50. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans any changes to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme. [16061/25]
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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| 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
52. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the progress his Department is making in examining the tax treatment of production costs for theatre productions, as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16245/25]
57. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to review the discriminatory aspects of the current inheritance tax legislation particularly with regard to childless adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15088/25]
59. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to support the hospitality sector and hairdressers by reintroducing the 9% VAT rate as a matter of priority; when the 9% VAT rate will be reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9148/25]
80. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the category A threshold under capital acquisitions tax and expanding the range of individuals that can qualify under this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16277/25]
84. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to increase inheritance tax thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16059/25]
193. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the date the VAT rate will be reduced to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9658/25]
198. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans to increase the inheritance tax exemption under the current inheritance tax policy in respect of individuals without children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16538/25]
26. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the operation of the agri-tax initiatives to help farmers and farm families with succession planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13816/25]
100. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a wealth tax in order to broaden the tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16227/25]
189. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing gym membership, or indeed any sporting membership for an individual or a family, to be made tax-deductible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14830/25]
273. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding any review or research being carried out by his Department into inheritance tax parameters; if the existing relationship category thresholds can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13310/25]
279. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the anomaly that exists in regard to inheritance tax in respect of childless couples (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13406/25]
287. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to change the current inheritance tax policy for individuals without children, to increase the inheritance tax exemption threshold for these individuals. [14129/25]
258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the levels 1 or 2 intervention under the compliance intervention framework has an upper limit on the size of the potential tax liability to avail of this avenue for minimising penalties and avoiding publication on list of defaulters; the maximum level of penalty mitigation allowed under each level of intervention under the compliance intervention framework;…
386. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the percentage additional cost that will be added to petrol and diesel by 2030 as a result of the carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10750/25]
390. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the zero rate of VAT of medical equipment and appliances to breast pumps and attachments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10787/25]
393. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he would consider allowing gym membership, or indeed any sporting membership, to be made tax deductible in the same way weight loss drugs are tax deductible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10985/25]
401. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if clear guidance will be issued for taxi drivers who will be affected by the tax implications of the ‘reverse charge’ model operated by taxi app companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11271/25]
405. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to further expand the inheritance thresholds, particularly where it relates to the estates of single individuals; if he will acknowledge that single people with no children are at a disadvantage while estate planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11430/25]
411. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to address the discrimination childless adults are experiencing regarding inheritance tax (details supplied) as a matter of extreme urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11554/25]
415. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to make changes to the taxation of cohabiting couples to recognise them as equal to married couples. [11730/25]
424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if the Government plans to align the inheritance tax treatment for those without children with that for individuals leaving their estates to children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12075/25]
39. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to reform the DIRT tax from a flat tax to a progressive model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9888/25]
52. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if VAT obligations for drivers of a company (details supplied) should commence from August 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10107/25]