332. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the options in relation to VAT on petrol and diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28774/26]
Topics / Tax Code
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTax Code
802 questions from 113 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
802
questions
785 written, 17 oral
113
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
11
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| January 2025 | 16 |
| February 2025 | 56 |
| March 2025 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 38 |
| May 2025 | 31 |
| June 2025 | 35 |
| July 2025 | 40 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 36 |
| October 2025 | 18 |
| November 2025 | 48 |
| December 2025 | 59 |
| January 2026 | 25 |
| February 2026 | 42 |
| March 2026 | 43 |
| April 2026 | 67 |
| May 2026 | 45 |
| June 2026 | 28 |
| July 2026 | 60 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 72 |
| October 2026 | 23 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
197. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No.396 of 18 March 2026, if he will reconsider the opportunity that exists when reforming the motor tax disc system in the near future to incorporate the facilitation of bulk purchases and renewals of motor tax by corporate fleet owners in the reforms; if the system in operation in the UK, where multiple vehicle registrati…
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider examining the potential of reduced VAT rates to support the craft industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27587/26]
285. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Departments position on ‘unjust enrichment’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/26]
888. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23936/26]
889. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23970/26]
890. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on a matter in relation to inheritance tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23997/26]
893. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any proposals are under consideration to remove or reduce the rate of VAT applicable to housing adaptation works for persons with disabilities, including children, in their primary residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24093/26]
894. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a review has been carried out, or is planned, of the VAT treatment of housing adaptation works for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24094/26]
895. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any measures are under consideration to address the impact of VAT costs on housing adaptation works for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24096/26]
900. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will remove VAT on housing insulation products, residential doors and windows to reduce retrofitting costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24239/26]
907. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address inheritance tax discrimination against childless couples (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24429/26]
909. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance which European Union law provides the statutory basis for the carbon taxes; it's interaction with domestic Irish law; to detail the obligation Ireland has to implement carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24494/26]
934. 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; if any research has been carried out into this proposal by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25386/26]
966. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on progress of recommendation no. 41 of the Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity on a review of tax measures to incentivise investment into start-up and scaling companies. [26308/26]
969. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to previous requests, if he will urgently review inheritance tax in regard to childless couples and individuals (details supplied) and address this very obvious discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26407/26]
990. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the way in which the excise duties collected on fuels are allocated and spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26962/26]
994. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to give favourable consideration to reviewing the 52% tax rate on short term lets/long term lets; if he will give favourable consideration to reducing this rate so as to encourage members of the public to remain in the letting business and/or encourage others to get involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17615/26]
995. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the current capital acquisitions tax thresholds in light of concerns that the existing regime disproportionately disadvantages individuals without children who wish to leave assets to extended family members such as nieces and nephews, or to close friends, carers or neighbours; if he will provide a rationale for the significant d…
1612. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the recently issued Revenue Guidelines for Determining Employment Status for Taxation Purposes and the unintended consequences/harmful implications for the delivery of sport and physical activity in the not-for-profit sector, specifically within local sports partnerships; if he will consider the requests of loc…
203. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23200/26]
363. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that a €290 import charge has been applied to a shipment of ECG sensors and electrode patches imported from Norway for use in a volunteer-led community cardiac-screening trial in Balbriggan; if his Department has any role in reviewing such charges where medical devices are imported for non-commercial public-health purposes; and i…
364. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify the policy basis under which import duties or related charges may be applied to medical devices imported for non-commercial community health initiatives, including cardiac-screening trials; whether his Department will engage with relevant agencies to ensure such initiatives are not impeded by inappropriate customs classificat…
365. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will engage with the Revenue Commissioners to review whether tariffs or import charges applied to small consignments of medical screening devices for volunteer-funded public-health trials are consistent with Government policy on preventative healthcare and community health promotion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21467/2…
369. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the percentage of a litre of white diesel (derv) that is biodiesel; the reason the Government charges carbon tax on the biodiesel component of that litre of diesel; and the total carbon tax take by the Government on the biodiesel component of diesel for each of the past ten years. [21718/26]