342. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the manner by which the Revenue Commissioners calculate tax forgone for those tax expenditures identified (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25817/25]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTax Data
435 questions from 79 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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433 written, 2 oral
79
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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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 |
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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
343. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the different tax regimes notified to the EU Code of Conduct Group between 1998 and 2023, by year of notification and whether the tax regime was deemed to be harmful, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25818/25]
347. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance the annual increases in the retail price of the most popular price category MPPC for a 20-pack of cigarettes since 2014; the portion of the increase related to taxes; the portion of the increase due to price rises by the tobacco industry, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25939/25]
348. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised from a taxation measure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25940/25]
57. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 8 May 2025, the estimated cost of extending each of the tax measures listed in 2026 over and above the projections provided in the Annual Progress Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24829/25]
461. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the average effective tax rate at each income level from 15,000 to 400,000, similar to that provided in document (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23462/25]
464. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance the amount of taxation revenue generated and projected per annum following recent changes by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in relation to the treatment of minor transactions for sporting activities such as coaching, refereeing, summer camps, high-performance training and other such activity that enriches sporting life in Ireland; if the amount just…
480. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance if the current capital acquisition tax and specifically inheritance tax has been reviewed at any point since 1991 for compliance with the equal status legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24187/25]
481. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance if the difference in treatment for assessment under current capital acquisition tax and specifically inheritance tax on the basis of whether a person has children breaches the family status ground within equality legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24188/25]
283. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance given the ongoing concerns about discrimination in inheritance tax policy, particularly affecting single and childless citizens, the reason these individuals are subject to less favourable tax-free thresholds compared to other groups; if he will commit to a complete reform of the inheritance tax system, rather than merely tweaking the Group A, B, and C threshol…
286. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance to consider increasing the VAT & VRT rebate bands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23097/25]
287. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline all tax measures that are schedule to expire in 2025 or 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23128/25]
103. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar-sweetened drinks tax each year since its introduction to date in 2023, broken down by the yield in each band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22176/25]
111. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the total amount collected by the State from excise duty, carbon tax, VAT, and the NORA levy on the sale of liquid fuel products (petrol, diesel, and home heating oil) for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the percentage of overall exchequer revenue accounted for by receipts from excise duty, carbon tax, VAT, and the NORA levy on these liquid f…
112. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the plant protein drinks and drinks containing milk fats covered by the sugar sweetened drinks tax as they have a calcium level below 119 milligrams per 100 millilitres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22430/25]
49. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the list of all houses and gardens that are available to the public for viewing as a condition of their exemption from capital acquisitions tax; the list of all property other than houses or gardens that are available to the public for viewing as a condition of their exemption from capital acquisitions tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on th…
50. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the information and documentation required to apply for an exemption to the capital acquisitions tax on the basis of heritage; the total number of times a capital acquisitions tax on the basis of heritage was withdrawn due to failure to provide reasonable viewing facilities to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21495/25]
51. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 27 March 2025, the way in which the obligation to maintain taxpayer confidentiality is compatible in the case of heritage based exemptions given requirement for the public to be aware of and able to view the heritage item to avail of the tax exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21496/25]
588. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Finance if beauty services will benefit from VAT reduction measures; the basis upon which such decisions were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19887/25]
611. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the total income tax receipts accounted for by case V income, by rental income, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21102/25]
612. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the total receipts from stamp duty on the transfer of shares in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21103/25]
614. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the total receipts from deposit interest retention tax in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21105/25]
617. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the total receipts from exit tax on domestic funds over the past eight years, including any breakdown of the type of funds being taxed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21112/25]
61. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he can provide an update in respect of measures proposed in the report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare relevant to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15838/25]
185. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance for the total value of assets held in section 110 special purpose companies broken down by qualifying asset type; percentage shareholding held by persons on companies within the state and the top ten other jurisdictions for shareholders; the number of section 110 special purpose companies broken down by transaction type that they have indicated to revenue that…