Questions

208. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the protections available to investors affected by the insolvency of a company (details supplied); the status of outstanding complaints submitted to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman concerning advice provided by a company; whether pre liquidation advice and professional indemnity insurance remain available as avenues of redress; how…

37. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the position of retired members of private sector pension schemes whose pensions were permanently reduced to meet the 2011 to 2015 pension levy, and whose cumulative losses now substantially exceed the levy amounts attributable to them; if he accepts that a levy described as temporary has had a permanent effect on t…

25. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Revenue has examined the potential for a more graduated or staged approach to late payment, including models such as the United Kingdom’s penalty points system; and whether current debt collection practices remain aligned with the principles set out in the Report of the Sheriff Review Group. [68993/26]

26. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the current procedures used by the Revenue Commissioners to ensure direct engagement with taxpayers prior to the referral of tax debts to the sheriff; the criteria or evidence required by Revenue to determine that meaningful engagement has been attempted; and if an analysis has been conducted in recent years on trends in the volume and…

116. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action his Department is taking to address the continued tracker mortgage and consumer protection issues arising from the transfer of mortgages (details supplied). [68857/26]

325. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the current legislative and regulatory framework governing mortgage protection insurance adequately protects creditworthy firsttime buyers who are unable to obtain cover due to medical underwriting; the number of cases in which borrowers have been unable to secure mortgage protection despite mortgage approval; and if his …

681. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he intends to strengthen commission disclosure, conflict of interest rules or suitability requirements in cases where regulated intermediaries recommend unregulated investment products to pension investors; if he has assessed whether current disclosure obligations are sufficient to protect consumers; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

682. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the current regulatory framework adequately protects pension investors where regulated financial advisers recommend unregulated, illiquid or high risk investment products; if he will consider restricting or prohibiting such recommendations within pension structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60791/26…

683. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine the need for a more accessible compensation or redress mechanism for consumers who suffer losses after receiving unsuitable regulated financial advice that results in investment in unregulated pension products; if he has engaged with the Central Bank on potential reforms in this area; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

774. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to examine the possibility of an Irish exemption or derogation from the new €3 customs duty on low-value goods from Great Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62121/26]

781. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify the practical operation of the capital acquisitions tax exemption for qualified cohabitants under Part 15 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010; the process by which a qualified cohabitant may obtain a court order enabling a tax exempt transfer of assets in circumstances where bot…

782. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the parameters, criteria, or operational guidelines under which the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman prioritises complaints within its case handling process; if he is satisfied that the current approach provides sufficient transparency for complainants; the steps being taken to ensure that prioritisation decisions are subject to clea…

748. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined whether the receipt of taxable benefits-in-kind during periods of unpaid statutory maternity leave, particularly relating to employer-provided health insurance, prevents employees from availing of the look-back provision when calculating average earnings for the standard capital superannuation benefit; the Revenue …

825. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he received a response to the letter he sent on the 20 of June 2026 to European Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque relating to the recommendations made by the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach; the further action he intends to take to carry out these recommendations; …

826. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners to date for the mortgage interest tax relief scheme; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications; the cost of the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59162/26]

827. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of companies that the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund has active investments with that are operating in illegally occupied Palestinian Territories according to the UN database; the size of each investment in euros; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59163/26]

68. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the revised disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52185/26]

268. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting periods for cases to go to adjudication at the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (details supplied); the steps he is taking to address these long waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49148/26]

2. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the Central Bank is acting in accordance with international law in relation to its role as the home state for the Israeli bond programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48495/26]

7. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking to tackle dark money in the Irish financial system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48197/26]

18. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking on foot of his Department’s advice to introduce new regulations that would ensure social media companies’ vet who can post adverts promoting financial investment schemes on their platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48195/26]

32. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the Central Bank is acting in accordance with international law in relation to its role as the home state for the Israeli bond programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48194/26]

47. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will take action to ensure the NTMA divest from all ISIF global portfolio investments in companies on the UN Human Rights Council database of business enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48193/26]

76. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address the difficulty SMEs are facing accessing credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48196/26]

143. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the Government and the Central Bank are acting in accordance with the recommendations set out in the report on the Israeli bond programme of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …