510. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of claims to the Revenue Commissioners for the IREF withholding tax to be reduced each year since 2016; the number rejected and accepted; and the withheld tax foregone each year, in tabular form. [45100/25]
Topics / Tax Data
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTax Data
435 questions from 79 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
435
questions
433 written, 2 oral
79
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
6
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 27 |
| April 2025 | 9 |
| May 2025 | 18 |
| June 2025 | 12 |
| July 2025 | 49 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 39 |
| October 2025 | 32 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 18 |
| January 2026 | 9 |
| February 2026 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 39 |
| April 2026 | 18 |
| May 2026 | 35 |
| June 2026 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 29 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 16 |
| October 2026 | 18 |
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
511. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by removing any ability by unit holders of IREF to reduce their withholding tax. [45101/25]
532. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the annual revenue raised for the exchequer through 'motoring fines' as detailed in monthly fiscal monitors for each year since 2016 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46091/25]
533. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if 'non-tax balance of escrow fund' as detailed in the fiscal monitor represents the full interest paid on the apple tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46092/25]
553. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would raised by increasing the remote betting duty by 1%; if there are any restrictions on the ability of the State to apply differing rates of betting duty and remote betting duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46554/25]
554. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the estimated cost of abolishing the LPT assumes a 0% adjustment at each local authority; or to clarify the level of assumed adjustment within the costing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46555/25]
555. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance what share of mortgages with non-lending non-banks also known as vulture funds are on interest only mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46556/25]
556. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the Exchequer of implementing a €48.50 per tonne of CO2 emitted from the 1 January 2026 on a first and full-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46557/25]
558. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the annual revenue generated by businesses from the sale of period products including pads, tampons and other menstrual hygiene products. [46571/25]
559. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised as a result of the high-income individuals’ restriction measure each year since 2016; the income level applied for each year and the effective tax rate; the number of taxpayers that self-declare each year in their tax returns that they are subject to the restriction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46581/25]
585. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual savings to an average household by extending the VAT reduction for electricity at 9 percent in 2026; the estimated savings for an average household from a further reduction to 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46980/25]
613. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of homes for which a vacant homes levy has been applied; and the number of homes for which it has been received. [44158/25]
620. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties listed under deferral payments for LPT for 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40932/25]
623. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the projected tax revenue to be generated for 2025; the way in which this compares to the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40935/25]
626. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the current figures for tax revenue collected in the last fiscal year, broken down by category that is, income tax, corporate tax, VAT and so on; the way in which it compares to the projections made in the previous budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40938/25]
635. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to review the residential zoned land tax (details supplied). [41169/25]
636. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider proposing a reduction or eliminating the VAT on clothing repairs and on the renting of clothes to promote the circular economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41178/25]
641. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance to consider reviewing the current regulations around the residential zoned land tax (RZLT) where a landowner whose landholding is subject to the tax is unable to apply for planning permission on the said lands because there is no capacity within the water or wastewater infrastructure, as outlined by Uisce Éireann; and if he would consider changes to the Finan…
665. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 314 and 315 of 24 June 2025, if he will provide revised answers to those questions in the same manner as he did for Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 6 September 2019 (details supplied), which indicates that such a minimum effective tax rate does exist within the Irish personal income tax system, or did within the past te…
668. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance the financial supports available for the cost of running a car including motor tax for families where there is a member of the family with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41871/25]
680. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to make any changes to the capital acquisitions tax which excludes structures that fall outside the group A category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42456/25]
684. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the contingency plans in place should corporate tax receipts from US multinationals decline significantly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42591/25]
692. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance to estimate the annual revenue that would be raised by a 5% and 10% levy on net profits of grocery retail chains with revenue in excess of €50 million annually; fast food chains with revenue in excess of €25 million annually; and if he will provide figures for both categories separately and combined, based on the most recent available data. [42956/25]
694. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Finance his response to issues raised in relation to income tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43075/25]
696. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to introduce the lower VAT rate for the hospitality sector as a matter of extreme urgency, to allow businesses remain viable and competitive, many of whom are facing unprecedented financial pressures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43138/25]