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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Pearse Doherty Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
26. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected in the recent year from the taxation of rental income from short-term rentals and how that income has evolved over recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5089/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
27. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to financial institutions after the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5043/25]
Martin Daly Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
28. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to position credit unions as community-centric financial institutions integral to their local communities, small businesses and farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
29. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Finance for an update on his plans to establish a new action plan for insurance reform. [5009/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
30. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the actions he will take to address the rising prevalence of payment fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5087/25]
Ged Nash Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
31. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance for his view on the future of the OECD corporation tax reform process given the ongoing uncertainty in terms of the US government’s position on the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5150/25]
James Geoghegan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
32. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the impact on Ireland of the decision of the United States to withdraw from the OECD's global corporate tax agreement;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5078/25]
Martin Daly Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
33. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Finance the way he plans to expand the role of Ireland’s credit union sector in the housing market. [5015/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he read the latest wealth report by an organisation (details supplied); and if it will make him re-consider a wealth tax on the assets of multi-millionaires and billionaires to address inequality in the distribution of wealth. [5106/25]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
35. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will act to stop the sale of Israeli bonds by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5165/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
36. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance for the up-to-date position on a replacement scheme for the disabled driver's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5070/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
37. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on any interaction his Department has had with insurance industry in relation to storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5084/25]
James Geoghegan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
38. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the additional measures he intends to take to support and enhance the Irish stock exchange as a vital source of equity and growth for indigenous businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5079/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
39. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the increasing prevalence of rising motor insurance costs on renewal despite no change in circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5090/25]
Albert Dolan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
40. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance the tax initiatives he plans to encourage gym membership and active participation in sport and exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4924/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
41. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to help borrowers that have had mortgages sold to vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5036/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the role of the housing unit within his Department making specific reference to their role in advising and informing the Minister on all matters related to housing including in year targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5086/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
43. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to act on the recommendation of the Welfare and Taxation Commission that a working group should be established to review and propose changes to the taxation of funds, life assurance policies and other investment products with the goals of simplification and harmonisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4772/25]
Ged Nash Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
44. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the operation of legislation that allows for credit unions to hold AGMs remotely; if he is aware that some credit unions now appear to use remote AGMs as their default mechanism to the detriment of in-person meetings; if he agrees that this approach can be exclusionary and open to abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5152/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
45. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if any impact study is carried out by his Department ahead of carbon taxes increases to adjudge the financial impact on householders, including those in or at risk of poverty and isolation. [4188/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
46. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the number of eligible claims currently being made for the rent tax credit made in each of counties Offaly, Laois, Westmeath, Longford, Meath, Louth and Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4905/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
47. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will fully outline his plans to reduce the VAT rate applicable to food-based hospitality, entertainment and hairdressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4853/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
48. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to ensure that the Central Bank is not facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5041/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
49. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Finance when he will publish a five-year strategy for the credit union sector to ensure they can fully leverage new opportunities. [5038/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
50. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Finance his views on the current investment Ireland has in companies which derive profit from their activities in illegal settlements; and if the Government plans to progress the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023. [4505/25]