59. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm the definition of derelict sites that will be used for the derelict site tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28975/26]
Topics / Tax Collection
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTax Collection
162 questions from 61 TDs, between 20 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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157 written, 5 oral
61
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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departments asked
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The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 16 |
| May 2025 | 8 |
| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 18 |
| May 2026 | 22 |
| June 2026 | 14 |
| July 2026 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 26 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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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
443. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason he proposes to amend the relevant tax legislation to provide that all taxation appeals should occur in public; the way in which it can possibly be justified to expose the private affairs or citizens to public scrutiny in circumstances where no allegations of wrongdoing or tax evasion is being made against them; and to explain how, if tax a…
901. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures currently in place to ensure that the North of Ireland-based solid fuel suppliers delivering to consumers in the State are registered with the Revenue Commissioners and compliant with Solid Fuel Carbon Tax (SFCT obligations. [24302/26]
902. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of the North of Ireland-based suppliers currently registered for SFCT. [24303/26]
903. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated scale and fiscal impact of unregistered or non-compliant cross-border solid fuel trade. [24304/26]
904. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of enforcement actions taken over the past three years against suppliers for SFCT non-compliance [24305/26]
905. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that existing enforcement is sufficient to protect compliant Irish fuel merchants from unfair competition; and if he will introduce new measures to address the competitive disadvantage caused by lower-taxed or
non-compliant cross-border imports. [24306/26]
918. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the latest assessment of the State's exposure to a small number of multinational firms for corporation tax receipts; and the contingency planning in place should those revenues decline. [24855/26]
919. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of companies accounting for the top 50% of corporation tax receipts; and the trend over the past five years, [24856/26]
930. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the breakdown of the tax take on electricity in each of the past five years, by taxes and levies that are applied to electricity; and the details of the different taxes that are levied on different types of electricity users. [25156/26]
948. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount collected in VAT on energy bills in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [25767/26]
949. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount collected in tax on fuel, by fuel type, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [25768/26]
965. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of capital gains tax taken in as a result of the sale of company shares for each of the previous five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26228/26]
220. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount that was collected on each element of fuel taxes in Ireland for each of the past five years. [23409/26]
221. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount that was collected on each element of inheritance tax in Ireland for each of the past five years. [23410/26]
223. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider reducing inheritance tax and ultimately phasing it out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23473/26]
224. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently reform the inheritance tax system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23477/26]
225. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to support an organisation (details supplied) calling for the immediate introduction of a lifetime tax-free threshold for all citizens in relation to inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23504/26]
45. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are any plans in place to end property tax for people in receipt of a pension. [22783/26]
199. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been brought to ongoing technical failures affecting the online motor tax payment service, which have prevented citizens from renewing their motor tax online (detail supplied); the cause of these disruptions; the number of users affected; the steps being taken to fully restore normal service; and the measures his Department will introduce …
443. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views that the continued application and scheduled increases of the carbon tax on petrol and diesel, at a time when motorists are already facing significant increases in fuel prices due to global instability, is placing an unfair and disproportionate burden on working people, families and rural communities who rely on their cars; the additional V…
490. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding tax on fuel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20874/26]
78. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered eliminating the financial penalty for those who pay their motor tax in instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10033/26]
384. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of category A vehicles that were charged with the nitrogen dioxide emissions (NOx) levy in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the revenue raised each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14805/26]
385. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the current nitrogen dioxide (NOx) levy was doubled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14806/26]