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Shay Brennan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
360. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total value of the income tax and USC changes in budgets 2021 to 2027, inclusive. [73573/26]
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
367. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the VAT that has been earned on gas and electricity bills, broken down by fuel type on bills for large energy users only in each month since January 2024, in tabular form. [73668/26]
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
368. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the VAT that has been earned on gas and electricity bills ,broken down by fuel type on non-domestic bills only in each month since January 2024, in tabular form. [73667/26]
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
369. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the VAT that has been earned on gas and electricity bills, broken down by fuel type on domestic bills only in each month since January 2024, in tabular form. [73666/26]
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
370. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the breakdown of the VAT earned on electricity and gas bills, by fuel type and by type of customer in each month since January 2024, in tabular form. [73665/26]
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
371. 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; the amount of revenue that has been earned through the VAT on gas, in each of the years 2015 to date; 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; and the amo…
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
372. 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; the estimated revenue foregone if the VAT rate for gas was set at 0%, in each of the years 2020 to date; 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 dat…
Tom Brabazon Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Finance
182. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of interest on late payment of tax charged and collected by the Revenue Commissioners, broken down by tax head, in each of the past five years in tabular form; if his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have undertaken research or analysis into the reasons taxpayers fail to discharge their tax liabilities by the relevant payment…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Finance
187. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in relation to all fuel cost measures in 2026, to estimate the portion tax measures accruing to the benefit of commercial and for-profit fuel users, compared to the cost of the portion of the same tax measures accruing to the benefit of households and private citizens, accounting for overall fuel use in the sector, as well as any commercial …
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Finance
194. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the full-year cost of the Diesel Rebate Scheme in 2026, 2025, 2024 and 2023, including the portion of the cost which consists of the enhancement of the scheme in 2026; and the projected cost of the same for 2027. [71769/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Finance
198. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of discretionary trusts claiming exemption from initial and annual discretionary trust tax on the basis that the principal objects include a permanently incapacitated individual, in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number of trusts claiming relief under section 189A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in the same period; if the Departme…
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Finance
199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of capital acquisitions tax returns made by beneficiaries who are permanently incapacitated, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the total tax paid by such beneficiaries in each of those years; if the Revenue Commissioners record whether a beneficiary has a permanent disability; if not, the reason; and if he will make a …
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Finance
200. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing a specific capital acquisitions tax exemption, or a separate and higher group A threshold, for a child who is permanently incapacitated by reason of physical or mental disability and who receives a gift or inheritance from a parent; if his Department has costed such a measure; if so, the estimated annual…
Shane Moynihan Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Finance
203. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have assessed the potential impact of reducing the qualifying turnover threshold under section 56 of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 from 75% to 50%; the estimated permanent Exchequer cost, and any temporary or timing-related cash-flow impact that would arise from such a change; if administ…
Shane Moynihan Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Finance
204. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of VAT-registered businesses whose qualifying turnover for the purposes of section 56 of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 amounts to between 50% and 75% of their total turnover; the number of such businesses that would potentially become eligible for authorisation if the qualifying threshold were reduced from 75% to 50%; and i…
Shane Moynihan Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Finance
205. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of VAT-registered businesses that have qualifying turnover within the range of 50% to 75% of total turnover and would therefore potentially become eligible if the statutory threshold were reduced to 50%. [72289/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Finance
206. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of businesses currently authorised under section 56 of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010; the estimated annual value of VAT zero-rated under the scheme; the estimated cash-flow and Exchequer impact arising from the operation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72288/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Finance
103. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider removing VAT on sunscreen products to make them more affordable and encourage use given their importance for skin cancer prevention. [69957/26]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current total excise (carbon and non-carbon component) on home heating oil, petrol, diesel and green diesel; the amount received by the Exchequer from these taxes in each of the years from 2020 to date in 2026; and the total amount he plans to increase each by, up until 2030. [68616/26]
John Connolly Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
328. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total cost to the Exchequer to date in 2026 of the temporary reductions in excise duties on petrol, diesel and marked gas oil; the estimated benefit per litre to consumers arising from those reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68910/26]
John Connolly Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
329. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total Exchequer expenditure, by scheme to date in 2026 on fuel-related supports for haulage operators, bus operators, farmers, agricultural contractors and fishers; and the number of beneficiaries under each scheme. [68914/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
705. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of corporation tax paid by the banking sector in each of the years 2019 to 2025, inclusive; and the aggregate amount of unused trading losses carried forward by that sector at the end of the most recent year for which figures are available. [60166/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
706. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will set out, in respect of banks (details supplied), the deferred tax asset recognised in each institution's most recently published annual report arising from unused trading losses, together with the corporation tax charge and the corporation tax actually paid as disclosed in each of those reports; and if he will make a statement on th…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
844. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of taxpayer units with gross income above €150,000, €200,000, €250,000, 300,000, 350,000, €500,000, €750,000,€1 million and €2 million, for the most recent year available; the total gross income of the taxpayer units in each of those ranges; and the aggregate amount of income falling above each of those thresholds. [63701/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
845. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current group thresholds and rate applying to capital acquisitions tax (CAT); the total CAT yield in each of the past five years distinguishing gift tax from inheritance tax; the manner in which benefits are aggregated per beneficiary for threshold purposes and the earliest date from which such aggregation applies; and whether the Revenu…