233. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport when the payment to road hauliers who have submitted applications and all supporting documentation required for the road transport support scheme will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51834/26]
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 | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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234. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the reason that guaranteed funding was not put in place to allow the introduction into service of the announced BusConnects routes in 2026, such as route 85. [51842/26]
235. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on efforts to support the shared mobility sector in Ireland and to incentivise commuter take-up of shared mobility services; to outline his engagement with shared mobility providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51873/26]
236. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with the Department of Finance on a potential review of the TaxSaver scheme with a view to extending to more modes of sustainable travels such as shared mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51875/26]
237. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport if a late application (details supplied) under the road transports support scheme can be accepted in circumstances where the applicant missed the deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51886/26]
238. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the actions he is taking, or plans to take, to reduce the estimated annual economic cost of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, FASD, to the State, which has been estimated at €4.6 billion per annum; whether he has considered the fiscal implications of FASD across health, education, social protection, disability, justice and employment services; wheth…
239. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners have not responded to a request for a tax clearance certificate for a deceased person (details supplied) to allow their will to be executed; to confirm if current guidelines state that if someone has not heard back within 35 working days, they can execute the will; if he will instruct the Revenue Commissions …
240. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he last spoke formally with the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. [50792/26]
241. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50801/26]
242. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the measures in place or planned to support businesses in rural communities to remain viable. [50884/26]
243. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year yield if the residential zoned land tax increased to 7%, if the land's annual value is based on 2025 figures. [50946/26]
244. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the proposals under consideration to alleviate the rising cost of living in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50969/26]
245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual loss to the Exchequer arising from VAT fraud, including missing trader intra-community fraud and carousel fraud, in each of the years 2021 to 2025; whether the Revenue Commissioners maintain any estimate of VAT fraud linked to shell companies established in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51046/26]
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of Revenue Commissioners investigations into suspected VAT fraud involving shell companies in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [51047/26]
247. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of companies listed on the United Nations database of business enterprises operating in the occupied Palestinian territory in which the State holds shares; the names of any such companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51048/26]
248. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the formula used for calculating the flat rate of tax for farmers; and the reason the flat rate changes from year to year while the livestock rate remains the same. [51138/26]
249. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to give urgent consideration to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51179/26]
250. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total annual cost to the Exchequer of the rental tax credit in 2024 and 2025; the projected cost in 2026; the number of people claiming rent tax credit in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51296/26]
251. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of abolishing USC for all earners and replacing it with a higher income social charge of 10% on all earnings over €100,000 per year; the estimated revenue that would be generated by the introduction of this new higher income social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51297/26]
252. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated total cost of a refundable tax credit to those on low and irregular incomes who do not fully utilise all of their existing credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51298/26]
253. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated total revenue from raising the effective corporate tax rate to 20% for companies with revenue above €750 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51299/26]
254. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new rate of corporate tax of 50% on the profits of all energy companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51300/26]
255. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new levy of 4% on the profits of pharmaceutical companies and private heath companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51301/26]
256. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new levy of 2.25% on the profits of the largest social media and ICT companies with revenues above €750 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51302/26]
257. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new levy of 10% on the profits of grocery with more than €50 million in sales and fast-food retailers with more than €25 million in sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51303/26]