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Aidan Farrelly Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Transport
375. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if personal data held by his Department and its customer-facing sections is subject to processing by artificial intelligence tools (details supplied). [4460/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Transport
376. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he and-or his officials have conducted a data protection impact assessment with regard to the use of artificial intelligence tools; and, if so, the dates on which this assessment was conducted. [4461/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Transport
377. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of services operating on the Maynooth train line, per day, in each of the years 2016 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4465/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
378. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the grants and reliefs available to purchase and-or adapt vehicles for drivers and-or passengers with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4060/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
379. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason a person’s private pension (details supplied) is now being taxed at a rate that is 50% more than that of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
380. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the help to buy scheme concerning the upper monetary cap; the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4488/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
381. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review being carried out of the help to buy scheme and the monetary limits applied, particularly in the context of increasing house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4489/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
382. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the help to buy scheme, specifically in areas where the cost of purchasing a home is higher than the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4490/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
383. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby applicants to the help to buy scheme qualify under all criteria but cannot find a suitable home under the €500,000 spending cap; if any flexibility can be applied in these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4491/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
384. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the help to buy scheme purchase threshold; if there has been any consideration given to increasing this threshold for properties purchased in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4492/26]
Tony McCormack Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
385. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the introduction of an excise rebate scheme for licensed premises, similar in structure to excise relief schemes operating in other sectors; and the current status of any such consideration. [3428/26]
Tony McCormack Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
386. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he acknowledges the concerns of licensed premises that did not serve food and therefore received no benefit from the 9% VAT rate; and whether an excise rebate scheme is being examined as a targeted measure to address this imbalance. [3429/26]
Tony McCormack Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
387. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any preliminary costing has been undertaken by his Department in respect of a draft excise rebate scheme for licensed premises; and if such a scheme could be implemented within existing excise administration structures. [3430/26]
Tony McCormack Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
388. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the proposed timelines for decisions on an excise rebate scheme for licensed premises; if it is under consideration for inclusion in future budget or Finance Bill measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3431/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
389. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the specific monitoring or targeted enforcement operations in place in the Border region to address trade in illicit roll-your-own tobacco; the results of such operations over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3456/26]
John Connolly Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
390. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the category and level of tax income derived from the importation of palm oil mill effluent in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3530/26]
John Connolly Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
391. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the category and level of tax income derived from the importation of hydrotreated vegetable oil in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3531/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
392. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3582/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
393. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the challenges faced by workers in the North in relation to positions which offer remote or hybrid working options to employees resident in the South; if he will provide an update on the work that is being done by his Department and any interactions that have occurred with the British Government in relation to taxation issues for…
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
394. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the challenges faced by workers in the North in relation to positions which offer remote or hybrid working options to employees resident in the South; if he has requested the Labour Employer Economic Forum, Shared Island Working Group to examine this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3609/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
395. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of people employed in those roles, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3617/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
396. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to concerns that a bank selling non-performing mortgages is inducing homelessness (details supplied). [3653/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
397. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impact of the Women in Finance Charter; if it has applicability in other sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3686/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
398. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the increase in cents per litre on unleaded and diesel in each budget from 2008 to date in 2026; and the total revenue raised on excise duty on unleaded and diesel in each year from 2008 to date in 2026. [3702/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Irish citizens returning to live in the State from abroad are entitled to an import exemption on construction tools brought with them; and the criteria and conditions that apply. [3795/26]