361. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that has been earned through the VAT on electricity on domestic bills only, in each of the years 2015 to date. [16999/26]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTax Data
435 questions from 79 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
435
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433 written, 2 oral
79
TDs have asked
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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 |
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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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
362. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that has been earned through the VAT on gas on domestic bills only, in each of the years 2015 to date. [17000/26]
145. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which revenue from collection of the carbon tax is used to support his Department’s climate initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14619/26]
261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of multi-property owners that own more than 100 residential properties and 1,000 residential properties, excluding local authorities and approved housing bodies; how this has changed over the past ten years, using the information provided through local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13837/26]
49. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the timelines for preparation and publication of the proposed Savings & Investment Strategy and the Roadmap on Taxation of Retail Investment. [13296/26]
50. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the development of the R and D tax compass that was announced as part of budget 2026; whether it is intended that there will be engagement with interested stakeholders as part of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13407/26]
51. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a timeline for the completion of the scenario modelling exercise (details supplied) that is currently being conducted by his Department; whether the results of this exercise will be published once complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13408/26]
453. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any research carried out into the cost to the Exchequer of reducing the higher rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11679/26]
454. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any research carried out into the cost to the Exchequer of amending the income tax brackets that would increase the income threshold before hitting the higher income tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11680/26]
463. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to revise the residential zoned land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11764/26]
293. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of an error in 2025 and 2026 tax clearance certificates (details supplied); the action he is taking to ensure this does not happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11499/26]
69. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the details of the number of businesses who registered and provided returns for the first accounting period for the tax E-liquid products tax (EPT) which were due to be submitted by 31 January 2026 and which covered the period from 1 November until 31 December 2025; to further provide details on the volumes and values of supplies of e-liquid products …
70. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being put in place to monitor compliance rates with the requirements of the E-liquid products tax following the passing of the deadline for the returns for the first accounting period. [10527/26]
182. Deputy Joe Neville 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. [10057/26]
407. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there has been a change to the Revenue classification for VAT on children’s clothing (details supplied); when this change happened; and if, given the cost of living crisis for many families; his office would consider returning this decision to the previous ruling.
[9793/26]
428. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of inheritance tax that has been paid by group a, group b and group c in each of the last ten years. [10194/26]
371. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost if the stamp duty on first-time house buyers on houses valued at less than €370,000 was scrapped based on 2025 figures. [7383/26]
372. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated yield if the stamp duty increased to 5% on the portion of houses that were sold in excess of €1 million based on 2025 figures. [7384/26]
376. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of DT1 forms submitted each year since 2016; the total estimated market value at time of disposition for each year; the total revenue raised by the discretionary trust tax both in the form of the initial 6% charge and annual 1% charge, in tabular form. [7613/26]
393. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount the State has paid in own resources tax for unrecycled plastic packaging; and if he will co-operate with the Minister of State for the Circular Economy to explore options to reduce this cost, by increasing the quantity of plastic packaging recycled, or by reducing the quantity of plastic packaging placed on the market in Ireland. [811…
397. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that many pensioners who recently received their 2026 tax-free certificates have noted that the Revenue Commissioners have calculated their State pension payments on the basis of 54-weeks’ income (53-weeks plus a bonus week in December 2026), despite the 2026 calendar year containing only 52 weekly payment dates, or 53 including th…
398. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine the situation that occurred in 2025, when the Revenue Commissioners applied a 54-week basis, resulting in amended tax certificates being issued in October 2025 at additional administrative cost to the Exchequer and leaving pensioners overcharged on tax throughout the year; if he will ensure that, where taxpayers were overcharge…
213. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will abolish income tax levied on carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7086/26]
214. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if recipients of carer’s allowance/benefit will be levied retrospectively for income tax on the payment if they request a P60 balancing statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7087/26]
228. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to clarify in relation to table 5 (details supplied) how the use of deferred tax assets are treated in the statistics; if the approximately €0.5 billion deferred tax assets used by the banks is contained within the €1.2 billion or had the bank not used DTAs the figure would be higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7253/26]