Pearse Doherty
Written
738. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the standard rate band by €100. [43860/25]
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Pearse Doherty
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1,436
questions asked
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224,644
words spoken in the chamber
Across 1,657 contributions
378
votes recorded
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236
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Questions asked 1,436 in all
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Contributions to debates 1,657 in all
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| January 2025 | 10 | 20 |
| February 2025 | 135 | 57 |
| March 2025 | 93 | 120 |
| April 2025 | 59 | 72 |
| May 2025 | 117 | 111 |
| June 2025 | 79 | 75 |
| July 2025 | 132 | 106 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 89 | 38 |
| October 2025 | 75 | 81 |
| November 2025 | 79 | 163 |
| December 2025 | 51 | 102 |
| January 2026 | 64 | 37 |
| February 2026 | 72 | 98 |
| March 2026 | 53 | 95 |
| April 2026 | 64 | 140 |
| May 2026 | 78 | 75 |
| June 2026 | 67 | 102 |
| July 2026 | 60 | 16 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| September 2026 | 39 | 90 |
| October 2026 | 20 | 56 |
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Plus 1,142 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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Pearse Doherty
Written
739. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the standard rate band by €500. [43861/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
740. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the standard rate band by €1,000. [43862/25]
Pearse Doherty
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741. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing each tax credit by €100. [43863/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
742. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the individual cost of increasing each tax credit by €100. [43864/25]
Pearse Doherty
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743. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a new tax credit of €100 for all PAYE and self-employed workers earning up to or below standard rate band. [43865/25]
Pearse Doherty
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744. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing local property tax assuming the Exchequer replaces all revenue for local authorities. [43866/25]
Pearse Doherty
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745. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing local property tax excluding the LPT paid by local authorities [43867/25]
Pearse Doherty
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746. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing local property tax excluding the LPT paid by local authorities and AHBs and all landlords (second and more properties). [43868/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
747. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing local property tax excluding the LPT paid by local authorities and AHBs, all landlords (second and more properties) and properties valued above €1,050,000. [43869/25]
Pearse Doherty
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748. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers. [43870/25]
Pearse Doherty
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749. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers on the value of property below €450,000. [43871/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
750. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing the concrete products levy. [43872/25]
Pearse Doherty
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751. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the 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 €1,000 and a maximum credit of €2,000, per year, clarifying both the full cost and the net cost if the Government has any funding allocated for rent relief in 2026. [43873/25]
Pearse Doherty
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752. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of making the research and development tax credit payable to small and micro companies within 12 months. [43874/25]
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753. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of not continuing with the scheduled carbon tax increases in 2026. [43875/25]
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754. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of reversing the carbon tax increases of 2025 and not continuing with the scheduled carbon tax increases in 2026. [43876/25]
Pearse Doherty
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755. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of reversing all carbon tax increases of 2022 and not continuing with the scheduled carbon tax increases in 2026. [43877/25]
Pearse Doherty
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756. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of reversing all carbon tax increases of 2020 and not continuing with the scheduled carbon tax increases in 2026. [43878/25]
Pearse Doherty
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757. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of restoring the trade union tax relief. [43879/25]
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758. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of continuing all farm-related taxes set to expire at the end of 2025 or during 2026; and the cost broken down by each specific tax. [43880/25]
Pearse Doherty
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759. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by applying a second home charge of 0.002%, 0.003% and 0.004% of the value of the property on all properties other than those owned by local authorities and approved housing bodies, principle primary residences (first properties owned), and all other properties exempt from the LPT. [43881/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
760. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by applying a second home charge of €100 on all properties other than those owned by local authorities and approved housing bodies, principle primary residences (first properties owned), and all other properties exempt from the LPT. [43882/25]
Pearse Doherty
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761. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by introducing a 50% cap on corporation tax relief on all losses over €5 million. [43884/25]
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773. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if additional Israeli bonds were purchased in 2024 or if the value of the ISIF holding of Israeli bonds increased in 2024 for a different reason such as currency fluctuations. [44376/25]