325. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax relief for club memberships of sporting clubs for the parents of children who join clubs to support more children getting involved in sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48478/25]
Topics / Tax Reliefs
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTax Reliefs
345 questions from 91 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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332 written, 13 oral
91
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
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| May 2025 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 11 |
| July 2025 | 26 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 28 |
| October 2025 | 19 |
| November 2025 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 20 |
| January 2026 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 17 |
| March 2026 | 11 |
| April 2026 | 32 |
| May 2026 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 9 |
| July 2026 | 19 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 20 |
| October 2026 | 15 |
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336. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs or other supports that exist for where an individual gifts land to a sporting, artistic, cultural or community organisation for the development of facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48894/25]
589. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update following the stakeholders’ forum and on plans for section 481 to ensure that quality employment is delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47680/25]
494. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a preferential capital gains tax rate for landlords who have made their properties available for social housing at below market rates over an extended period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44763/25]
526. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the first year and full year cost of increasing the rate of tax relief on food products for additional diet expenses for coeliacs and diabetics from 20% to 30%. [45797/25]
539. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he will assess the estimated full-year cost of reducing the tax relief available for private health insurance premiums from its current level to a new, reduced level to support the public, as part of a broader effort to make health insurance more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46126/25]
542. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the case of a person (details supplied) where they have been refused mortgage interest relief despite receiving the relief in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46252/25]
552. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 724 of 29 July 2025, if the updated figures from the Revenue Commissioners for 2026 referred to in the reply are available and can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46540/25]
571. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the extension of taxsaver relief to more forms of sustainable transport and shared mobility as part of budget 2026. [46692/25]
572. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed proposals to extend taxsaver relief to more forms of sustainable transport and shared mobility as part of budget 2026. [46693/25]
600. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration would be given to introducing tax relief for club memberships (sporting clubs) to encourage more people to get involved in community organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47334/25]
2332. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the support and assistance available to a family based in County Louth (details supplied) who do not meet the criteria for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme,; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45621/25]
614. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the help-to-buy scheme for 2025 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44302/25]
619. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners under the mortgage interest tax relief scheme for the year 2024, by county; the number of these applications that were successful, by county; the number of these applications that were unsuccessful, by county; the cost of this scheme for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40931…
642. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce measures to support the Irish wine growing industry including the introduction of a relief from alcohol products tax for sparkling wine produced in Ireland (details supplied). [41416/25]
662. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if there will be a renewal of existing tax reliefs for agriculture, such as stamp duty reliefs for land consolidation and consanguinity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41677/25]
689. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider in advance of Budget 2026 raising the maximum tax relief credit on health insurance premiums, presently capped at €200, in view of the substantial increases in health insurance costs over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42726/25]
717. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first-and full-year cost of moving hospitality to a reduced rate of VAT from the 1 July 2026; and the costs if the measure excluded accommodation. [43735/25]
724. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the current projected cost of reducing the VAT rate on hospitality sector to 9% from the current 13.5% rate; the cost when accommodation is excluded and the reduction applies only to food and drink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43802/25]
757. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of restoring the trade union tax relief. [43879/25]
767. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing targeted tax relief or other short-term financial supports for families with very young children, to help bridge the gap between the end of paid parental leave and the limited availability of childcare for infants under 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44190/25]
236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the exchequer of the remote working relief in 2025 and 2026. [40533/25]
238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by introducing a 25% or 50% cap, respectively, on corporation tax relief utilised in a single year by all banks, in first- and full-year terms; and had it been introduced in the year 2024. [40535/25]
243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated number of workers that avail of the full 40% income tax relief on pensions; the share of workers eligible for the 40% income tax relief on pensions who avail of the full relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40557/25]
364. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if further changes can be made to the section 481 film tax relief scheme, particularly in relation to securing quality employment in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33743/25]