34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he read the latest wealth report by an organisation (details supplied); and if it will make him re-consider a wealth tax on the assets of multi-millionaires and billionaires to address inequality in the distribution of wealth. [5106/25]
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
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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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
43. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to act on the recommendation of the Welfare and Taxation Commission that a working group should be established to review and propose changes to the taxation of funds, life assurance policies and other investment products with the goals of simplification and harmonisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4772/25]
45. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if any impact study is carried out by his Department ahead of carbon taxes increases to adjudge the financial impact on householders, including those in or at risk of poverty and isolation. [4188/25]
47. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will fully outline his plans to reduce the VAT rate applicable to food-based hospitality, entertainment and hairdressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4853/25]
60. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Finance his plans for further capital acquisitions tax changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4936/25]
157. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if the beauty industry will be included in the reduced VAT rate of 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5326/25]
163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Irish real estate investment fund regime to incorporate an entity-level tax to address issues of justice and fairness in how rental income and other gains from property is taxed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5258/25]
167. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance to outline the current tax-free allowances for pensioners; when these were last changed; if there are any plans to adjust them in light of the increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5456/25]
124. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if companies can make disclosures that are classified as unprompted even after Revenue has requested for a self-review of tax compliance effectively alerting the company to revenues awareness and interest in a specific tax practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5116/25]
125. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to commission an independent assessment of the impacts of his tax policies on the economies of developing countries, as recommended by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5155/25]
186. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the excise on HVO. [3974/25]
187. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the taxes on HVO to allow to be used in farming and in home heating. [3975/25]
190. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance regarding inheritance tax, if the income from solar panels and-or wind turbines is part of the transfer of a family farm to a son or daughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4029/25]
59. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3674/25]
64. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if, following the changes to benefit in kind in January 2025, consideration can be given to reviewing cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3771/25]
250. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered reducing the VAT for beauty services along with hairdressers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2254/25]
251. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Finance his plans to apply a reduced rate of VAT to bottled water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2255/25]
253. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if plans to reduce the VAT rate for the hospitality sector will include a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2284/25]
254. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the lack of investing options for parents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2294/25]
255. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to urgently address the tax-free allowance anomaly of €40,000 that exists for brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces to bring it in line with the €400,000 tax-free allowance that a son or daughter can inherit given this discriminates against single people and couples who either do not have children or cannot have children (details supplied); and if he will make…
257. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for Revenue to issue a VAT refund to individuals who are living with a 'boil water notice' (details supplied), using bottled water that they are forced to purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2396/25]
260. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the current thresholds for inheritance tax; and if he will index link same to keep in line with inflation. [2535/25]
263. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance to consider changing the VAT rate for boarding kennels and catteries as the rate is currently 23%, whereas the rate for groomers and veterinary work is 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2582/25]
264. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if the lower VAT rate which media reports have indicated, will be applicable to hairdressers and to the beauty industry; when these changes will come into effect; where further information can be found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2698/25]
265. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance the number of categories currently subject to each of the reduced VAT rates of 9% and 13.5%; the number of additional categories which may become subject to either of the reduced VAT rates on foot of proposals in the Programme for Government; and whether there is a limit on the number of categories which may be subject to each, or both, of the two reduced VAT …