315. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in 2024 of the reduced 9 percent VAT rate for hospitality; and whether an analysis has been conducted on its effect on small business survival rates in Cork and Munster. [51152/25]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Browse the questions
Showing questions asked by Ken O'Flynn under the heading Tax Code.
59 questions match, newest first.
211. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance considering OECD and EU forecasts showing slowed growth and risks from trade policy or tax policy shifts, the contingency planning in place to address possible shortfalls in corporate tax revenue; the adjustments being considered to ensure public finances remain sustainable; and how will such planning protect expenditure for essential services in Cork city and co…
223. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the contingency planning undertaken to deal with a fall in tax revenues, particularly corporation tax, given the Central Bank’s caution that revenue risks could materialise in the coming years. [50415/25]
300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the introduction of a site value tax or equivalent measures to discourage speculative landholding that withholds serviced land from development; and if he will publish any economic analysis on the potential effects of such a tax on housing affordability. [47953/25]
496. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance to publish any internal Departmental analysis regarding potential changes to capital gains tax and its projected impact on SMEs, family farms and intergenerational wealth transfer. [44882/25]
497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering a temporary reinstatement of the 9% VAT rate for food-led hospitality businesses in response to the current wave of closures and industry distress; and if not, the reason. [44889/25]
500. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance whether there are proposals in development to adjust Group B and Group C thresholds under the capital acquisitions tax regime in Budget 2026, in order to address fairness concerns raised by carers and childless individuals; and whether he has published, or intends to publish, cost modelling on the impact of such reforms. [44974/25]
576. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given in Budget 2026 to reducing VAT on essential food items, in view of Eurostat figures showing Irish food inflation running at 5% in August 2025, nearly three times the headline rate of inflation. [46826/25]
424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if the Government plans to align the inheritance tax treatment for those without children with that for individuals leaving their estates to children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12075/25]