139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his position and introduce a windfall tax on energy companies in order to fund support for workers and families with the rising cost of bills. [39715/26]
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 | 27,764 | 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 | 2,683 | 1,513 | 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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140. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has undertaken any examination of additional tax measures for family carers and persons with disabilities, in recognition of the additional day to day costs associated with disability, including energy, transport and healthcare-related expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39891/26]
141. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering new taxation measures to strengthen Ireland's competitiveness to support the growth of the indigenous sector and encourage retail investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39878/26]
142. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering a reduction in the capital gains tax rate from 33% to 25% for active business assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39656/26]
143. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the Government and the Central Bank are acting in accordance with the recommendations set out in the report on the Israeli bond programme of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
144. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason €7.7 billion in proceeds from the sale of AIB shares is sitting, uninvested, with the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF. [39793/26]
145. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure the Irish Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, is fully divested from all companies that are directly and indirectly involved in illegally occupied Palestinian territories, OPT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39699/26]
146. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which he is supporting the expansion of the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39633/26]
147. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will reintroduce indexation for capital gains tax to eliminate this annual stealth tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39883/26]
148. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the income tax measures he is considering for budget 2027 to support middle-income workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39178/26]
149. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures he intends to take to address the cost of home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38914/26]
150. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to bring forward an amendment to section 50 of the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 to facilitate the use distributed ledger technology, cloud computing and other similar technologies to support the digital transformation of the funds sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39401/26]
151. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering introducing limits on time losses that can be carried forward against current profits for taxation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39771/26]
152. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the progress made towards ensuring more homes have access to flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39639/26]
153. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to detail the contingency measures being considered to mitigate potential impacts on the Irish economy with regard to the risks identified in the Annual Progress Report 2026, including those related to global energy markets and geopolitical developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39603/26]
154. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans for reform of deemed disposal tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39408/26]
155. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount that has been paid out to date to hauliers under the extended diesel rebate scheme. [39405/26]
156. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider, in the context of Budget 2027, the introduction of a 20% tax relief on children's sports memberships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39767/26]
157. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is exploring the potential of a tax credit for memberships of gyms and sports clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39419/26]
158. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to review the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39425/26]
159. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered reducing the VAT on electricity to 0% for households; if he has raised the changes that would be required to the EUs VAT directive with other EU member states; if he will make this a priority during Ireland's EU Presidency in order to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39599/26]
160. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount Ireland contributed and received from to the EU Multiannual Financial Framework in the years 2020 and 2025; and the projected amounts for 2027 and 2030. [39896/26]
161. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of calls received by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the past three years; the average call waiting times and call abandonment rates in each year; the average response times for correspondence submitted by post, email and through the MyEnquiries system in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39983/26]
162. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to further increase the lifetime limit for the reduced 10% CGT rate for entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39654/26]
163. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is exploring the potential of a tax credit for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39409/26]