Parliamentary questions

886. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering a policy change that will extend a VAT rebate scheme on diesel, equivalent to the scheme available for hauliers, that would cover the commercial coach sector; the estimated cost of such a rebate for the remainder of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23748/26]

887. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of implementing an exemption from benefit-in-kind for professional subscription fees paid by employers on behalf of employees; if any assessment has been undertaken of the administrative and financial costs placed on employers and employees arising from the current treatment of such professional subsc…

888. 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. [23936/26]

889. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23970/26]

890. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on a matter in relation to inheritance tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23997/26]

891. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount received to the Revenue Commissioners in unpublished tax settlements in 2024 and 2025; the top value of each of the ten individual settlements and the sector in which the taxpayers operated; the total number of unpublished settlements made and sectoral breakdown of ‘unpublished compliance interventions’ in 2024 and 2…

892. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the measures announced include supports to assist households with the rising cost of home heating oil, given the continuing financial pressure faced by families reliant on oil-fired home heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24092/26]

893. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any proposals are under consideration to remove or reduce the rate of VAT applicable to housing adaptation works for persons with disabilities, including children, in their primary residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24093/26]

894. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a review has been carried out, or is planned, of the VAT treatment of housing adaptation works for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24094/26]

895. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any measures are under consideration to address the impact of VAT costs on housing adaptation works for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24096/26]

896. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the estimated €250 million cost of the energy price measures introduced on 24 March 2026, according to the cost of the reductions in excise on petrol and diesel; the cost of the diesel rebate scheme increase, including a breakdown of the cost of backdating it to 1 January 2026; and the cost of fuel allowa…

897. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he or his Department have engaged with any stakeholder groups from sectors (details supplied) including representatives from currently examining issues related to the insurance and mortgageability of homes affected by defective concrete and other building defects; if he will provide details of such engagements, including meeti…

898. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if lenders or insurers are considering introducing a structural risk classification system for residential properties, including a rating scale to assess structural condition and lending or insurance risk; if he has engaged with financial institutions or insurers regarding this potential system and its implications for mortgage a…

899. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Central Bank to examine and review the barriers to potential not-for-profit ridesharing platforms (details supplied) being introduced in Ireland from a car insurance point of view; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24236/26]

900. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will remove VAT on housing insulation products, residential doors and windows to reduce retrofitting costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24239/26]

901. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures currently in place to ensure that the North of Ireland-based solid fuel suppliers delivering to consumers in the State are registered with the Revenue Commissioners and compliant with Solid Fuel Carbon Tax (SFCT obligations. [24302/26]

902. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of the North of Ireland-based suppliers currently registered for SFCT. [24303/26]

903. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated scale and fiscal impact of unregistered or non-compliant cross-border solid fuel trade. [24304/26]

904. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of enforcement actions taken over the past three years against suppliers for SFCT non-compliance [24305/26]

905. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that existing enforcement is sufficient to protect compliant Irish fuel merchants from unfair competition; and if he will introduce new measures to address the competitive disadvantage caused by lower-taxed or non-compliant cross-border imports. [24306/26]

906. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the level of income tax relief available on private health insurance premiums (details supplied),; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24415/26]

907. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address inheritance tax discrimination against childless couples (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24429/26]

908. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any artificial intelligence tools or systems are currently being used within his Department or in agencies under its remit; the purposes for which these tools are being used; whether any departmental guidance or governance structures have been developed to support their responsible use; and if he will make a statement…

909. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance which European Union law provides the statutory basis for the carbon taxes; it's interaction with domestic Irish law; to detail the obligation Ireland has to implement carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24494/26]

910. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when a homeowner installs solar panels on their property if they are liable to pay tax on the excess that is sold back to the grid; and if the rate of this sale to the grid is to be cut. [24496/26]