Parliamentary questions

448. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Revenue Commissioners separately tracks illegal vape seizures; if so, the total volume and estimated value of illegal vapes seizure at Irish ports and airports to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28733/26]

449. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent of criminal and organised gang activity identified in connection with cigarette tobacco and illegal vape smuggling through Irish ports and airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28735/26]

450. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will support a loan moratorium for the duration of the energy crisis, particularly for sectors hardest hit by the increased cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26928/26]

202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total tax revenue collected by the State from mineral oil tax, carbon tax and VAT on petrol and diesel in the first quarter of 2026; if his Department has calculated the weekly windfall to the Exchequer resulting from the recent surge in fuel prices to €2 per litre; if, in view of the ongoing fuel protests and the severe fin…

203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of revenue generated by carbon tax since its introduction in 2010 on an annual basis; the way this revenue has been allocated and spent in each year since its introduction; the amounts directed towards social protection measures, retrofitting programmes, agri-environment schemes, and any other expenditure headin…

204. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the implementation of an emergency cost-of-living payment in response to the increase in fuel prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27768/26]

205. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the VAT registration threshold for self-employed musicians whose core business is live performances at weddings and other such events and occasions either individually or as part of ensembles; if he will consider introducing a lower rate of VAT for such undertakings; and if he will make a statement on th…

206. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently deal with the cost-of-living crisis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27803/26]

198. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current status of the proposed savings and investment account scheme; when he expects draft legislation to be published; and the intended timeline for accounts to be open to the public. [27359/26]

199. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider a temporary VAT reduction on fuels as a more appropriate measure to reduce the impact of high fuel prices on motorists across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27363/26]

200. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to including alternative fuels, including hydrotreated vegetable oil and other low-emission fuels, within the Revenue Commissioners rebate scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27389/26]

201. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the increased revenue to the State from higher costs of fuel will be fully offset by the supports offered to the public; the plans his Department have to ensure the current fuel crisis is at least revenue neutral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27445/26]

202. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 10 February 2026, when the last review of effectiveness of the Revenue Commissioners mandatory disclosure regime was carried out; if this review will be published; the number of mandatory disclosures that have been made since the regime was enacted, by year and by reporter (promoters…

203. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the process by which the incapacitated child tax credit can be apportioned between jointly assessed parents; if an application submitted to transfer the credit for one qualifying child to the second parent has been received and processed in the case of persons (details supplied); if both parents can avail of the credit simultan…

204. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to expanding the existing farm diesel carbon tax relief to include agricultural contractors, and to simplify the scheme to improve uptake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27534/26]

205. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance regarding the operation of the help to build scheme, whether the current €500,000 limit applies to the overall market value of the completed residential property; whether the amount of mortgage approved by the lending institution is factored into the grant application, or if the letter of offer is purely there to show the nec…

206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider examining the potential of reduced VAT rates to support the craft industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27587/26]

207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the excise reduction for auto diesel impacts the excise charged on HVO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27588/26]

208. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in view of the severe hardship and difficulties caused for most sectors, including households, farms, hauliers, bus operators, businesses in general and employees, if additional measures will be introduced as a matter of urgency to assist people with the severe increases in energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

209. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will reduce taxation levels on businesses and employees in view of the current financial pressures due to increased costs; if it is proposed to lower excise rates on energy products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27690/26]

881. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27057/26]

882. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the immediate measures he will take to tackle the fuel and home heating oil crisis and alleviate the huge pressure on households, farmers and contractors who are struggling to meet the costs, people traveling to work are greatly affected especially in rural Kerry where public transport is largely not available. [27117/26]

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]

884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s current assessment of the potential inflationary impact on the Irish economy arising from sustained increases in global energy prices; to detail any modelling undertaken regarding second-round effects on food prices and household purchasing power; and to outline the fiscal policy options available to Government to…

885. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the Government’s cross-departmental contingency planning for a scenario involving simultaneous energy price inflation and economic slowdown; to detail whether any updated cost-of-living support framework is being prepared; and to set out the criteria under which additional public expenditure interventions would be trigg…