239. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has examined the feasibility of developing a non-VAT capital support mechanism, such as an accelerated capital allowance or targeted grant, to support licensed bus operators in purchasing new low-emission vehicles, given the VAT constraints described in his reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 143 and 144 of 26 November 2025; and if he will mak…
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240. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out any analysis of the economic impact on school-transport and mixed-service bus operators arising from their exclusion from the VAT refund scheme for touring coaches; and if he will outline the findings of any such internal assessments. [68769/25]
241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent to which Revenue’s VAT and customs treatment of buses has been considered. [68770/25]
242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Revenue has undertaken any review of the administrative burden placed on small and medium-sized licensed bus operators when importing buses from Great Britain, including documentary requirements for origin, VAT self-accounting, and customs declarations; and if he will outline the findings of any such review. [68771/25]
243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total customs duty and import VAT collected on buses imported into the State from Great Britain and other non-EU countries in each of the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown by year and engine type where available. [68772/25]
244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the Department of Transport regarding the tax implications identified by operators participating in Local Link and school transport tenders, particularly the inability to reclaim VAT on new buses; and if he will outline the nature and outcome of any such interdepartmental discussions. [68773/25]
245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Department has modelled the fiscal impact of allowing licensed bus operators to benefit from an accelerated capital allowance for the purchase of new low-emission buses; and if he will provide the estimated costings under scenarios of 20 percent, 30 percent and 40 percent accelerated allowance rates. [68774/25]
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any assessment has been carried out of the interaction between the VAT exemption for passenger transport and Ireland’s transport-sector decarbonisation targets; and if he will provide the conclusions of any such analysis. [68775/25]
247. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of licensed bus operators that have accessed the VAT 71 touring-coach refund scheme in each of the past five years; the total value refunded; and whether the Department has analysed the differential impact of this scheme on touring operators compared with school-transport and mixed-service operators. [68776/25]
248. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Revenue has issued guidance to licensed bus operators on the verification of UK origin under the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement for the importation of buses; and if he will provide copies of any such guidance issued since 2021. [68777/25]
249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will provide a breakdown of all vehicle-registration enforcement actions in each of the past five years by vehicle category, including Irish-registered, EU-registered, non-EU-registered, and Ukrainian-registered vehicles, in order to establish the scale of compliance activity by exemption type. [68946/25]
108. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent of the involvement of Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) in the financing of the Ringfort development in Rathmolyon, County Meath; if his Department will use its oversight of the HBFI to ensure a resolution for the affected home buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68187/25]
109. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have a role in the investigation of the financial dealings of the companies involved in the Ringfort development in Rathmolyon, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68188/25]
110. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to address the matter of sub-contractors and the change of rules by the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68243/25]
111. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department will review the operation of the six year clawback rule under section 89(4) of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003, in circumstances where an inheritor of agricultural property is unable, due to severe disability or long-term residential care needs, to farm the land or reinvest in agricultural property; if he wi…
112. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans there are to reduce the number of quangos and strip out the amassed red tape and bureaucracy that exists, in order to allow the delivery of projects under his Department’s remit in a more timely, efficient and customer-friendly manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68373/25]
113. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 2148 of 4 November 2025 to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in which he confirmed that, although not required by statute, his Department voluntarily publishes its annual consultancy spending online in the interest of transparency and accessibility, if his Department…
159. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being undertaken by his Department to ensure greater competition in the Irish banking and financial services sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67298/25]
160. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons who have claimed the rent tax credit each year since its introduction, and to date in 2025. [67299/25]
161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced VAT rate of 9% applied to electricity and gas to also cover home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67318/25]
162. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration will be given to reform of the deemed disposal rule and exit tax on investment funds. [67324/25]
163. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the type of training provided to staff within his Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is planned for all staff on their obligations under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67462/25]
164. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s plans to monitor the planned reduction in the VAT rate on hospitality; his expectations and what will he be measuring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67478/25]
165. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost in budget 2026 had personal income tax band increases been linked to consumer price inflation. [67479/25]
166. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total sums paid into the Exchequer as a result of the carbon tax each year since its introduction, including 2025; and a similar breakdown on the way in which this income was spent on retrofitting and climate resilience measures. [67480/25]