Parliamentary questions

439. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out any assessment on the impact of cashless business policies on consumer rights; if he will consider introducing consumer protection measures to ensure access to cash payment options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57728/25]

440. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reasons the deemed disposal issue relating to exchange-traded funds was not addressed in Budget 2026 and if he intends to address it in the future. [57770/25]

441. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the living cities initiative scheme to other large towns with historic centres, such as Ennis in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57810/25]

442. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the number of houses in each LPT band, in each of the years 2015 to 2025; and the income from each band by year for the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57811/25]

443. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to provide for comparative purposes, the number of staff working in each of Revenue's frontier management branches in 2022 to 2024, and to end of September 2025; and the number of new staff recruited or reassigned to each branch in 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [57886/25]

444. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to examine a matter regarding an investment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57906/25]

445. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has engaged with the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom regarding a banking group's (details supplied) potential exposure of approximately €400 million arising from the UK motor-finance redress scheme; if his Department has been briefed on the projected impact on the Group's capital adequacy and pr…

446. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the implications for the Exchequer of a banking group's (details supplied) reported provision of up to €400 million in respect of the UK motor-finance redress scheme, particularly regarding potential effects on corporation-tax receipts and any dividend payments to the State as a shareholder; and if he will make a…

447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the mechanisms in place for cooperation between the Central Bank of Ireland and the UK Financial Conduct Authority in circumstances where Irish-regulated banks are subject to enforcement or redress proceedings in the United Kingdom; and if he is satisfied that sufficient information-sharing exists to safeguard Irish financial-system stability.…

448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has undertaken a review of commission-linked car-finance arrangements in the domestic Irish market similar to those under investigation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority; if so, the findings which have emerged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57923/25]

449. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if he will request, under Section 33AK of the Central Bank Act 1942, a report from the Central Bank of Ireland on Irish banks' exposure to overseas redress or compensation schemes; and if he will consider publishing a summary of the report to promote transparency and maintain market confidence. [57924/25]

450. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is monitoring the fiscal impact of major banking-sector provisions, including banking groups (details supplied) estimated €400 million exposure to the UK motor-finance redress scheme, on overall budgetary forecasts and the medium-term fiscal framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57925/25]

451. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of Irish sovereign debt held by the ECB each year since 2008, in tabular form. [57965/25]

452. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Finance the ‘market value’ homeowners affected by defective concrete blocks are expected to declare for local property tax purposes, given that many of these homes are structurally unsound, unmortgageable, and effectively unsellable in some cases having a negative market value due to the cost of demolition and reconstruction far exceeding any residua…

453. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential rental properties which are held in approved retirement funds that are caught in rent pressure zones, while increasing in value, and thereby hindering the 5% imputed distribution as stagnant rents cannot match the rising amounts required to be taken out of the scheme annually; and if he will make a statement on the …

454. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding granted to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by his Department over the past five years; and if the relevant NGOs have submitted reports or other documentation outlining the way in which the funding has been spent, in tabular form. [57988/25]

455. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding any consideration or review ongoing into creating allowances for people that live in properties that have increased significantly in value relative to their income and are not in a position to afford local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58021/25]

456. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider engaging with the Brazilian authorities on the development of a bilateral tax treaty between Ireland and Brazil to address issues of potential double taxation, in view of the growing number of people who live and work between both countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58087/25]

457. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fiscal implications of minimum unit pricing for alcohol, including the extent to which increased consumer costs have resulted in additional revenue for retailers rather than public health initiatives; if he will consider policy options to ensure that any such revenue contributes directly to addiction and harm-reduction serv…

458. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the reintroduction of the 9% VAT rate for cinemas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58096/25]

459. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the recent VAT reduction applied to the hospitality sector to include the beauty industry, given that beauty salons were classified under hospitality during the Covid-19 closures but are not currently recognised under any defined VAT category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58103/25]

460. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE taxpayer units who may have either underpayments or overpayments for the 2023 and 2024 tax years respectively; the number who have not yet submitted a tax return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58142/25]

461. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the MV Matthew; when the vessel removed will be; the steps that have been taken to date to remove the vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58159/25]

462. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the ECB drops the tracker rate, for non-bank entities, when are these financial institutions required to drop the tracker rate to the customer. [58181/25]

463. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the radical increase in the price of vaping liquid in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58237/25]