Questions

904. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of enforcement actions taken over the past three years against suppliers for SFCT non-compliance [24305/26]

905. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that existing enforcement is sufficient to protect compliant Irish fuel merchants from unfair competition; and if he will introduce new measures to address the competitive disadvantage caused by lower-taxed or non-compliant cross-border imports. [24306/26]

906. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the level of income tax relief available on private health insurance premiums (details supplied),; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24415/26]

907. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address inheritance tax discrimination against childless couples (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24429/26]

908. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any artificial intelligence tools or systems are currently being used within his Department or in agencies under its remit; the purposes for which these tools are being used; whether any departmental guidance or governance structures have been developed to support their responsible use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [244…

909. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance which European Union law provides the statutory basis for the carbon taxes; it's interaction with domestic Irish law; to detail the obligation Ireland has to implement carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24494/26]

910. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when a homeowner installs solar panels on their property if they are liable to pay tax on the excess that is sold back to the grid; and if the rate of this sale to the grid is to be cut. [24496/26]

911. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of Government funding provided to environmental NGOs (details supplied) in each of the past ten years. [24504/26]

912. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns regarding diesel prices, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24527/26]

913. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the volume of alcohol sales recorded by volume, and monetary value in each of the years 2014 to 2025, in tabular form. [24537/26]

914. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the value and duration of contracts and service provision arrangements his Department and all bodies under his aegis have or had with a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date in 2026; if he will clarify whether his Department was the beneficiary of professional work or services from the company over that same period; and the natu…

915. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to significantly reduce the cost of agri diesel for farmers and farmer contractors given the cost has increased dramatically during the past few weeks and many farmers are under significant financial pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24605/26]

916. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if cuts to excise for private jet fuel were included in the €250 million estimated cost of the energy package announced on 24 March 2026; the amount of the estimated cost that relates to cuts to excise for private jet fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24756/26]

917. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason VAT will be reduced from 13.5% to 9% for hairdressers, but not for beauticians (details supplied). [24845/26]

918. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the latest assessment of the State's exposure to a small number of multinational firms for corporation tax receipts; and the contingency planning in place should those revenues decline. [24855/26]

919. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of companies accounting for the top 50% of corporation tax receipts; and the trend over the past five years, [24856/26]

920. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his assessment of the key fiscal disparities between jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, including in relation to taxation, public sector pay, welfare supports and public service funding; and whether his Department has modelled how these differences would be addressed in the context of a United Ireland. [24857/26]

921. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any scenario planning or contingency work has been undertaken within his Department in relation to the potential fiscal integration of the island of Ireland; and if he will provide details of such work. [24858/26]

922. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the engagement his Department has had with other Departments, academic bodies or international organisations in examining the economic and fiscal considerations associated with a potential United Ireland. [24859/26]

923. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he accepts that in the absence of clear and detailed financial analysis, citizens cannot make an informed decision on the economic implications of a United Ireland; and what steps he is taking to address this gap. [24860/26]

924. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in light of sustained increases in fuel prices linked to ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the possibility of prolonged disruption over the coming months, his Department is considering further measures to support households, including the potential introduction of a temporary reduction or pause in VAT on fuel; and if he will make a statement…

925. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason that in the recent package of measures, persons who fall just outside the thresholds for support but are nonetheless under real financial pressure were not included and who have been given €10 off a 500-litre fill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24930/26]

926. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims made for the Incapacitated Child Tax Credit in each of the past five years; the number approved and refused in each year; the number selected for compliance review or audit; whether the Revenue Commissioners have identified any concentration of claims supported by medical certification from a single medical practitioner or a smal…

927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications for the incapacitated child tax credit received by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the past five years; the number of applications that were supported by medical certificates from registered medical practitioners in the same period; the number of such applications that were reviewed by the Revenue Commissioners as part…

928. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of civil and public servants in his Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy, or digital skills in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25034/26]