145. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the measures being undertaken by Revenue to combat black market activities from unregistered barbers and hairdressers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54376/25]
Topics / Revenue Commissioners
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRevenue Commissioners
219 questions from 54 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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219 written, 0 oral
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 4 |
| April 2025 | 6 |
| May 2025 | 2 |
| June 2025 | 7 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 23 |
| December 2025 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 19 |
| April 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 25 |
| June 2026 | 31 |
| July 2026 | 21 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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The questions
329. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the date on which the new Revenue Commissioners customs cutter vessels will be fully operational, and the number of Revenue Commissioners staff, by grade, that have been fully trained in the use of the new cutter vessels. [51833/25]
312. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the capital budget allocation for the Revenue Commissioners in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [48209/25]
499. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners are currently processing an increased number of insolvency-related filings in the hospitality sector; and to provide the number of such filings received in Q2 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. [44892/25]
534. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the minimum time period between revenue issuing a notice or assessment and revenue issuing a request for payment that gives revenue the power to use enforcement measure without further notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46093/25]
557. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the scheduled 2026 carbon tax increase is contained within the Revenue Commissioners projections set out in the annual progress report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46558/25]
679. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to increase to 40 the number of dog detection teams within the Revenue Commissioners. [42425/25]
241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of revenue staff based in the O'Connell Street offices; the total office space used by the revenue office on O'Connell Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40540/25]
248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayer units who have self-assessed with Revenue as non-domiciled in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the total number of taxpayer units with non-domiciled status that are resident or ordinarily resident in the State. [40679/25]
367. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if the definition of an ‘assignment’ in the Revenue Commissioner’s civil service overnight subsistence rates (details supplied) is one of a continuous posting at a particular location, and therefore the reduced and detention rates do not apply in a cumulative fashion in the event of separate assignments at the same location, or locations within a given year; l…
20. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to provide data for the first six months of the year outlining the number of cigarette and tobacco seizures carried out by the Revenue Commissioners; to provide a breakdown on the location of each seizure, by county; to provide the value of each seizure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38192/25]
319. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 289 of 17 June 2025, if the Revenue Commissioners is under inquiry or investigation in relation to its destruction of millions of call recordings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37085/25]
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 for the purpose of cir…
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, for the same period, …
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]