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Tax 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20252
February 20257
March 202527
April 20259
May 202518
June 202512
July 202549
August 20250
September 202539
October 202532
November 202516
December 202518
January 20269
February 202620
March 202639
April 202618
May 202635
June 202622
July 202629
August 20260
September 202616
October 202618

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.

  • Aontú10 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil80 from 21 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael54 from 13 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party6 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent19 from 8 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland39 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party22 from 5 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity15 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin165 from 18 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 107
  2. 33
  3. 30
  4. 20
  5. 15
  6. 15
  7. 9
  8. 9

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Pearse Doherty Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Finance
188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total projected local property tax liability for 2025 excluding local authorities and approved housing bodies or any other public bodies; property tax liability for 2025 excluding rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36794/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Finance
189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of residential properties for the purposes of the LPT that are not owned by local authorities or AHB, public bodies or exempted charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36795/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Finance
252. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the roll-out of the tax credit for unscripted television productions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36226/25]
Paul Lawless Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Finance
253. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has looked at the possibility of lowering the VAT rate on construction materials to address the cost of building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36234/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Finance
255. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the current taxation treatment of widows and widowers, specifically in relation to factors (details supplied); and if he will outline any planned reforms to address the financial discrimination and long-term disadvantage faced by widows and widowers. [35367/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Finance
261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the increased inconvenience placed on small businesses when paying their tax as a result of regulatory changes to the tax card payment service, which limits the amount that can be paid by Debit Card to €500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35502/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Finance
264. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from the dividend withholding tax applied to real estate investment trusts in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35702/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Finance
265. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from the dividend withholding tax applied to Irish real estate funds in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35703/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Finance
266. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised in each of the past ten years from capital gains tax paid by real estate investment trusts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35704/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Finance
267. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised in each of the past ten years from capital gains tax paid by Irish real estate funds, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35705/25]
John Connolly Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Finance
50. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the category of taxpayer that is liable for the VAT information exchange system; the rate at which the tax is levied; whether the VIES tax collected is maintained by the Exchequer; whether there is a process for reclaiming VIES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34772/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Finance
300. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 28 May 2025, the number of property owners paying LPT on one property, two properties, three properties, four properties, between five and ten, between ten and 20, between 20 and 50, between 50 and 100 and 100 or more, excluding local authorities and AHDs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33727/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Finance
301. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total projected local property tax liability for 2026 excluding local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33728/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Finance
302. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue generate by the local property tax from rental properties excluding local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33729/25]
Carol Nolan Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Finance
231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the total additional amount in additional revenue generated by alcohol companies on foot of the introduction of minimum alcohol pricing in each year since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33330/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
282. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he will commit to the retention of existing vital tax relief and extend for the lifetime of this Government to give certainty to the agricultural community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31355/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
293. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the cost to reverse the carbon tax increase for petrol and diesel, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, as well as the planned increase in 2026, in tabular form. [31585/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
294. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the revenue earned from the carbon tax diesel, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31586/25]
Pa Daly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Finance
403. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the VAT on electricity to 5%; the cost of reducing the VAT on gas by 5%; the cost of reducing the VAT on electricity to 6%; the cost of reducing the VAT on gas by 6%; the cost of reducing the VAT on electricity to 7%; the cost of reducing the VAT on gas by 7%; the cost of reducing the VAT on electricity to 8%; and the cost of reducing t…
Pa Daly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Finance
404. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the first- and full-year cost of reducing the VAT on electricity to 9%; and the first- and full-year cost of reducing the VAT on gas to 9%, in tabular form. [29641/25]
Pa Daly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Finance
405. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the VAT earned on electricity in each of the years 2015 to date; and to provide a breakdown of the VAT earned on electricity in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form. [29642/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Finance
410. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing VAT on sunscreens and other sun-protection-factor products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30215/25]
Catherine Ardagh Written 29 May 2025 · to Finance
75. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Finance the number of earners paying income tax at the top rate of income tax; the number paying at the standard rate; the number of earners not paying income tax; how this compares to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27858/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 20 May 2025 · to Finance
331. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have declared profits to the Revenue Commissions from cryptocurrency investments, in each of the past five years; to indicate the amount of capital gains tax and capital acquisitions tax paid on such investments, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25271/25]
Alan Kelly Written 20 May 2025 · to Finance
332. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be generated by introducing a second home tax charge of €750. [25346/25]