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John Connolly Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
324. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to review the thresholds for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26556/26]
Shay Brennan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
325. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the new strategy for the credit union sector; if there are any further developments with regard to a centralised treasury function for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26560/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
326. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress being made to index credits and bands to prevent an increase in the real burden of income tax; the estimated amount this will cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26897/26]
John Lahart Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
327. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue raised in 2025 under each category in capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26557/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
328. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will commit to abolishing or fundamentally reforming the deemed disposal regime as it applies to Exchange Traded Funds held by individual retail investors; if not, to set out clearly the specific policy rationale for retaining a taxation mechanism that has no equivalent in any comparable EU jurisdiction, that taxes unrealised gains, that p…
Darren O'Rourke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
329. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures he plans to take to address the runaway cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26841/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
330. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of carbon tax collected for the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26484/26]
Colm Burke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
331. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the coordination that has taken place between EU countries on rising fuel prices to date; whether further coordination is planned at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26798/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
332. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the options in relation to VAT on petrol and diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28774/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
424. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has plans to amend the excise rebate scheme to make it easier to navigate and more cost effective for small bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27896/26]
Brendan Smith Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
425. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 5 November 2025, if he will ensure that employment is protected and the branch network retained in the event of the sale of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27886/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
426. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason bus drivers are not permitted to register for VAT; and if there any plans to change this. [27897/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
427. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of visits to Donegal and the IDA over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27926/26]
Ann Graves Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
428. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider a review of VAT treatment of diagnostic medical devices, aligning them with the exemption already granted to defibrillators; to clarify and expand eligibility for VAT and duty relief for community-led, non-commercial health trials; if he will enable temporary admission or equivalent relief for short-term diagnostic equipment import…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
429. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to extending VRT relief to second-hand EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28202/26]
John Connolly Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
430. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether a single person who is in receipt of a State pension (contributory) or State pension (non-contributory) and half rate carer's allowance only, are required to make an income tax return and pay any tax due by way of lump sum or whether in such cases it can be deducted at source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28241/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
431. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any product or service purchased from the United Arab Emirates by his Department in 2025, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28262/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
432. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total Exchequer cost of fuel-related subsidies introduced in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28332/26]
Mark Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
433. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to explain, by reference to the residual tax ceiling requirement under article 110 TFEU as interpreted by decades of CJEU judgements including case C-349/22 which specifically states in its conclusion that new taxes that result in a higher tax charge than the residual tax incorporated in similar cars is prohibited; the way in which the Revenue Commissi…
Ivana Bacik Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
434. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 26 March 2026, if he will specify the actions that have been taken under action 17 of the Action Plan for Insurance Reform 2025-2029; the further steps that will be taken this year under that plan's action 17; if the stakeholders being engaged include residents' associations; if so, the way in which such a…
Ivana Bacik Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
435. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 26 March 2026, if the findings made by the study of alternative flood insurance models review in 2019 are publicly available; if it is intended to review that review; if his Department has examined methods of introducing mandatory cover without increasing premia; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
Carol Nolan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
436. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to elaborate on his recent statement that the current energy crisis is 'the worst the world has ever seen'; the reports or research he relied on in forming this view; and the reason he believes that recent events are worse than the 1973 oil embargo when oil prices quadrupled almost overnight. [28540/26]
Carol Nolan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
437. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the policy justification for carbon taxes and for their progressive increase every year. [28542/26]
Carol Nolan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
438. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the minimum rates of excise, carbon taxes, VAT and any other taxes or levies which the State is required to place on each litre of unleaded or diesel fuel as a matter of European Union law and which the State has no discretion to reduce or abolish. [28543/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
439. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 985 of 14 April 2026, if his Department monitors or possesses an estimate of the value of unclaimed prizes, both of the estates of deceased persons and those who may be unaware of their winnings; the number of statements issued in each of the past five years, expressed as a proportion of overall numbers of accoun…