833. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to reduce income tax for working families with children under five, given the unique financial pressure during these early years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74829/25]
Topics / Tax Code
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTax Code
802 questions from 113 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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785 written, 17 oral
113
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| Month | Questions |
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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.
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The questions
834. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the Karshan Disclosure Opportunity Guidance, and if he will provide information on the authorisation for this disclosure scheme, if Cabinet approval was sought; the reason the scheme limits disclosures to 2024–2025, when Karshan dealt with misclassification from 2010; the legal basis for the Revenue Commissioner…
841. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the EU laws his officials were referring to when they advised against targeted VAT changes in their pre-Budget 2026 submission as described in the media (details supplied). [75171/25]
851. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners insist on the 1% stamp duty rate on new residential properties being applied to the selling price of the new property as opposed to the selling price minus the 13.5% VAT rate (details supplied); and the procedure that is in place to ensure reimbursement of the overpayment of stamp duty. [1350/26]
862. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending the Class A threshold in Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) to include bereaved partners in longstanding relationships, not covered by either marriage or the Civil Partnership Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1954/26]
187. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the way the taxation system could help citizens mitigate risks with regard to the impact of climate change, as identified in the Climate Change Risk Matrix, as published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69920/25]
188. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that financial advisers, tax consultants, accountants, and legal professionals widely regard the taxation regime for exchange-traded funds as unnecessarily complex and opaque; if he will consider addressing this issue, including through the possible deletion of Chapter 2, Part 27 of the Tax Acts; and if he will make a statement on t…
193. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the reduction of VAT on residential construction from 13.5% to 9% now applies beyond the point of sale and to the point of construction as housing agencies may own the land, and many valuable housing projects would not have benefitted from the change otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70855/25]
209. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to increase the inheritance tax threshold from €400,000 to €500,000 to account for increased asset values in both agriculture and residential homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73183/25]
211. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a reduced stamp duty of 1% on land purchases for full-time farmers with a green cert between the ages of 35 and 40, to help ensure the long-term sustainability of Irish agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69979/25]
213. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered reforms to the taxation and regulatory framework to encourage individuals to invest and save through exchange-traded funds (ETFs); if measures such as simplified reporting, reduced or eliminated exit tax, or inclusion of ETFs in State-backed savings schemes are under review; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
232. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to reviewing and removing the deemed disposal rule for investors as this can be punitive on investors and investment; the reason it has not been removed to date as the final report of the funds review, ‘Funds Sector 2030: A Framework for Open, Resilient and Developing Markets’ was published in October 2024 and included r…
237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the merits of conducting an overall assessment of the existing local property tax scheme to create a more equitable system based on ability to pay rather than property value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69082/25]
238. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering more aggressive tax measures to address the problem of land hoarding and property speculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69914/25]
244. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timeframe for the introduction of the new derelict property tax; the way in which this data will be collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65834/25]
245. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on tax measures to incentivise retail investing in Ireland, particularly in relation to ETFs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72576/25]
246. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps his Department is taking to reduce the current requirement that ordinary Irish EFT investors have to pay 38% exit tax on unrealised gains every eight years even if they have not sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73274/25]
253. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress that is being made on removing the deemed disposal rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69980/25]
341. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline progress on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the tax treatment of production costs for theatre productions. [73329/25]
343. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to change the current qualifying thresholds for inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69651/25]
357. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has now agreed with the Department of Finance where housing agencies have entered into agreements with building contractors for both the purchase and the building of apartments, that the VAT rate is now reduced to 9% both for the building and the site costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65821/25]
367. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the European Commission in relation to the inclusion of breast pumps and attachments within the categories of goods and services listed in Annex III of the EU VAT Directive, which would allow for a lower VAT rate on breast pumps and attachments as is the case for other medical equipment and appliances; and if he …
376. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if cross-Government measures, including taxation measures, will be introduced to reduce the sale of land to non-farming interests, and particularly large-scale businesses, with specific reference to the need to support small farm holders who may wish to buy neighbouring farm land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73609/25]
356. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he intends to abolish the deemed disposal regime applicable to investment funds; the timeline for implementing the recommendations of the Funds Sector 2030 Report in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71372/25]
357. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the impact of the deemed disposal regime on ordinary retail investors and pension savers; if he accepts that the requirement to pay tax on unrealised gains penalises long term saving and undermines financial planning for households; the way in which the recommendations of the Funds Sector 2030 Report will address these concerns; …