88. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2026 of increasing the renter tax credit for the year 2026 by €250. [11049/26]
Topics / Tax Credits
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172 questions from 62 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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89. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the rent tax credit with the credit equivalent to 8.3% of an individual's annual rent with a minimum credit of €1,250 and a maximum credit of €2,500, per year, clarifying both the full cost and the net cost if the Government has any funding allocated for rent relief in 2026. [11050/26]
90. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2026 of reversing the carbon tax increase in October 2025 and not proceeding with the increase in May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11057/26]
91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2026 of reversing all the carbon tax increases since October 2024 and not proceeding with the increase in May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11058/26]
373. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether tenants in cost rental accommodation are eligible to claim the rent tax credit; if not, the basis for their exclusion; if such tenants remain eligible to claim income tax relief on qualifying medical expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7395/26]
328. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide estimates from the Revenue Commissioner for 2026 in respect of the amount of revenue vis-à-vis adjustments to tax credits impacting on carers allowance and carers benefit claimants respectively, that they estimate will be raised as a result of the new data sharing arrangements in place between Revenue and the Department of Social Protection s…
329. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of PAYE taxpayers who are in receipt of the carers’ allowance and carers’ benefit respectively, who have had their tax credits adjusted arising from the new data-sharing arrangements in place between the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5290/26]
330. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of rent tax credit claims made in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5328/26]
81. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider a case (details supplied) where a person has been refused the mortgage interest tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4971/26]
39. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that a person who is working short hours due to a disability (a person on dialysis) can find themselves without sufficient tax paid to benefit from the renters tax credit; if there is a mechanism for them to avail of the credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2663/26]
848. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of renters who claimed the renters tax credit in 2025; the average value of the tax credit claimed; and the breakdown of the number of claims and average claim by local authority area, in tabular form. [1151/26]
366. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people in receipt of the incapacitated child tax credit in the years 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73442/25]
380. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money claimed under the research and development tax credit for AI-related advanced manufacturing activity each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73828/25]
381. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money which has been claimed under the research and development tax credit for AI-related life sciences activity each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73829/25]
382. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money which has been claimed under the research and development tax credit for AI-related financial services activity each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73830/25]
383. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money which has been claimed under the research and development tax credit for AI-related financial services activity each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73831/25]
26. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on the take up of the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64226/25]
37. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on the review of the rent tax credit recently published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64107/25]
48. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the renter's tax credit will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64198/25]
51. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has concluded its review into the efficacy of the rent tax credit; if the data shows that the credit has primarily been absorbed by landlords in the form of higher rents rather than offering meaningful, sustained relief to tenants; and if he will commit to increasing the minimum threshold for tax bands to keep pace with the real rat…
52. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to progressively increase the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64225/25]
65. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the tax credits and allowances available to full-time family carers in order to better reflect the financial pressures associated with long-term caring responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64590/25]
160. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons who have claimed the rent tax credit each year since its introduction, and to date in 2025. [67299/25]
518. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding recommendation 7 of the Budgetary Oversight Committee in its report on the 481 tax credit from 2023 (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure that this recommendation is implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62856/25]
377. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance for any assessment of the rent tax credit commissioned by his Department and its effectiveness in supporting low-income tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61047/25]