929. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns regarding fuel supports for the commercial bus and coach sector raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25149/26]
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930. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the breakdown of the tax take on electricity in each of the past five years, by taxes and levies that are applied to electricity; and the details of the different taxes that are levied on different types of electricity users. [25156/26]
931. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of personalised or private vehicle registration plates in the State; if any review or assessment of such a proposal has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25295/26]
932. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will intervene to provide immediate and targeted supports for the commercial bus sector, including operators (details supplied) given diesel price increases; if he will address the fact that bus operators, unlike hauliers, cannot reclaim VAT on fuel; if he will consider a meaningful fuel duty rebate, temporary excise relief, recogni…
933. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are plans to update or review the primary medical certificate system, given its limitations and the restrictions it poses to many people with disabilities who wish to apply for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25374/26]
934. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the merits of amending existing inheritance tax parameters; if the existing relationship category thresholds can be reviewed; if any research has been carried out into this proposal by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25386/26]
935. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review of the help-to-buy scheme, particularly if he will consider increasing the purchase price limit of €500,000, for homes in Dublin, where the average property price is higher than that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25387/26]
936. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons aged over 66 that earn €0 to €27,999; the number earning €28,000 to €33,000 per year; and the number earning above €33,000. [25401/26]
937. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address the rising cost of private health insurance premiums; whether consideration has been given to introducing additional tax relief or other offset measures for the cost of private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25433/26]
938. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to introducing additional relief or supports for old age pensioners to assist with the rising cost of private health insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25435/26]
939. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25443/26]
940. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to a move to zero-rated VAT for the private bus and coach sector so they can reclaim the 23% VAT on fuel and parts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25455/26]
941. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to a five cent rebate for the private bus and coach sector to keep school runs and rural routes viable for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25456/26]
942. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of recent media reports (details supplied) highlighting significant illicit cigarette seizures in Ireland given that seizures in the first three months of 2026 have nearly equalled the total for all of 2025; whether he accepts that, notwithstanding the Revenue Commissioner's enforcement successes, current tobacco excise rates may be in…
943. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the bike-to-work scheme will be opened to people in atypical employment; to list those currently eligible for the scheme; if the scheme will be extended to other types of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25656/26]
944. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to reducing the carbon tax to aid farmers who are disproportionately affected by the ongoing energy crisis. [25681/26]
945. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to the queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25720/26]
946. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will recognise that the level of tax paid by home support health care assistants is forcing many such workers to leave the profession; if he will recognise that this is having a detrimental impact on families who depend on such home support services,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25763/26]
947. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the incentives he plans to introduce to alleviate the tax burden on home support health care assistants as means of addressing the retention crisis in the profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25764/26]
948. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount collected in VAT on energy bills in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [25767/26]
949. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount collected in tax on fuel, by fuel type, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [25768/26]
950. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form.
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951. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will suspend carbon tax on fuel for the duration of the current diesel price crisis, given the disproportionate impact on rural and diesel dependent sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25824/26]
952. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy applications, approvals and drawdowns for every year the scheme has been in operation and to date in 2026 with the total annual expenditure for each year included in the table, in tabular form. [25897/26]
953. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of renters tax credits claimed in 2025 the breakdown by county and average amount claimed in each county along with the total cost of the expenditure in 2025, in tabular form. [25898/26]