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Peadar Tóibín Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Finance
26. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure that none of the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities will be invested in military or defence focused EFT’s in order to comply with Ireland's neutrality stance. [6661/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Finance
27. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if permission will be given to organisations (details supplied) and other funded bodies by the Revenue Commissioners for a stay on the disclosures required by 30 January 2026 to 30 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6672/26]
John Connolly Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Finance
28. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department will consider increasing the price threshold for the help to buy scheme to match the price ceiling applied to the first home scheme in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6710/26]
Michael Cahill Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Finance
29. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he can examine a taxation matter raised in correspondence (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6884/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Finance
30. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if will consider a grace period, payment plans, or a disregard for the newly discovered liability of income tax accrued by those in receipt of carer's payment as a result of the new sharing of data on payments from the Department of Social Protection to the Revenue Commissioners from 2026 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6912/26…
Emer Currie Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Finance
31. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the additional fiscal supports, the Government is considering addressing concerns expressed by private landlords in advance of forthcoming rental reforms to prevent further landlord exits from the private rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6913/26]
Emer Currie Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Finance
32. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in light of forthcoming rental regulations, whether consideration has been given to increasing the value of the residential premises rental income relief; whether any additional tax measures or reliefs are under consideration to retain existing landlords and encourage continued investment in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement o…
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
371. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider requests (details supplied) regarding Revenue's guidelines for determining employment status for taxation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6392/26]
Mark Wall Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
372. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if an imported vehicle is required to be in working order to be registered for VRT. [6403/26]
Emer Currie Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
373. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the next steps his Department will take to remove the deemed disposal rule on ETFs following budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5448/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
374. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the changes in VAT for farmers that sell livestock in marts; and if the funding from same is going to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5450/26]
Emer Currie Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
375. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 466 and 472 of 4 November 2025, if further updates are available following the referral of this issue by the Revenue Commissioners to the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles, TCMV, interdepartmental working group, regarding false registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5500/26]
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
376. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to calls to include gyms under tax relievable medical expenses; the steps he has taken to work towards that position with the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5527/26]
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
377. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding engagement he has had with the Department of Health in relation to the creation of a tax credit for those who join gyms to encourage an uptake in gym membership and use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5528/26]
Alan Kelly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
378. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount his Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5536/26]
Gary Gannon Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
379. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of expenditure by his Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under his remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the annual cost per a…
Martin Daly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
380. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the distributional analysis of budget 2025 measures as published by the Department, showing impacts by income decile and household type. [5675/26]
Carol Nolan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
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]
Carol Nolan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
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]
Carol Nolan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
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]
John Lahart Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
384. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a targeted tax relief for people living with lung fibrosis who require long-term oxygen therapy, to help offset the significant energy costs associated with oxygen provision at home, similar to the relief available to individuals undertaking kidney dialysis at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6188/…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
385. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will state the legal basis for the re-introduction of medical criteria via section 36 of the Finance Act 2020 that had been previously condemned by the Supreme Court; if he is satisfied that this section is consistent with Article 15.4.1 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6442/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
386. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he accepts the principle under Article 34 of the Constitution that Supreme Court rulings are final and conclusive; the steps his Department is taking to ensure the disabled drivers scheme now aligns with these final rulings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6443/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
387. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify whether the terms and conditions of engagement for members of the disabled drivers medical board of appeal explicitly require that they act in full compliance with the fundamental obligations and rights contained in Article 40, and those derived from international agreements the State has entered into under Article 29; if…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Finance
388. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline his Department's formal response to the repeated warnings from the Ombudsman regarding the legality of the disabled drivers and passengers tax relief scheme; the financial and administrative steps taken to remedy these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6445/26]