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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. Pearse Doherty
    107
  2. Emer Currie
    33
  3. Ken O'Flynn
    30
  4. Pa Daly
    20
  5. Ged Nash
    15
  6. Richard Boyd Barrett
    15
  7. Michael Cahill
    9
  8. Michael Collins
    9

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Cormac Devlin Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
521. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the current position in respect of bilateral conventions for the relief of double taxation on Capital Acquisitions Tax, including the jurisdictions with which Ireland has such conventions in force; the date on which the network of CAT conventions was last formally reviewed by his Department; whether any new bilateral CAT conventions are …
Cormac Devlin Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
522. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the position that Ireland currently maintains only two bilateral conventions for the relief of double taxation of Capital Acquisitions Tax, namely those with the United Kingdom and the United States, his Department's assessment of how this compares with the inheritance and gift tax treaty networks maintained by other EU member states; wh…
Cormac Devlin Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
523. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the impact on Irish-domiciled families in the absence of bilateral Capital Acquisitions Tax conventions between Ireland and EU member states other than the United Kingdom, particularly in cases where an Irish-resident disponer leaves assets to a beneficiary resident in another member state and the structural limi…
Cormac Devlin Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
525. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined, as part of the Tax Strategy Group process or otherwise, the case for reducing the current 33% rate of Capital Acquisitions Tax, which has remained unchanged since December 2012; the estimated full-year cost of a reduction in the rate to 30% and to 25% respectively;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [416…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
531. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if bin companies would have benefitted from any of the fuel tax measures announced on the 12 April 2026, and in light of this, is it legitimate for bin operators to be adding a new fuel surcharge on householders bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41629/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
546. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to review the changes to tax treatment as a result of Brexit of Irish employees involved in share programmes with UK employers, in particular in the instance of unrealised gains on stocks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42352/26]
Emer Currie Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
554. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the most up to date estimate for the Budget surplus for 2026; the most up to date estimate for Corporate Tax receipts for 2026; whether this figure for the surplus includes or excludes funds transferred to the Future Ireland Funds; the action been taken with the surplus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42…
Jennifer Whitmore Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
561. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated additional VAT exclusive yield from a €7.50 increase in the carbon charge in 2026 and 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42822/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
563. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by applying a minimum effective tax rate of 36% for those on incomes above €150,000 increasing by 1% point for each additional €10,000 in income up to 250,000 for individually assessed income and above €190,000 increasing by 1% point for each additional €10,000 in income earned up to €290,000 for jointly …
Pearse Doherty Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
564. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 21 May 2026, to provide the effective corporation tax rate including non-trading income/tax. [42878/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 28 May 2026 · to Finance
269. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 on the 21 of May 2026, the number of individuals paying capital acquisition tax each year since 2014, broken down by categories A, B and C; as the link shared in the previous response does not provide this information, in tabular form. [40802/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 28 May 2026 · to Finance
278. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the implementation processes around the VAT reductions for the hospitality sector which is to come into place on 1 July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40910/26]
Mark Wall Written 27 May 2026 · to Finance
58. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason a pensioner in County Kildare (details supplied) is paying a high level of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40475/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
182. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount that was collected in all fuel taxes for the first four months of the past five years, by type. [39407/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
209. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the effective corporate tax rate for each year since 2016 excluding non-trading income, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38487/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2026 · to Finance
224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of individuals paying capital acquisition tax each year since 2014, broken down by categories A, B and C, in tabular form. [38659/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Finance
78. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of earners in Ireland now paying the higher rate of income tax; the way that figure compared with 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38167/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Finance
79. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of earners in Ireland now paying the higher rate of income tax, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38168/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Finance
83. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total 2025 tax receipts for income tax, VAT and corporation tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38172/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Finance
84. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated total 2026 tax receipts for income tax, VAT and corporation tax to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38173/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Finance
85. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total 2024 tax receipts in income tax, VAT and corporation tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38174/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Finance
86. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total 2023 tax receipts in income tax, VAT and corporation tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38175/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Finance
87. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total 2022 tax receipts in income tax, VAT and corporation tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38176/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Finance
88. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total 2021 tax receipts in income tax, VAT and corporation tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38177/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Finance
89. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total 2020 tax receipts in income tax, VAT and corporation tax, in tabular form [38178/26]