Parliamentary questions

911. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of Government funding provided to environmental NGOs (details supplied) in each of the past ten years. [24504/26]

912. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns regarding diesel prices, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24527/26]

913. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the volume of alcohol sales recorded by volume, and monetary value in each of the years 2014 to 2025, in tabular form. [24537/26]

914. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the value and duration of contracts and service provision arrangements his Department and all bodies under his aegis have or had with a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date in 2026; if he will clarify whether his Department was the beneficiary of professional work or services from the company over that same …

915. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to significantly reduce the cost of agri diesel for farmers and farmer contractors given the cost has increased dramatically during the past few weeks and many farmers are under significant financial pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24605/26]

916. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if cuts to excise for private jet fuel were included in the €250 million estimated cost of the energy package announced on 24 March 2026; the amount of the estimated cost that relates to cuts to excise for private jet fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24756/26]

917. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason VAT will be reduced from 13.5% to 9% for hairdressers, but not for beauticians (details supplied). [24845/26]

918. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the latest assessment of the State's exposure to a small number of multinational firms for corporation tax receipts; and the contingency planning in place should those revenues decline. [24855/26]

919. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of companies accounting for the top 50% of corporation tax receipts; and the trend over the past five years, [24856/26]

920. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his assessment of the key fiscal disparities between jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, including in relation to taxation, public sector pay, welfare supports and public service funding; and whether his Department has modelled how these differences would be addressed in the context of a United Ireland. [24857/26…

921. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any scenario planning or contingency work has been undertaken within his Department in relation to the potential fiscal integration of the island of Ireland; and if he will provide details of such work. [24858/26]

922. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the engagement his Department has had with other Departments, academic bodies or international organisations in examining the economic and fiscal considerations associated with a potential United Ireland. [24859/26]

923. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he accepts that in the absence of clear and detailed financial analysis, citizens cannot make an informed decision on the economic implications of a United Ireland; and what steps he is taking to address this gap. [24860/26]

924. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in light of sustained increases in fuel prices linked to ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the possibility of prolonged disruption over the coming months, his Department is considering further measures to support households, including the potential introduction of a temporary reduction or pause in VAT on fuel; and if he w…

925. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason that in the recent package of measures, persons who fall just outside the thresholds for support but are nonetheless under real financial pressure were not included and who have been given €10 off a 500-litre fill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24930/26]

926. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims made for the Incapacitated Child Tax Credit in each of the past five years; the number approved and refused in each year; the number selected for compliance review or audit; whether the Revenue Commissioners have identified any concentration of claims supported by medical certification from a single medical pr…

927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications for the incapacitated child tax credit received by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the past five years; the number of applications that were supported by medical certificates from registered medical practitioners in the same period; the number of such applications that were reviewed by the Revenue C…

928. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of civil and public servants in his Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy, or digital skills in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25034/26]

929. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns regarding fuel supports for the commercial bus and coach sector raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25149/26]

930. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the breakdown of the tax take on electricity in each of the past five years, by taxes and levies that are applied to electricity; and the details of the different taxes that are levied on different types of electricity users. [25156/26]

931. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of personalised or private vehicle registration plates in the State; if any review or assessment of such a proposal has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25295/26]

932. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will intervene to provide immediate and targeted supports for the commercial bus sector, including operators (details supplied) given diesel price increases; if he will address the fact that bus operators, unlike hauliers, cannot reclaim VAT on fuel; if he will consider a meaningful fuel duty rebate, temporary ex…

933. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are plans to update or review the primary medical certificate system, given its limitations and the restrictions it poses to many people with disabilities who wish to apply for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25374/26]

934. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the merits of amending existing inheritance tax parameters; if the existing relationship category thresholds can be reviewed; if any research has been carried out into this proposal by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25386/26]

935. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review of the help-to-buy scheme, particularly if he will consider increasing the purchase price limit of €500,000, for homes in Dublin, where the average property price is higher than that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25387/26]