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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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Séamus McGrath Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
351. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to support revising upwards the maximum property value to qualify for the help to buy scheme. [65409/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
352. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address the ongoing economic challenges for businesses and workers in north Louth arising from euro-sterling fluctuations, cross-Border price competition and differing VAT regimes; and the planned measures to support stability and competitiveness for Border communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69530/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
353. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the public finances to date in 2025; the prospects for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69697/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
354. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to make changes to the disabled drivers scheme; if he will consider expanding eligibility and modernising the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69455/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
355. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address rising insurance premiums for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69456/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
356. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on income tax receipts, to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69655/25]
Colm Burke Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
357. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has now agreed with the Department of Finance where housing agencies have entered into agreements with building contractors for both the purchase and the building of apartments, that the VAT rate is now reduced to 9% both for the building and the site costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65821/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
358. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the role of the new equity risk capital investment programme for homebuilding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65835/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
359. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the assessments he has made in relation to the costs of tax expenditure comparing the way in which the same funds for direct investment will be more effective in achieving social and economic goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70408/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
360. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the assessments he has made in relation to the costs of tax expenditure, comparing the way in which the same funds for direct investment will be more effective in achieving social and economic goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70408/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
361. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total Irish receipts or projected receipts from the EU Multiannual Financial Framework; the total Irish contribution or projected contribution to the EUMFF in each of the years 2019 to 2027, in tabular form. [69684/25]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
362. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of times he plans to increase the cost of petrol, diesel and home heating oil until 2030; the cost to consumers of each increase; the compounded total cost of the increase, by increase and by category. [69333/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
363. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people the Government expects to move up an income tax band in 2026, as a result of the freezing of income tax bands within b##udget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69527/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
364. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the research carried out by his Department into the potential fiscal and housing market impacts of the new tax reliefs for property developers announced as part of budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69732/25]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
365. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details in relation to the residential zoned tax paid by each local authority for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73326/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
366. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people in receipt of the incapacitated child tax credit in the years 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73442/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
367. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the European Commission in relation to the inclusion of breast pumps and attachments within the categories of goods and services listed in Annex III of the EU VAT Directive, which would allow for a lower VAT rate on breast pumps and attachments as is the case for other medical equipment and appliances; and if he …
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
368. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the key measures his Department has taken to support and sustain the economy during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73577/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
369. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the economy during 2025; the outlook for 2026 and subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73578/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
370. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the key measures taken to support Ireland’s tax competitiveness during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73579/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
371. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on the Future Ireland Fund during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73580/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
372. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73581/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
373. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the key measures taken to support the credit union sector during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73582/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
374. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the key measures taken under the remit of his Department to control insurance costs during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73583/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
375. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he is satisfied that the current governance and reporting arrangements between his Department and the Central Bank of Ireland are adequate in circumstances where a regulated financial institution publicly confirms widespread customer-impacting errors; and whether, in his view, the absence of routine briefing or structured reporting to his Dep…