Parliamentary questions

464. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Finance Bill 2025 to reverse the increase in tax liability on pensions to Gardaí and members of the Defence Forces that is negatively affecting recruitment of senior Gardaí and members of the Defence Forces (details supplied). [58240/25]

465. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the basis on which import and customs fees are calculated for small consumer goods purchased from outside the EU; and how it can be considered proportionate or fair that, in some cases, the customs and import charges exceed the original purchase price of the goods (details supplied). [58305/25]

466. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 286 and 287 of 21 October 2025, to provide details on the proposals considered to address the problem of the use of false registration plates through a regulatory regime for the production and supply of plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58341/25]

467. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58456/25]

468. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58492/25]

469. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58510/25]

470. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance using data from local property taxes, to provide the number of multi-property owners with over one hundred residential properties, including the total number of properties; the number of multi-property owners with between 50 - 99 residential properties and the total number of properties; the number of multi-property owners with between 20 -…

471. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total value of all residential property based on local property tax data; the total value of residential property owned by multi-property owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58556/25]

472. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to consider introducing a supplier register for vehicle registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58565/25]

473. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to consider introducing minimum manufacturing standard for vehicle registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58566/25]

474. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the income raised from each county from the local property tax for the past four years, in tabular form. [58613/25]

475. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Finance the expected additional revenue in 2026 from each local authority arising from new legislation on the local property tax, in tabular form. [58615/25]

476. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 22 October 2025, if future reviews of the help-to-buy scheme will consider adjusting the purchase price limit for homes in Dublin, where the average property price is higher than the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58628/25]

477. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Finance when a decision will be made by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman regarding a tracker mortgage resolution in the case of a person (details supplied) which has been under review since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58631/25]

478. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance the number of recipients of the rent tax credit in County Kildare from 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58695/25]

479. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of EU Directives transposed by his Department in 2020 to 2025; the number of Directives that missed the transposition deadlines in the same periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58869/25]

480. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department in each year from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58870/25]

481. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department earning over €85,000 in each year from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58871/25]

482. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions who have changed the frequency and number of their board meetings as allowed for under Section 54(1) (a) and (b) of the Credit Union Act 1997 as amended by the Credit Union (Amendment) Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58873/25]

483. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance for an update on section 30 of the Credit Reporting Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58874/25]

484. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the timeline and process for correcting errors by the Central Bank in the Central Credit Register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58875/25]

485. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the implementation of recommendation 11.2 of the retail banking review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58876/25]

486. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the amount and number of buy now pay later transactions in Ireland, by year, from 2023 to date in 2025,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58877/25]

487. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the amount and number of loans issued under €1,000, between €1,000 - €2000 and between €2000 - €5,000 here, in 2023 to date in 2025, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58878/25]

488. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of mortgages outstanding by credit unions at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58904/25]