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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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Eoin Hayes Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
304. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57110/25]
Keira Keogh Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
305. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Finance which political parties put in a submission for suggestions on insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57140/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
306. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the exemptions to carbon tax in place for products that are designed specifically to reduce carbon emissions, including consumer products; and how exemptions for these can be sought. [57144/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
307. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 14 October 2025, if the standard fund threshold will increase from €2 million to €2.2 million in 2026; to outline a credible cost associated with the measure that includes change in behaviour that would directly result from this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57147/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
308. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 14 October 2025, if any loan sharks rather than fraud cases have been reported to the Central Bank of Ireland since the enactment of the Consumer Credit (Amendment) Act 2022, in June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57148/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
309. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 14 October 2025, the cost of the VAT change for new apartment construction for apartments completed and sold in 2025; the cost of the VAT change for new apartment construction for apartments completed and sold in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57149/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
310. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of capital allowances on the purchase of residential property broken down by investment company, trade company and individual landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57150/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
311. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of capital allowances on the cost of furniture and fittings in rental residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57151/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
312. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the exclusion of cinemas from the recent hospitality VAT reduction from 13.5% to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57220/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
313. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance all qualifying cost for the higher rate deduction regarding the enhanced corporation tax deduction for apartment construction costs announced in budget 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57254/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
314. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the growing number of elderly people whose life assurance policies are becoming unaffordable due to annual premium increases; if he will outline what consumer protections currently exist for persons over the age of 70 who have paid premiums for decades but now face either the loss of their policy or sharply reduced cover; if his Department has e…
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
315. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 14 October 2025, to provide further detail on how the legislation was functioning in relation to balancing allowances arising in respect of intellectual property asset; the cost to the exchequer of the ring-fencing and 80% not being applied to balancing allowances in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 as a result…
Emer Currie Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
316. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has received any proposals to reduce the VAT rates for the cinema industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57265/25]
Emer Currie Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
317. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the VAT rate for the cinema industry to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57272/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
318. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance the specific actions local authorities must undertake for the living city initiative to commence in newly designated areas. [57278/25]
Carol Nolan Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
319. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57290/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
320. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the criteria used to determine which cities and towns are included in the living city initiative; if a town (details supplied) will be able to join the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57302/25]
John Lahart Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
321. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Government took no actions to address the long-standing issue of deemed disposal for Irish investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57306/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
322. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if the individual qualifies under the scheme in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57311/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
323. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance his plans to allow for companies to claim the increased 35% research and development tax credit from 1 January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57317/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
324. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to provide for companies to claim the research and development credit from 1 January of each year, irrespective of when their account periods commence; if he agrees that such an initiative will improve Ireland's competitiveness given the current geopolitical and prevailing trading environment; and i…
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
325. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance if companies will be allowed to treat 100% of a research and development employee's emoluments as qualifying expenditure provided that at least 95% of the employee's time is spent on eligible research and development activities; if such claims can be made from 1 January 2026 irrespective of when a company's accounting period starts in 2026; and if he will make…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
326. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected on the supply and artificial insemination of greyhounds, transactions which benefit from the reduced rate of tax. [57354/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
327. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if transactions to stay in accommodation (details supplied) are subject to VAT; if so, the obligations on hosts to collect that VAT; and if having planning permission or otherwise impacts any obligation. [57355/25]
Paula Butterly Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
328. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the recent reduction in the VAT rate to include cinema admissions given the sector’s ongoing challenges, such as rising energy and wage costs, incomplete recovery from the pandemic, and increased competition from global streaming platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57430/25]