2025-06-25

VOTE

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages · 2 divisions

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 104–48
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 67–83

2025-06-17

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans to widen the VAT for small family home bed and breakfast suppliers as is the norm in other countries that have a threshold of €150,000 unlike €37,500 in Ireland at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32093/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he will commit to the retention of existing vital tax relief and extend for the lifetime of this Government to give certainty to the agricultural community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31355/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance his views in relation to predatory lending practices by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30255/25]

2025-05-29

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved over the past five years in Kilkenny; the number of applicants associated with these claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27774/25]

2025-05-29

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he is reviewing any of the tax reliefs or allowances for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27775/25]

2025-05-27

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of mortgages outstanding by credit unions at the end March 2023, March 2024 and March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27370/25]

2025-05-27

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of business lending outstanding by credit unions at end March 2023, March 2024 and March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27371/25]

2025-05-27

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of personal lending outstanding by credit unions at end March 2023, March 2024 and March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27372/25]

2025-05-27

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance regarding Section 53 of the Credit Union Act 1997 as amended, if a person has completed 11 of their maximum 12 years in continuous service on their credit union board, if they are eligible for election for a further three year term at the credit union's AGM in autumn/winter 2025, which would bring their term up to autumn/winter 2028. [27373/25]

2025-05-16

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA EU Affairs

Mercosur - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025

2025-04-03

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he plans any change to inheritance tax rules for people without any immediate family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15982/25]

2025-04-03

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on his Department's consideration of measures to encourage gym membership and active participation in sport and exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15983/25]

2025-03-27

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing gym membership, or indeed any sporting membership for an individual or a family, to be made tax-deductible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14830/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to further expand the inheritance thresholds, particularly where it relates to the estates of single individuals; if he will acknowledge that single people with no children are at a disadvantage while estate planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11430/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance how he plans to expand the role of Ireland’s credit union sector in the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12350/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked 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]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to extending the new 8% uplift under the section 481 film tax credit to TV series as many Irish animation studios produce top quality TV work and this extension would benefit the industry across the board. [9722/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked 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 statement on the matter. [9386/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff in credit unions at end-December 2023 and end-December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9389/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of recommendation 11.2 of the Retail Banking Review in relation to the reduction in the fee for the Central Credit Review. [9390/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount, and average value, of business lending outstanding by credit unions at end-2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9431/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of business lending outstanding by credit unions at the end of December 2023 and the end of December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9432/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked 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 have no claims for surplus of forty years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9576/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he had any discussions with civil servants with responsibility for AV tax incentives in respect of the potential to introduce a new regional audiovisual tax credit in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9717/25]

2025-02-13

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the tax initiatives he has in place to support farm succession planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4902/25]

2025-02-13

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the initiatives he will be taking to support credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4901/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the current thresholds for inheritance tax; and if he will index link same to keep in line with inflation. [2535/25]