Parliamentary questions

297. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance the consideration his Department has given to introducing tax relief on sporting membership fees to improve affordability for individuals and families, and to reducing VAT on sport and exercise classes in order to encourage broader participation in physical activity and recreational sports. [22769/25]

298. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of category A vehicles that were charged with the nitrogen dioxide emissions (NOx) levy in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; the revenue raised each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23147/25]

299. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the current nitrogen dioxide (NOx) levy was doubled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23148/25]

300. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if the current nitrogen dioxide (NOx) levy was applied to both categories A and B vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23149/25]

301. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments, agencies, State owned companies and semi-State companies, broken down by their employing public sector body and the value of the salaries. [23736/25]

99. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the qualifying criteria for access to the disabled drivers and passengers' scheme to include individuals who have a scoliosis diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22017/25]

100. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance when personal injury insurance cost reductions will be passed onto consumers. [22062/25]

101. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22131/25]

102. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme, will be extended to include second hand homes following a revision of the scheme (details supplied). [22157/25]

103. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar-sweetened drinks tax each year since its introduction to date in 2023, broken down by the yield in each band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22176/25]

104. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications under the cycle-to-work scheme in 2024, and to date in 2025; if he will provide a breakdown between the number of bicycles, pedelecs, e-bikes, and e-cargo bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22244/25]

105. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance his views on expanding the reach of the bike-to-work scheme beyond PAYE to include everyone, employers, sole-traders, students, jobseekers, the disabled, unpaid homework and the retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22245/25]

106. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22321/25]

107. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance to consider the inclusion of scoliosis spinal fusion recipients in the disabled drivers and passenger's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22333/25]

108. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the details of his engagements with his EU counterparts and the Council of the EU in relation to exercising his powers under Section 42 of the Criminal Activity (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 to impose restrictive measures on groups associated with financing terrorist activity in Israel; specifically in relation to financing terrorist …

109. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance for an update on a report submitted to his Department by the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy Working Group on replacing the disabled drivers and disabled passenger's scheme; and when changes will be made. [22367/25]

110. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the number of people being refused primary medical certificates to allow them to afford an adapted vehicle; if his attention has been further drawn to the impact the strict medical criteria of the certificate is having on people; if he will engage with colleagues on much needed changes to the criteria for the certificate, …

111. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the total amount collected by the State from excise duty, carbon tax, VAT, and the NORA levy on the sale of liquid fuel products (petrol, diesel, and home heating oil) for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the percentage of overall exchequer revenue accounted for by receipts from excise duty, carbon tax, VAT, and the NORA le…

112. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the plant protein drinks and drinks containing milk fats covered by the sugar sweetened drinks tax as they have a calcium level below 119 milligrams per 100 millilitres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22430/25]

113. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance for the potential inclusion of people who have undergone scoliosis spinal fusion surgery within the disabled drivers and passenger's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22459/25]

114. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of basic annual salaries for chief executives of all commercial and non-commercial semi-State companies; and the expiry date of each contract for same. [22490/25]

115. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of cycle to work scheme applications reported to Revenue from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22506/25]

116. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of cycle to work scheme applications from the Houses of the Oireachtas reported to Revenue from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22507/25]

117. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the issue of the tax band for old age pensioners, which has remained unchanged at €36,000 for several years; if he is aware that recent increases in the old age pension have resulted in some pensioners, such as those with small additional incomes, being pushed back into the tax net and facing a 40% tax rate; if he will con…

118. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if persons who have undergone scoliosis spinal fusion surgery can qualify for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, which provides relief from VRT and VAT on the use of an adapted car, an exemption from motor tax, and an annual fuel grant; if he plans to alter the qualification criteria for the scheme to include scoliosis spin…