90. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total 2019 tax receipts in income tax, VAT and corporation tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38179/26]
Topics / Tax Data
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
91. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total 2018 tax receipts in income tax, VAT and corporation tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38180/26]
391. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently address an anomaly that exists with the current taxation system in respect of capital acquisition tax when applied to partners in comparison to married couples (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37098/26]
392. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the VAT on new build homes from 13.5% to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37183/26]
393. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing the VAT on new build homes entirely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37185/26]
394. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated impact on the average new built cost if the VAT rate was reduced from 13.5% to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37187/26]
396. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department would consider extending the 9% VAT reduction on new build apartments to new build homes; the estimated cost of such a measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37240/26]
406. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the application of a 0% VAT rate to laptops and tablets required for educational purposes; if he has engaged with the European Commission regarding the possibility of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37609/26]
249. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the Taxes Consolidation Act to allow traditional heritage crafts such as thatching to qualify for an exemption similar to the artists’ exemption, in view of the critically low number of practising thatchers remaining in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36466/26]
251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount, by total value of household deposits covered by the deposit guarantee scheme, held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35835/26]
252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total share of household deposits estimated to be covered by the deposit guarantee scheme held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35836/26]
253. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total VAT collected on electricity generation for each year since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35837/26]
39. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost to the exchequer in 2027 of maintaining the reduced VAT rate of 9% on electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35436/26]
456. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to urgently review Ireland’s ETF Tax system prior to the upcoming budget, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34228/26]
467. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has carried out analysis on the tax take on HVO fuel as a result of higher prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35056/26]
243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to identify any EU or OECD jurisdiction that applies a taxation mechanism equivalent to Ireland’s deemed disposal regime, including the taxation of unrealised gains within regulated retail investment funds; and if no such jurisdiction exists, to set out the policy rationale for maintaining such a regime in Ireland. [33771/26]
244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the effective tax rates applicable to Exchange Traded Fund investments under the deemed disposal regime compared with the standard capital gains tax rate applied to direct equity investments; and to confirm whether any internal assessment has been conducted on the relative impact of these differing rates. [33772/26]
245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the policy rationale for the prohibition on offsetting losses within the deemed disposal regime, including whether any review has been undertaken of this restriction in comparison with standard capital gains tax treatment. [33773/26]
250. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a detailed timeline for the publication of the roadmap on the taxation of retail investment, including whether the roadmap will include specific proposals relating to deemed disposal; and if so, to provide details. [33778/26]
233. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the cumulative impact of inflation since 2011 on the disposable income of older taxpayers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32855/26]
407. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for the decision to reduce the VAT rate for hairdressers and barbers from 13.5% to 9% from July 2026, while excluding beauty services from the same measure; whether his Department carried out an assessment of the comparability of operating costs and business models across these closely related sectors; and if he will make a statemen…
408. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he acknowledges that maintaining a higher VAT rate for beauty services than for hairdressers and barbers may create an uneven competitive environment within the personal care sector; whether this divergence was considered during the formulation of the VAT measure; and whether he will review the decision with a view to ensuring fair and consist…
409. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the consideration that has been given to the sustained cost pressures facing small, independent beauty businesses, including rising rent, wages, insurance, utilities, training requirements, and professional product costs; whether these factors were taken into account when deciding not to extend the reduced VAT rate to the beauty sector; and if ad…
410. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated impact of excluding beauty services from the proposed VAT reduction on employment and business viability in towns and villages, particularly in rural areas; whether he accepts that small beauty enterprises play an important role in local economies, supply chains and community wellbeing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
416. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for reducing the VAT rate for hairdressing and barbering services to 9% from July 2026 while excluding beauty services; the criteria used to determine eligibility for the reduced rate; whether he will consider extending the reduced rate to beauty services given similar cost pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…