Parliamentary questions

936. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons aged over 66 that earn €0 to €27,999; the number earning €28,000 to €33,000 per year; and the number earning above €33,000. [25401/26]

937. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address the rising cost of private health insurance premiums; whether consideration has been given to introducing additional tax relief or other offset measures for the cost of private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25433/26]

938. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to introducing additional relief or supports for old age pensioners to assist with the rising cost of private health insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25435/26]

939. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25443/26]

940. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to a move to zero-rated VAT for the private bus and coach sector so they can reclaim the 23% VAT on fuel and parts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25455/26]

941. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to a five cent rebate for the private bus and coach sector to keep school runs and rural routes viable for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25456/26]

942. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of recent media reports (details supplied) highlighting significant illicit cigarette seizures in Ireland given that seizures in the first three months of 2026 have nearly equalled the total for all of 2025; whether he accepts that, notwithstanding the Revenue Commissioner's enforcement successes, current tobacco ex…

943. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the bike-to-work scheme will be opened to people in atypical employment; to list those currently eligible for the scheme; if the scheme will be extended to other types of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25656/26]

944. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to reducing the carbon tax to aid farmers who are disproportionately affected by the ongoing energy crisis. [25681/26]

945. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to the queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25720/26]

946. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will recognise that the level of tax paid by home support health care assistants is forcing many such workers to leave the profession; if he will recognise that this is having a detrimental impact on families who depend on such home support services,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25763/26]

947. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the incentives he plans to introduce to alleviate the tax burden on home support health care assistants as means of addressing the retention crisis in the profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25764/26]

948. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount collected in VAT on energy bills in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [25767/26]

949. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount collected in tax on fuel, by fuel type, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [25768/26]

950. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25795/26]

951. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will suspend carbon tax on fuel for the duration of the current diesel price crisis, given the disproportionate impact on rural and diesel dependent sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25824/26]

952. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy applications, approvals and drawdowns for every year the scheme has been in operation and to date in 2026 with the total annual expenditure for each year included in the table, in tabular form. [25897/26]

953. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of renters tax credits claimed in 2025 the breakdown by county and average amount claimed in each county along with the total cost of the expenditure in 2025, in tabular form. [25898/26]

954. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the bodies which operate under his aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment to rec…

955. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address concerns regarding the rising cost of living raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25989/26]

956. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if urgent measures can be introduced to assist those commuting to work and working with soaring energy costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25994/26]

957. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the current €115,000 earnings cap for pension tax relief, which has remained unchanged since 2011; if he will consider linking the cap to wage or inflation growth in future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25996/26]

958. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration is being given to targeted tax measures for families with children, particularly school-age children, in light of the continuing pressure of childcare, housing and household costs. [26050/26]

959. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he has examined child-related tax reliefs in other European jurisdictions as part of the Government's response to the cost of raising children; and if he will outline any comparative work undertaken by his Department. [26051/26]

960. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he has examined family-taxation or child-related tax relief models used in other European countries as possible examples for Ireland; and whether any proposals are under consideration to provide additional tax relief for working families with children. [26052/26]