403. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason a State-owned facility is being permitted to ignore the National Payments Strategy (details supplied) by not accepting cash payments; the way this strategy is generally monitored by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4093/26]
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404. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the continued injustice caused as a result of Project Glas, as the State prepares to exit ownership of Permanent TSB; if he could provide clarity on how legally binding consumer protections are being enforced in practice, how regulatory delays are permitted to continue while enforcement proceeds, and what accoun…
405. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of frontier management enforcement staff at Dublin Airport in each of the years 2019 to 2025, categorised by frontline and non-frontline roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4248/26]
406. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a loan organisation was correct in its actions in respect of a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4325/26]
407. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider amending the help-to-buy scheme to reduce the 70% rule whereby a purchaser must be borrowing 70% of the purchase price of the house (details supplied). [4370/26]
408. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the regulatory, consumer protection and financial oversight safeguards currently in place for companies offering “lifetime loans” and “equity release” products to older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4379/26]
409. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of licences issued to companies offering equity release and lifetime loan products in the Irish market over the past 15 years; the total number and value of drawdowns approved during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4380/26]
410. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the State’s role in the oversight of Project Glas; the directions, assurances, or conditions issued to banks regarding the protection of borrowers’ statutory rights under the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4473/26]
411. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide details of any monitoring undertaken by his Department to ensure that borrowers’ statutory and EU-derived consumer protections were upheld following the sale of loans under Project Glas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4474/26]
412. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the State, as majority shareholder in Permanent TSB at the time of the Project Glas mortgage sales, discharged its obligations to ensure that legally binding consumer protections were effectively enforced in practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4475/26]
413. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the Central Bank verifies that purchasers of loan portfolios including investment funds and credit servicers are complying with the CCMA and other statutory consumer protection obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4476/26]
414. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the State’s planned exit from Permanent TSB will include a review of the long-term consequences of Project Glas for affected borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4477/26]
310. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason people with disabilities or their carers have their property tax deferred and have a 4% added interest cost added annually; and the way this will be addressed. [2998/26]
311. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the €14,000 tax-free rental income relief to include rental arrangements involving family members, in recognition of current housing pressures and the need to support intergenerational living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3134/26]
312. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the significant increases currently taking place in motor insurance premia; if he has statistics as to the scale of these increases; if he has addressed this with the insurance industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2933/26]
313. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated scale and value of the illicit roll-your-own tobacco market in Ireland; the most recent figures available on seizures and Revenue assessments; the estimated loss to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2976/26]
314. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the mechanisms in place or that are being considered to ensure that any mortgage agreement between a customer and a financial institution cannot be sold on without all parties’ consent. [2990/26]
315. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount his Department, or agencies under its remit, spent on advertising on a social media platform (details supplied) in each of the years 2024 and 2025, respectively; to outline any expenditure on verification or premium accounts on the platform in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3102/26]
316. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since July 2020, by county; the number of applicants associated with these claims; and the number of claims by homebuyers excluding self-builds, by county, which is the number that relate to purchases. [3262/26]
32. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of carbon tax collected for 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2715/26]
33. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined the potential introduction of an excise rebate scheme for licensed premises, modelled on excise relief schemes operating in other sectors; the status of any such examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2540/26]
34. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he recognises the concerns raised by licensed premises that did not serve food and therefore did not benefit from the reduced 9% VAT rate; whether an excise rebate scheme is being considered as a targeted response to this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2541/26]
35. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any initial or indicative costing has been carried out by his Department in relation to a proposed excise rebate scheme for licensed premises; if he will indicate whether such a scheme could be delivered through existing excise administration mechanisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2542/26]
36. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will set out any indicative timelines for decisions regarding an excise rebate scheme for licensed premises, including whether it is under consideration for inclusion in a future Budget or finance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2543/26]
37. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details of the changes to the way in which income from carer's allowance is assessed for tax in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2621/26]