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Albert Dolan Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
347. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm, in respect of his Department’s published quarterly reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over €20,000 (details supplied), where such reports are published in PDF format but originate from an Excel or similar spreadsheet file, that the underlying data was fully expanded and validated prior to conversion so that all co…
Donna McGettigan Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
348. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer on donations to approved bodies under section 848A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16611/26]
Mark Wall Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
349. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if those in receipt of the carer’s allowance and liable to income tax have already had their weekly payments changed to reflect this; if other recipients only see this liability on their weekly income later through the year given the fear many of those who received the letter now have of a tax liability to the Revenue Commissioners even at the end of t…
Ken O'Flynn Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
350. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any existing statutory provision currently empowers the Revenue Commissioners to introduce real-time or continuous withholding tax reporting obligations without amendment to primary legislation; and if he will specify the statutory basis for any such authority. [16706/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
351. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total annual Exchequer funding currently provided in respect of the No. 2 Fund of the Eircom Superannuation Scheme; whether pension increases under that fund require approval from the Minister for Finance; whether any Exchequer exposure arises in respect of the main fund; whether the Minister has received representations regarding erosion of purc…
Martin Kenny Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
352. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of income from forestry that was recorded as exempt from tax by companies, corporations, and Coillte for each of the years 2020 to 2025. [16908/26]
Martin Kenny Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
353. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected from taxing farmers on income from agri-environmental schemes. [16910/26]
Seán Crowe Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
354. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to add a category to the MED 2 form to allow claims for tax relief for cone beam computed tomography dental imaging. [16921/26]
Pa Daly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
355. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue foregone if the VAT rate for electricity was set at 0%, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [16993/26]
Pa Daly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
356. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue foregone if the VAT rate for gas was set at 0%, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [16994/26]
Pa Daly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
357. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue foregone if the VAT rate for electricity was set at 0% for domestic customers only, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [16995/26]
Pa Daly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
358. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue foregone if the VAT rate for gas was set at 0% for domestic customers only, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [16996/26]
Pa Daly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
359. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that has been earned through the VAT on electricity, in each of the years 2015 to date. [16997/26]
Pa Daly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
360. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that has been earned through the VAT on gas, in each of the years 2015 to date. [16998/26]
Pa Daly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
361. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that has been earned through the VAT on electricity on domestic bills only, in each of the years 2015 to date. [16999/26]
Pa Daly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Finance
362. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that has been earned through the VAT on gas on domestic bills only, in each of the years 2015 to date. [17000/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Finance
292. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the expansion of the living city initiative; when the new expanded plan will open for new applicants from the five new regional centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15751/26]
Pa Daly Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Finance
293. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered a review of the carbon tax, with a focus on fairness, affordability and rural impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15702/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Finance
294. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding child credits. [15735/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Finance
295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has undertaken any analysis of the impact of Capital Acquisitions Tax Group A thresholds on the intergenerational transfer of residential rental property; whether consideration has been given to index-linking the Group A threshold to the residential property price Index or other inflation measure; whether any assessment has bee…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Finance
296. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the inclusion of music producers as a new category who would benefit from the artists tax exemption scheme, particularly given that music producers can apply for the basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15995/26]
Ged Nash Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Finance
297. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the ISIF intends to review its regional city-specific investment programme launched in 2022; if the investment programme will be extended to include Drogheda, Dundalk and other large urban centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16070/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Finance
298. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of rental properties that have availed of the tax incentive for small-scale landlords who undertake retrofitting works in respect of 2024, and any other available years. [16074/26]
Mark Wall Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Finance
299. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for the last four years, to date, the number of nitrous oxide canisters seized by the Revenue Commissioners; and the cost of disposing of these canisters, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16146/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Finance
82. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details of all occasions in which he or his predecessors exercised the power conferred on them under Section 15(3) of the Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act (2015), which states that ‘the relevant Minister may, from time to time, give a direction to a relevant body requiring it to adopt such measures as are specified in the di…