Questions

147. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures currently being considered to reduce the cost of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for consumers; whether an assessment has been undertaken of the potential environmental benefits of increased HVO usage as a substitute for conventional diesel; and if he will consider introducing taxation, excise or other support measures to reduce the pr…

142. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed proposals for a mechanism under which no further VAT or excise would be applied to petrol and diesel once the retail price reaches a set threshold, such as €1.70 per litre; the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of such a mechanism at current and forecast pump prices; and his Department's view on its compatib…

159. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has plans to review the tax treatment of home heating oil. [68451/26]

163. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the merits of financially incentivising the use of HVO fuel instead of diesel to support achieving our climate emission targets, and in the context of significant price increases on fossil fuels. [68250/26]

179. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures he will take to reduce the cost of home heating oil. [67871/26]

186. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the analysis he has undertaken to examine the tax measures available to reduce the cost of home heating oil. [68624/26]

187. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider further measures to reduce the cost of green diesel to protect agriculture, construction, and other sectors from soaring costs. [68626/26]

33. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will assess the potential impact of a reduction in the VAT rate on wood fuels on domestic producers and suppliers, including businesses operating in County Laois; and if he will consider the benefits such a measure could provide for household heating costs, rural employment and the development of Ireland's domestic biomass supply chain. [67446/…

34. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the current 23% VAT rate applying to wood-fuel heating appliances, including qualifying wood-burning stoves and biomass boilers; and if he will examine the potential for applying the 9% second reduced VAT rate to the supply and installation of qualifying wood-fuel heating systems, in line with the existing treatment of low-emission …

35. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the impact on household heating costs of the current 13.5% VAT rate applying to wood fuels, including pellets and firewood; and if he will examine whether a reduction to the 9% rate would assist households using biomass heating while also supporting the domestic wood-fuel supply chain. [67444/26]

36. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the rate of VAT applicable to wood fuels, including wood pellets, firewood and woodchip, from 13.5% to 9% and if he will examine the potential for aligning the VAT treatment of wood fuels with other domestic heating energy sources. [67443/26]

285. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of maintaining the current excise reductions of 32 cent per litre on diesel, and 27 cent per litre on petrol; and the estimated monthly cost of extending these measures beyond their current expiry date. [49837/26]

3. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his approach to excise duty on fuel from the end of July. [48239/26]

15. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount by which he proposes to raise the price of petrol, diesel and home heating oil through increases to the carbon tax, in each year until 2030. [47951/26]

149. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures he intends to take to address the cost of home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38914/26]

250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 28 April 2026, if he sought flexibility from the EU in relation to the ETD provision to ensure the private jet did not benefit from emergency excise cuts, as it did for other measures; and, if not, the reason for not seeking that flexibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35834/26]

412. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for reducing the excise on private jet fuel alongside the excise cuts to petrol and diesel; the reason it is possible under EU law to have a different rate of excise on green diesel marked gas oil when it is a heavy oil used as a propellent; if a similar approach could have been taken to ensure private jets fuel was not discounted; a…

339. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will urgently announce a simplified version of the measures taken to address the fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29428/26]

49. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department intends to conduct a wholesale review of the taxes and levies which are applied to motor fuels such as petrol and diesel following the recent fuel price spikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29022/26]

54. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the case of a business (details supplied); the supports available to businesses that deliver their own products and do not qualify for existing fuel-related supports as they are neither licenced hauliers nor agricultural contractors; if he will consider introducing measures to assist such businesses with rising fuel costs; and if he …

60. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department intends to conduct a wholesale review of the taxes and levies which are applied to motor fuels such as petrol and diesel following the recent fuel price spikes; whether his Department intends to conduct a wholesale review of the taxes and levies which are applied to home heating oil following the recent price spikes; and if he …

246. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to report on his negotiations with the transport, haulage, farming and tourism sectors regarding the impact of fuel price increases; to outline the additional supports the Government will introduce to support these sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26934/26]

253. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address the fuel crisis and rising fuel costs, which are causing fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26894/26]

279. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the work being undertaken to reduce the cost of fuel, including home heating oil, green diesel and petrol; the interaction there has been between his department and the EU Commission on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26726/26]

287. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the potential knock-on effects of increased agricultural fuel costs on food price inflation, and the extent to which carbon taxation on agri fuels is contributing to increased costs for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26863/26]