183. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has sought EU funding to cover the cost of purchasing additional backscatter vans for the Revenue Commissioners. [52650/26]
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184. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and the cost of disposal, of nitrous oxide canisters seized by the Revenue Commissioners in 2025 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he has consulted with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications in respect of managing discarded nitrous oxide canisters in the context of the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan (…
187. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of Revenue staff assigned to compliance and enforcement activities relating to the e-liquid products tax as of 30 June 2026; the number that was assigned to such activities upon commencement of the tax on 1 November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52766/26]
188. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures currently being undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners to identify and tackle non-compliant operators selling vaping products, including non-traditional retail outlets, such as phone shops, whose primary activity is not the sale of vaping products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52767/26]
189. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he accepts that non-compliance with the e-liquid products tax by some retailers places compliant businesses at a competitive disadvantage; the assessment that has been made of this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52768/26]
204. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Revenue Commissioners treat airline points as equivalent to income for the recipient of the points, with respect to both points linked to credit and debit card rewards, and frequent flyer points (details supplied); whether the accrual of airline points is considered where a person is applying for a tax deduction for business-rela…
245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual loss to the Exchequer arising from VAT fraud, including missing trader intra-community fraud and carousel fraud, in each of the years 2021 to 2025; whether the Revenue Commissioners maintain any estimate of VAT fraud linked to shell companies established in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51046/26]
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of Revenue Commissioners investigations into suspected VAT fraud involving shell companies in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [51047/26]
264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered directing Revenue to draft a statutory instrument extending postponed VAT accounting to private BEV importers via EORI registration; and if any modelling has been carried out on the possible ESR compliance savings there might be if this policy was implemented [48827/26]
265. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered directing Revenue to issue updated OMSP valuation guidance capping the VAT base at 110% of the verified UK purchase invoice for private BEV import; and if any modelling has been carried out on the possible ESR compliance savings there might be if this policy was implemented [48828/26]
46. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps the Revenue Commissioners has taken to ensure that those without internet access or digital skills can continue to engage fully with the tax system; if he will report on waiting times and accessibility of telephone and postal supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47683/26]
53. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the Revenue Commissioners ensure there is equitable access to its services for individuals who cannot access digital platforms, in particular older people; whether any impact assessments have been carried out on digital exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47682/26]
261. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the disposal of the MV Matthew by the Revenue Commissioners; the full costs to date for the storage and upkeep of this vessel; the timeline for the completion of its disposal; and if the vessel is likely to be scrapped or sold for reuse. [47746/26]
48. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of cigarettes and tobacco products seized by the Revenue Commissioners personnel at Shannon Airport in each of the first five months of 2026, in tabular form. [46061/26]
53. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 26 May 2026, his views that each of the Revenue Commissioner's Illegal Tobacco Products Surveys since 2019 demonstrate a clear correlation between continued tobacco product tax increases and an increase in demand for smuggled tobacco products and non-Irish duty paid tobacco products; and if he will make a s…
54. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, as part of ongoing risk assessments, his Department has factored the risk of increasing revenue losses as a result of increases in non-duty paid and illegal tobacco products in circulation in Ireland; and if the risk assessment process has assessed the economic logic of continuing excise increases. [46133/26]
55. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department's policy when a tax increase is no longer resulting in increased Exchequer receipts; whether there is a point at which a tax is considered to have reached the limits of its effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46134/26]
353. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of sheriff warrants issued by the Revenue Commissioners in the first five months of 2026; and the total amount of tax involved in these warrants. [45247/26]
517. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the difficulties being experienced by private individuals with the Revenue Commissioners importing goods from the UK (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41471/26]
547. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if credit unions are required to submit a return to the Revenue Commissioners in relation to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) by the 30 June deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42406/26]
576. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether Revenue has undertaken any assessment of the estimated annual Exchequer loss arising from the illicit sale of vaping products, untaxed nicotine inhaling products, or non-compliant e-liquid products since the commencement of the E-Liquid Products Tax on 1 November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43173/26]
577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether Revenue has considered commissioning, conducting, or participating in an independent survey or research project to estimate the scale of the illicit vaping market in the State, similar to the annual illicit tobacco consumption survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43174/26]
578. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of audits, compliance interventions, investigations, inspections, risk assessments, or enforcement actions undertaken by Revenue in relation to the E-Liquid Products Tax since its introduction on 1 November 2025 by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43175/26]
579. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of registered suppliers under the E-Liquid Products Tax that have been subject to Revenue compliance checks since the tax was introduced; the number of cases in which underpayments, non-compliance, or enforcement concerns were identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43176/26]
580. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether Revenue maintains a formal information-sharing arrangement with the HSE National Environmental Health Service in relation to licensed retailers of tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43177/26]