739. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider equality and discriminatory concerns in relation to inheritance tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61380/26]
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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740. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to review correspondence from a constituent (details supplied) to support the reintroduction of capital gains tax rollover relief for individual investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60408/26]
741. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing enhanced tax incentives for SMEs investing in automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced manufacturing equipment and other productivity-enhancing technologies to improve competitiveness and support long-term economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60627/26]
742. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reforms to the taxation system being considered to better support indigenous SMEs to scale, invest and expand, including whether changes are being examined to ensure the tax system encourages business growth rather than creating barriers to expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60621/26]
743. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of extending the €10,000 Benefit-in-Kind Open Market Value relief for company vehicles beyond 2026, rather than allowing it to reduce to €5,000 in 2027 as currently scheduled; the number of PAYE taxpayers estimated to be affected by this reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61697/26]
744. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the 80% rule in agricultural leasing and transfers in the agricultural relief asset test as part of Budget 2027; if he will consider a sliding percentage scale rule instead of the 80% which would assist small farm holdings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61623/26]
745. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the help to buy scheme to allow two applicants to claim the maximum refund from their income tax or DIRT liabilities, increasing the available support to €30,000 per applicant or €50,000 per couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59829/26]
746. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will confirm that same sex couples may avail of tax relief in respect of expenses related to assisted human reproductive services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61096/26]
747. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the tax treatment of production costs for theatre productions. [60458/26]
748. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the arrangements that will apply to a person who currently holds relief under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, and who needs to replace an adapted vehicle, in the event that the scheme is amended or replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61820/26]
749. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the fuel grant payable under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme will be retained in full under any revised or replacement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61821/26]
750. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to removing or restricting the relief available to disabled people who purchase and import adapted vehicles from Britain under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61785/26]
751. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if it is intended to amend, replace or phase out the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme, or the primary medical certificate on which eligibility is based; if so, the proposed timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61819/26]
752. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department and bodies under his aegis maintain a register of gifts, hospitality or other benefits received by public servants; the number of entries recorded on each such register since January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61582/26]
753. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timeframe for the introduction of legislation to enable the Revenue Commissioners to publish a list of SPEs availing of the section 110 regime of the Taxes Consolidated Act 1997. [60992/26]
754. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider increasing tax relief at source for private health insurance, given the price increases being experienced for a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60774/26]
755. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance with specific reference to the deemed disposal measure, to provide an update on the development and publication of the roadmap for the taxation of retail investment as announced in Budget 2026; whether he intends to bring forward any changes to the current deemed disposal measure as part of Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
756. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the Exchequer, by county for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61857/26]
757. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61856/26]
758. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and he will make a statement on the matter. [61855/26]
759. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61854/26]
760. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61853/26]
761. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61852/26]
762. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61851/26]
763. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he accepts that genuine farmers may be exposed to residential zoned land tax liabilities despite not seeking residential zoning, continuing agricultural use of their lands and having no realistic prospect of immediate development or sale; if he considers this outcome consistent with the policy objectives of the tax; and if he will make a statemen…