248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all late payment fees imposed by the Revenue Commissioners; the amount collected under each heading each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13155/25]
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
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
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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
251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of section 110 applications, that is, unique form S.110 submissions each year since 2016; the total number approved; the number approved in each type of transaction classes; the number approved for dealing with each qualifying asset type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13158/25]
252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide an exhaustive list of the State’s double taxation treaties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13159/25]
264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of section 110 special purpose vehicles in operation each year from 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/25]
371. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the revenue collected from motor tax annually from 2019 to date in 2025, by each local authority. [12870/25]
396. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the number of rent tax credit claims which have been made annually in County Cork, by local area, from 2022 to date, in tabular form. [11012/25]
407. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the VAT rate applicable to each of bike rental and short-term car rental sectors from 13.5% to 9%. [11485/25]
408. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the number of newly purchased buses for which VAT refunds were applied for and granted, under the VAT71 scheme, in each of the past five years. [11490/25]
429. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the value of excise relief claimed on alcohol produced in the State by qualifying alcohol producers from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [12251/25]
443. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the current turnaround period for ROS VAT unregistered refunds to farmers; the efforts his Department is making to improve these turnaround times to prevent cashflow issues for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12571/25]
33. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE taxpayers to date who have applied to have their flat rate expenses reinstated, and a breakdown for the numbers in each category under job type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9843/25]
34. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the numbers in each employment category or job type that were in receipt of flat rate expenses in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the total amount claimed by all categories of worker for the relevant years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9844/25]
35. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the reason flat rate expenses will not be automatically carried forward for any category of worker or PAYE taxpayer into 2025; the reason these new arrangements have been put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9845/25]
36. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Finance the reason PAYE workers entitled to the flat rate expenses previously available on their tax credit certificate now must claim this credit using PAYE Services; the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat rate expenses reinstated; and if he can provide a breakdown for the numbers in each category. [9872/25]
37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who have applied to have their flat rate expenses reinstated in 2025, broken down by category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9886/25]
38. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who have applied to have their flat rate expenses reinstated to date; the breakdown of the number in each category; the breakdown of the number in each staff category that were in receipt of these in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9887/25]
40. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses reinstated; and the numbers in each category to date in 2025. [9929/25]
41. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the numbers in each staff category that were in receipt of flat-rate expenses in 2024. [9930/25]
45. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers that availed of the flat-rate expenses (FRE) credit, by FRE category, for the years 2020 to 2023; the number of taxpayers that have applied to have their FRE reinstated for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9997/25]
46. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE workers who to date have applied to have their flat-rate expense allowance reinstated for 2025; the breakdown of same, by category of worker (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10025/25]
47. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance the total number of PAYE workers who claimed the flat-rate expense allowance in 2024; the breakdown of same, by category of worker (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10026/25]
49. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer of flat-rate expenses; the estimated maximum potential cost if all workers claimed flat-rate expenses; if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated percentage of workers in each category claiming flat-rate expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10071/25]
50. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline any changes to the application of flat-rate expenses in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10072/25]
51. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses (FRE) reinstated on their 2025 tax credit certificates; and if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers in each staff category that were in receipt of these FRE in 2024. [10076/25]
296. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total volume of warehouse taxes currently due; if he will include a sectoral breakdown; the timelines within which businesses are required to make these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9135/25]