Revenue Commissioners

305. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance whether the Revenue Commissioners plan to have a webchat system on their website for members of the public to inquire about PAYE and other issues. [33975/25]

306. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the average time taken to process claims and issue refunds to applicants under the employment and incentive investment scheme; and when refunds were made on average relating to applications in 2023 and 2024. [34057/25]

307. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance the average turnaround time for processing tax refunds under the employment and incentive investment scheme 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34065/25]

47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when Revenue first became aware it had not received the correct amount of chargeable excess tax and withholding tax from senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33009/25]

48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if there are any limitation on the ability of Revenue to clawback chargeable excess tax and withholding tax from the 30 cases if underpayment occurred more than four years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33011/25]

287. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 26 February 2025, if Revenue Commissioners require prior to the transfer of a pension within the EU, a signed declaration to the effect that the transfer conforms to the requirements of the regulation and Revenue Commissioners pension rules and is for bona fide reasons and is not the primarily fo…

289. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners have ended the annual VAT filing facility for micro SME’s with the introduction of a variable direct debit facility; if he accepts that this will increase business administration costs for small firms that are ordinarily tax compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/25]

48. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the revenue districts responsible for oversight of the Shannon estuary area, by quarter and by vessel, from 1 January 2024 to date; the number of days each Revenue maritime unit patrol vessel did not put to sea due to crewing or operational constraints; the number of hours and days of logged sea time, by month and by vessel, f…

648. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will reconsider the introduction of a content production levy given recent developments in the United States where there is now a proposed introduction of a 100% tariff on movies coming into the US from abroad. [24413/25]

34. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the number of vehicles seized by Revenue Commissioners under section 141 of the Finance Act 2001 in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21336/25]

569. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the analysis his Department has undertaken since the enactment of the Finance Act, 2024 to close the tax loopholes relating to pension contributions, as disclosed in a confidential Revenue Commissioners report from Summer 2023 reported in a newspaper (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19083/25]

580. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have carried out, or have plans to carry out a study into the increase of the small gifts exemption; and the estimated costs and the number of people who may avail or benefit from the increase. [19285/25]

583. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the legal status of postmasters as employees that was recently confirmed by both the scope section and the social welfare appeals office in an individual case (details supplied); and if the Revenue Commissioners will review their contractor agreement with An Post in light of the Supreme Court decision in Karshan. [19481/25]

587. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance to examine the case for a simplified statement of liability process from Revenue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19865/25]

616. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the total number of individual scans by Revenue Commissioners mobile scanners and backscatter van in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21110/25]

247. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the Revenue Commissioners to receive their new customs cutter vessels; and the number of Revenue Commissioners staff, by grade, that have been trained to navigate the new vessels. [13131/25]

254. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have ever declined to approve any pension transfer overseas on the grounds of tax avoidance or any other reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13162/25]

1196. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the plans in place to advertise the position of city sheriff in Cork city in view of the fact that the existing sheriff is due to retire in June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12314/25]

1198. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to clarify that the current boundaries which exist between the city sheriff of Cork city and the county sheriff of Cork county would be reviewed in view of the fact that the current city sheriff’s jurisdiction only extends to the old city boundaries in Cork and currently the county sheriff is still responsible for the new areas which came into…

209. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance if urgent consideration will be given to the re-opening of the office of the Revenue Commissioners, Cranmore, Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8738/25]

211. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will liaise with the Revenue Commissioners with a view to alerting taxpayers when a significant tax deduction which heretofore had not been taken by them is due, as an unexpected and unanticipated tax deduction, for example in the case where tax had not been paid on income for a short period of time, can lead to distress; and if he will …

316. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 20 March 2024, if recommendations were made to his Department in the review referred to; if so, if his Department plans to enact these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7665/25]

317. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 20 March 2024, if he plans to publish the now finished review referred to in the response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7666/25]

173. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he and his departmental officials have engaged with the Revenue Commissioners on the practical implementation of the new national E-liquid products tax, EPT, as set out in Part 2 of Finance Act 2024; the rationale behind the proposed uses of self-declaration as opposed to the use of tax stamps which are issued by the Revenue Commissioners a…

263. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost to increase the number of dog detector teams within Revenue Commissioners to 50; and the last time this number was increased. [5958/25]