395. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on progress of recommendation no. 41 of the Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity on a review of tax measures to incentivise investment into start-up and scaling companies. [15124/26]
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
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| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 20 |
| October 2026 | 15 |
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396. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide data on the number of companies who have availed of the different classes of capital allowances; and the total value of capital allowances, in each of the past ten years 2016-2025. [15125/26]
398. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted any assessment of potential tax measures to support young farmers to acquire land for farming. [15128/26]
402. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the Exchequer cost of increasing capital acquisitions tax threshold B to €300,000, on both a first-year and full-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15178/26]
403. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the Exchequer cost of increasing capital acquisitions tax threshold C to €200,000, on both a first-year and full-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15179/26]
404. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the feasibility of introducing a lifetime inheritance threshold, index-linked and applying across all gifts and inheritances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15180/26]
405. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken any modelling on the distributional or intergenerational impacts of changes to capital acquisitions tax thresholds, particularly in the context of intergenerational fairness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15181/26]
406. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for treating carer’s allowance as taxable income and if he will consider reviewing the taxation status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15647/26]
280. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update regarding the rent-a-room tax relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11287/26]
163. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the programme for Government commitment to consider tax measures to encourage gym membership. [9526/26]
209. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of tax relief similar to that on dialysis machines, for oxygen machines for the treatment of lung fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9543/26]
219. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason taxpayers in the South are not able to claim tax relief for their child's student accommodation costs incurred at universities in the North; if consideration will be given to including student accommodation costs in the North in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9940/26]
234. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax incentives or reliefs to encourage developers to invest in building hotels in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10088/26]
399. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he would consider introducing tax relief for PAYE individuals who engage the services of an accountant for the purposes of their tax return and incur fees. [9357/26]
389. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax relief options available for family-run businesses in agriculture; the impact assessments of recent budget changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7866/26]
399. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the VAT exemption for solar PV systems to retro-fitted domestic batteries and hybrid inverters, given their increasing affordability, their role in improving grid stability, and the potential resilience benefits for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8439/26]
400. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider providing a VAT exemption for changeover switches when installed as part of domestic battery storage systems; if his Department has examined the potential fiscal and regulatory implications of extending the existing VAT reliefs for renewable energy equipment to include these safety-critical components; and if he will make a state…
384. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a targeted tax relief for people living with lung fibrosis who require long-term oxygen therapy, to help offset the significant energy costs associated with oxygen provision at home, similar to the relief available to individuals undertaking kidney dialysis at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6188/…
385. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will state the legal basis for the re-introduction of medical criteria via section 36 of the Finance Act 2020 that had been previously condemned by the Supreme Court; if he is satisfied that this section is consistent with Article 15.4.1 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6442/26]
386. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he accepts the principle under Article 34 of the Constitution that Supreme Court rulings are final and conclusive; the steps his Department is taking to ensure the disabled drivers scheme now aligns with these final rulings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6443/26]
387. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify whether the terms and conditions of engagement for members of the disabled drivers medical board of appeal explicitly require that they act in full compliance with the fundamental obligations and rights contained in Article 40, and those derived from international agreements the State has entered into under Article 29; if…
388. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline his Department's formal response to the repeated warnings from the Ombudsman regarding the legality of the disabled drivers and passengers tax relief scheme; the financial and administrative steps taken to remedy these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6445/26]
389. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which his Department ensures that the administration of tax-based disability reliefs fulfils the duty of sincere cooperation under Article 4.3 TEU to align domestic financial law with EU values of equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6446/26]
390. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify his Department's policy on disclosure of personal assessments by agencies under his aegis, in light of the Supreme Court conclusions in Nowak and Delaney; if he is satisfied that applicants for the primary medical certificate are provided with sufficient reasoning for decisions, given the conclusion in the Reeves judgment…
391. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a copy of the motion passed unanimously by South Dublin County Council, which was sent to the Taoiseach calling for fair reform of the disabled drivers scheme, has been forwarded to his Department for direct action; if so, the date on which his Department received this motion; the specific actions have been taken since; and if he will ma…