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Tax 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202516
February 202556
March 202520
April 202538
May 202531
June 202535
July 202540
August 20250
September 202536
October 202518
November 202548
December 202559
January 202625
February 202642
March 202643
April 202667
May 202645
June 202628
July 202660
August 20260
September 202672
October 202623

Who asks, by party

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.

  • 100% RDR3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú20 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil201 from 32 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael196 from 22 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party12 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent76 from 10 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland65 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party24 from 8 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity21 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin156 from 23 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 61
  2. 59
  3. 56
  4. 42
  5. 29
  6. 26
  7. 25
  8. 18

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
693. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of capital acquisition tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59868/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
694. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any expert feedback sought as part of the review of capital acquisition tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59873/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
696. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the issues under consideration as part of the review of capital acquisition tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59874/26]
Colm Burke Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
697. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider removing carer’s allowance and benefit as taxable payments for the purposes of PAYE, noting the role carer’s have in caring for loved ones and the service they provide to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61199/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
704. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if VAT is payable by local authorities or approved housing bodies purchasing land for the delivery of social housing. [60146/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
707. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the statement issued by his Department on 30 July 2026 noting shareholder approval of the cash offer for a bank (details supplied) in respect of which the State voted its 57.5% shareholding in favour, if his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have assessed the application of section 401 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Taxes Consolid…
Michael Cahill Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
731. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to previous Parliamentary Questions, to commence the process to urgently reform the iniquity of the inheritance tax system and ensure equality for all families and loved ones of childless couples and individuals; if he will address the discrimination that currently exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60535/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
732. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has plans to review the motor-tax system for pre-2008 vehicles, in order that they may also be taxed based on CO2 emissions, consistent with the system for vehicles from 2008 to-date; and if he will make a statement on the matter [60430/26]
Michael Cahill Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
739. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider equality and discriminatory concerns in relation to inheritance tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61380/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
741. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing enhanced tax incentives for SMEs investing in automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced manufacturing equipment and other productivity-enhancing technologies to improve competitiveness and support long-term economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60627/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
742. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reforms to the taxation system being considered to better support indigenous SMEs to scale, invest and expand, including whether changes are being examined to ensure the tax system encourages business growth rather than creating barriers to expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60621/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
744. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the 80% rule in agricultural leasing and transfers in the agricultural relief asset test as part of Budget 2027; if he will consider a sliding percentage scale rule instead of the 80% which would assist small farm holdings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61623/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
747. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the tax treatment of production costs for theatre productions. [60458/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
753. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timeframe for the introduction of legislation to enable the Revenue Commissioners to publish a list of SPEs availing of the section 110 regime of the Taxes Consolidated Act 1997. [60992/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
755. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance with specific reference to the deemed disposal measure, to provide an update on the development and publication of the roadmap for the taxation of retail investment as announced in Budget 2026; whether he intends to bring forward any changes to the current deemed disposal measure as part of Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Paul Lawless Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
763. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he accepts that genuine farmers may be exposed to residential zoned land tax liabilities despite not seeking residential zoning, continuing agricultural use of their lands and having no realistic prospect of immediate development or sale; if he considers this outcome consistent with the policy objectives of the tax; and if he will make a statemen…
Paul Lawless Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
765. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of residential zoned land tax exemptions claimed arising from rezoning requests in each year since the introduction of the tax; the number granted and refused, in tabular form. [61910/26]
Paul Lawless Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
766. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the position of landowners who wish to dispose of residentially zoned lands but are unable to do so due to limited demand in rural towns and villages; whether the residential zoned land tax legislation provides any relief in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61909/26]
Paul Lawless Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
767. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing a specific exemption, relief or deferral from residential zoned land tax for landowners actively engaged in farming where the lands remain in bona fide agricultural use notwithstanding their residential zoning status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61908/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
769. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the levy imposed on sound broadcasting services by Coimisiún na Meán is subject to value added tax; whether such value added tax is deductible as an input credit by broadcasters in the ordinary course of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62057/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
773. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax treatment of payments made to players under the Government grant scheme for senior inter-county Gaelic games players; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62088/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
791. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with a group (details supplied), in relation to their campaign to amend inheritance tax parameters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62454/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
792. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of inheritance tax in Ireland; the consultation with experts in this field as part of that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62453/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
793. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62452/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
794. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding research carried out by his Department into amending Capital Acquisitions Tax exemption levels and related group thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62451/26]