Questions

226. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has conducted, commissioned, or reviewed any analysis of the decision-making thresholds, screening criteria, or admissibility standards applied by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman when determining whether a complaint proceeds to full investigation; if not, whether he intends to initiate such a review; and if he wil…

227. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the governance and oversight mechanisms currently in place to ensure that the complaint rejection rates of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman remain consistent with the statutory objective of providing accessible, independent, and effective redress for consumers; whether his Department monitors uphold and rejection rates across complaint c…

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]

229. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 331 and 332 of 22 January 2026, the number of people claiming non-dom status that are both resident in Ireland and Irish nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7255/26]

230. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated share of the €1.24 trillion in assets now held in Irish special purpose entities/section 110 companies; the breakdown, by value and number of special purpose entities/section 110 companies, by economic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7256/26]

231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update in relation to the Central Banks engagement with other national competent authorities in Europe to monitor whether exposure to Irish property assets has increased in these jurisdictions making particular reference to the outcome of engagement with the national competent authority in Luxembourg; and if he will make a statement …

232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 316 of 22 January 2026, the percentage of funds that are still above the 60% leverage threshold; the share with other 70%, 80%, 90% and 100% leverage respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7258/26]

233. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tonnage and value of gold held by the Central Bank of Ireland; to provide a schedule of disposal and acquisition of gold over the past 20 years to date in 2026. [7322/26]

234. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a complete schedule of the investment asset holdings and value held by the Central Bank of Ireland as of 26 January 2026. [7323/26]

235. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the organisational changes being made to the divisions within his Department; the name of any divisions that are being closed, amalgamated or created; the number of divisions his Department will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7037/26]

236. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an organisational chart of the divisions within his Department following organisational changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7038/26]

237. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline changed titles and roles at deputy secretary general, assistance secretary and principal officer levels following recent organisational changes to the divisions within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7039/26]

238. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the operation of the civil service mobility scheme, specifically that some public bodies are apparently not implementing it at all; if he can provide, the number of staff appointments by grade made under this scheme over the past two years, b…

239. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a standard reporting template, format, or data schema exists for the reporting of procurement contracts in excess of €10 million under the Public Spending Code; and if so, to provide a copy of same or indicate where it is publicly available (details supplied). [7126/26]

240. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation which body is responsible for designing, issuing, or approving any templates or guidance used for reporting procurement contracts in excess of €10 million; and whether different templates apply to different sectors of the public service. [7127/26]

241. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the minimum information that is required to be included in reports on procurement contracts exceeding €10 million under the Public Spending Code, including whether projected final cost, VAT treatment, contract duration, and delivery status are required fields. [7128/26]

242. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has carried out or examined any value-for-money or whole-of-Exchequer cost assessment in respect of the outsourcing of a service (details supplied), including costs arising from contract payments, publicly funded capital or infrastructure expenditure and social protecti…

243. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures that are in place to encourage a culture of angel investment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7084/26]

244. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department, or State bodies including the IDA and EI, can provide any support to address a lack of commercial units within a town or village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7129/26]

245. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the revised European Works Council (EWC) Directive will be transposed into Irish law; the process for the transposition, and the consultation that will take place; if there is a timetable for the transposition for the Directive; if the Government will use the transposition process to address the issues raised by the infringements p…

246. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases taken to the WRC in relation to the right to request flexible work, not including the right to request remote work; and the decisions or outcomes of those cases. [7196/26]

247. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if public sector employers, colleges and public bodies have moved to 20% home and remote working as per the making remote work strategy. [7197/26]

248. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work visas which were issued for healthcare assistants in each of the past four years, including a breakdown of country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7199/26]

249. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of those on Stamp 2 visas who have worked as healthcare assistance in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7200/26]

250. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of those on Stamp 2 visas who were employed in jobs listed in the ineligible list for employment permits in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7201/26]