260. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to list the changes to the standard and higher rates of income tax, all tax credits, rates of PRSI and USC, in each budget from 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31712/26]
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421. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30267/26]
425. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for excluding businesses within the beauty/nail salon sector from the recent VAT reduction to 9%, when barbers and hairdressers were included; if he will consider offering supports to offset this decision to exclude them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30490/26]
436. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to elaborate on his recent statement that the current energy crisis is 'the worst the world has ever seen'; the reports or research he relied on in forming this view; and the reason he believes that recent events are worse than the 1973 oil embargo when oil prices quadrupled almost overnight. [28540/26]
437. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the policy justification for carbon taxes and for their progressive increase every year. [28542/26]
438. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the minimum rates of excise, carbon taxes, VAT and any other taxes or levies which the State is required to place on each litre of unleaded or diesel fuel as a matter of European Union law and which the State has no discretion to reduce or abolish. [28543/26]
442. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total VAT receipts on unleaded and diesel fuel in each month of 2026 to date. [28612/26]
443. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason he proposes to amend the relevant tax legislation to provide that all taxation appeals should occur in public; the way in which it can possibly be justified to expose the private affairs or citizens to public scrutiny in circumstances where no allegations of wrongdoing or tax evasion is being made against them; and to explain how, if tax a…
883. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the policy rationale behind carbon taxes on diesel, petrol and home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23577/26]
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…
385. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine concerns regarding the behaviour of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22042/26]
264. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total revenue raised from the eight-year deemed disposal rule on investment funds and ETFs in each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive; the estimated number of individual investors affected in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13911/26]
265. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has carried out any analysis of the extent to which the deemed disposal rule is distorting investment decisions away from funds and toward residential property; and if he will outline the findings of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13912/26]
266. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the eight-year deemed disposal rule is contributing to increased demand in the housing market and thereby exacerbating the housing crisis; and if he will consider its abolition in the interests of encouraging diversified long-term saving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13913/26]
267. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to address a concern that Ireland’s taxation of unrealised gains in investment funds is placing Ireland at a competitive disadvantage in attracting and retaining domestic savers and investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13914/26]
446. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of accesses granted to the beneficial ownership registers by competent authorities since the commencement of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12658/26]
493. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) that have been registered with the Central Bank of Ireland under the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021 since its commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12645/26]
494. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications refused or revoked for virtual asset service provider registration under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12646/26]
389. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax relief options available for family-run businesses in agriculture; the impact assessments of recent budget changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7866/26]
381. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of public houses in Ireland in December 2024; the estimated amount of alcoholic beverages sold, by category, by pubs in 2024; the total amount of VAT collected from pubs in 2024; and the total number of public houses which made VAT returns of less than €100,000 to the Revenue Commissioners in 2024. [6146/26]
382. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount contributed by the State to the World Bank in each year from 2000 to date. [6147/26]
383. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance what his Department currently considers the total population of the State to be; and the estimated number who are Irish citizens, nationals of the UK or EEA, or nationals of countries outside the UK or EEA. [6151/26]
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]
33. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined the potential introduction of an excise rebate scheme for licensed premises, modelled on excise relief schemes operating in other sectors; the status of any such examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2540/26]
34. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he recognises the concerns raised by licensed premises that did not serve food and therefore did not benefit from the reduced 9% VAT rate; whether an excise rebate scheme is being considered as a targeted response to this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2541/26]