689. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount his Department and departmental agencies have spent in 2025 and to date in 2026 on social media and web advertising; the proportion this is of his Department's advertising budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60930/26]
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
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,628 | 1,479 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,516 | 179 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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690. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance of the 9,258 housing units that have HBFI funding but have ‘not yet commenced/other’ according to the mid-year update, the number that were approved for funding more than one year ago, two years ago, and three years ago respectively. [61025/26]
691. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of FOI requests his Department, and each agency under his auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were subm…
692. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timeframe for the introduction of a requirement for a legal entity identifier on entities availing of the section 110 designation. [60994/26]
693. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of capital acquisition tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59868/26]
694. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any expert feedback sought as part of the review of capital acquisition tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59873/26]
695. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the adjudication is likely to be completed on a complaint that was submitted to the ombudsman five years ago (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [61177/26]
696. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the issues under consideration as part of the review of capital acquisition tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59874/26]
697. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider removing carer’s allowance and benefit as taxable payments for the purposes of PAYE, noting the role carer’s have in caring for loved ones and the service they provide to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61199/26]
698. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of reforming the Asset Covered Securities framework on the competitiveness of Ireland’s banking sector, the ability of new entrants to access the Irish covered bond market and the availability and cost of mortgage credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.' [61256/26]
699. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the proposed Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2026 will provide for a move from the current specialist banking model for the issuance of covered bonds to a universal banking model; the assessment his Department has made of the benefits and risks of such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61255/26]
700. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current status of the proposed Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2026; the timeframe for publication of the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61254/26]
701. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing measures requiring mortgage lenders to establish a system whereby the continued existence of buildings insurance on a mortgaged property can be verified directly with the relevant insurance provider, rather than requiring individual mortgage holders to provide annual confirmation of insurance to their lender; if he wil…
702. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the status of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme (DDS); if his Department intends to maintain the existing vehicle purchase tax reliefs and primary medical certificate criteria through 2027; if he is aware of the public uncertainty and financial anxiety caused to families currently budgeting for or ordering a new vehicle for January…
703. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider altering bank mortgage lending rules to allow for smaller deposits from those who seek to purchase their rented home from their landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60093/26]
704. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if VAT is payable by local authorities or approved housing bodies purchasing land for the delivery of social housing. [60146/26]
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]
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…
707. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the statement issued by his Department on 30 July 2026 noting shareholder approval of the cash offer for a bank (details supplied) in respect of which the State voted its 57.5% shareholding in favour, if his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have assessed the application of section 401 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Taxes Consolid…
708. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 702 and 703 of 28 July 2026, to provide a breakdown of the Dublin figures by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61102/26]
709. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timeframe for the establishment of a register of beneficial ownership of companies, industrial and provident societies based within the Companies Registration Office. [60986/26]
710. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timeframe for introducing mandatory disclosure of the ultimate beneficial owners and controllers of all limited partnerships. [60980/26]
711. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timeframe for the establishment of a beneficial ownership register of certain financial vehicles based within the Central Bank; and to clarify if this will cover all forms of SPV/SPE. [60982/26]
712. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60055/26]
713. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether an equality impact assessment, disability impact assessment and rural proofing assessment were undertaken prior to the proposed reforms to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will publish the findings. [60838/26]