699. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a lower VAT rate for the hospitality sector as a matter of extreme urgency, to allow businesses to remain viable and competitive, many of whom are facing unprecedented financial pressures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43218/25]
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
726. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected additional corporation tax yield in 2026 from the increase in the rate to 15% under Pillar Two of the OECD BEPs project; the cost of the proposed G7 side by side system will be; if any modelling or projections have been carried out by his Department on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43804/25]
727. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if the Finance Bill will include amendments to provide for the agreement at the G7 on the side by side system for US parented groups under Pillar Two; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43805/25]
731. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of individual taxpayer units that would be impacted by reducing the Standard Fund Threshold from €2 million to €1.5million. [43853/25]
732. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of individual taxpayer units that would be impacted by reducing the Pension Relief Earnings Limit from €115,000 to €60,000. [43854/25]
748. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers. [43870/25]
749. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers on the value of property below €450,000. [43871/25]
750. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing the concrete products levy. [43872/25]
758. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of continuing all farm-related taxes set to expire at the end of 2025 or during 2026; and the cost broken down by each specific tax. [43880/25]
759. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by applying a second home charge of 0.002%, 0.003% and 0.004% of the value of the property on all properties other than those owned by local authorities and approved housing bodies, principle primary residences (first properties owned), and all other properties exempt from the LPT. [43881/25]
760. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by applying a second home charge of €100 on all properties other than those owned by local authorities and approved housing bodies, principle primary residences (first properties owned), and all other properties exempt from the LPT. [43882/25]
761. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by introducing a 50% cap on corporation tax relief on all losses over €5 million. [43884/25]
224. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering reform of the capital acquisitions tax thresholds in Budget 2025 to address the disparity facing individuals without children or whose closest relationships fall outside group A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40382/25]
240. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of individuals subject to high-income individuals' restriction; the estimated additional income tax raised each year since 2007, in tabular form; to outline any reasons for the severe drop-off in the number of individuals subject to the tax and the falling revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40539/25]
247. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount a three-year waiver on capital gains tax for the sale of above-the-shop units in Ireland would cost under various scenarios with regard to the number of units sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40631/25]
253. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance how foreign earnings are treated for capital acquisitions tax purposes. [40699/25]
355. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total number of renters who claimed the rent tax credit for 2022, 2023 and 2024 and the estimated percentage of those eligible to claim it in each of those years. [39018/25]
357. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of families who claimed the home carer tax credit for 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the estimated percentage of those eligible to claim it in each of those years. [39050/25]
362. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of renters claiming the renters tax credit in 2024 and to date in 2025, by year, by local authority, and average value of credit per local authority. [39446/25]
333. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money raised through windfall tax receipts used for current expenditure between the years 2020 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37395/25]
335. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies (details supplied) in Ireland have failed to file their annual return by two years or more, as of 3 July 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37818/25]
336. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies (details supplied) in Ireland have failed to file their annual return by three years or more, as of 3 July 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37819/25]
337. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies (details supplied) in Ireland have failed to file their annual return by four years or more, as of 3 July 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37820/25]
186. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2025, the total number of residential unit owned by the 187 landlords with over 100 properties each; the total number of residential unit owned by the 186 landlords with between 50 - 99 properties each; the total number of residential unit owned by the 745 landlords with between 20 - 49 properties each; the …
187. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2025, the total number of individuals for legal entities that own more than 1,000 residential units; the total number of residential units owned by this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36793/25]