792. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of inheritance tax in Ireland; the consultation with experts in this field as part of that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62453/26]
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
Which departments get asked most
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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793. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the merits of amending existing inheritance tax parameters; if the existing relationship category thresholds can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62452/26]
794. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding research carried out by his Department into amending Capital Acquisitions Tax exemption levels and related group thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62451/26]
795. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the help to buy scheme is operating as efficiently as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61951/26]
797. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether a review of the help-to-buy scheme is currently planned; whether consideration is being given to revising the eligibility criteria, particularly the requirement that applicants obtain a mortgage at or above a specified percentage of the property's value; whether consideration has been given to the difficulties this requirement creates for lo…
798. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider an amendment to the Section 481 film tax credit in the upcoming Budget to introduce a permanent 8% regional uplift for audio-visual productions based outside the Dublin metropolitan area and Ashford (DMAA) corridor; and if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the 10% to 12% additional cost burden ass…
799. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review of the help to buy scheme that would account for a couple seeking to buy a house where only one has previously owned property, resulting in the couple not being in a position to qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61954/26]
800. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the help to buy scheme (details supplied); if any flexibility possible in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61953/26]
801. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review ongoing of the help to buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61950/26]
802. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the treatment of virtual fencing technology under the Value-Added Tax (Flat-Rate Farmers) Refund Order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59792/26]
803. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has engaged with organisations (details supplied) regarding the potential for credit unions to provide solicitor client-account services; whether any legislative or regulatory barriers have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62894/26]
804. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 732 of 25 March 2026, for an update on his Department's consideration of any technological solutions to identify vehicles on the roads with illegal licence plates with a view of improving enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62923/26]
805. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total expenditure by his Department and agencies on translation and interpretation services in each of the past five years. [62943/26]
806. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he acknowledges that the current taxation treatment of rental income is a significant barrier to the viability of smaller private landlords and is contributing to landlords exiting the rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63050/26]
807. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider targeted taxation reform for small and medium-sized private landlords as part of Budget 2027, with a view to improving the viability of the sector and protecting the supply of private rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63051/26]
808. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the five most requested languages for translation and interpretation services in his Department in each of the past five years. [62979/26]
809. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) regulations 1994 (Statutory Instrument No. 353 of 1994) and section 92 of the Finance Act 1989, operating as part of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme exclude blind passengers; when the regulations will be amended to include severe visual impairment; and if…
810. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he intends to amend the regulations governing the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme to provide eligibility for persons who are legally blind or severely visually impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63235/26]
811. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications for a primary medical certificate that were refused on the grounds that the applicant's disability related solely or primarily to visual impairment in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63234/26]
812. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the eligibility criteria governing the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme adequately reflect the transport needs of persons who, due to blindness or severe visual impairment, are unable to drive and are dependent on others for transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63233/26]
813. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the rationale for the continued exclusion of persons who are legally blind or severely visually impaired from eligibility for a primary medical certificate under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63231/26]
814. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has undertaken any review of the eligibility criteria for the primary medical certificate in the past five years; if consideration has been given to the inclusion of persons with severe visual impairments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63232/26]
815. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether an increase in the rate of excise duty on e-liquids is being considered as part of Budget 2027; whether such an increase would represent a deviation from the advice outlined in the Tax Strategy Group papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63227/26]
816. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the consideration by Government of targeted supports for the licensed on-trade sector as part of preparations for Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63324/26]
817. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impact the new €3 customs duty will have on people with disabilities and chronic illnesses who depend on health-related products purchased from suppliers outside the EU; if his Department will seek exemptions to this duty for these products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63328/26]