Questions

174. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the situation that has arisen with the liquidation of a company (details supplied) will prompt a review of the way in which the Central Bank oversees the sale of unregulated investments through regulated brokers; whether consideration will now be given to ensuring clearer and stricter guidelines are given to brokers regarding warnings to inves…

196. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the issues AIB customers have experienced with funds (details supplied); if he has engaged with the Central Bank or the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39881/26]

216. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the situation that has arisen with the liquidation of a company (details supplied) where more than 1,000 shareholders are pensioners who invested almost all their pension lump sum in unregulated loan notes investments, are now facing losses of 94%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39596/26]

67. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) which is commonly called a vulture fund is a licensed credit servicer, licenced by the Central Bank and is acting as a credit purchaser whereby it purchases distressed loans from the banks, if it is not a licensed credit purchaser, if it is breaking the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38097/…

68. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details on the commercial and investment mandate of an organisation (details supplied); the number of forward purchase agreements that have been entered into since the joint venture was founded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38106/26]

469. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his Departments plans to support tokenisation in the Irish investment industry to ensure Ireland remains an attractive location for international investment funds management; and to outline any necessary legislative changes being considered by his Department. [35232/26]

315. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of complaints received by the Financial Services Ombudsman each year since 2015; the number of these that remain open in April 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26890/26]

992. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress being made to promote Ireland as a leading hub for Sustainable and Green Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26964/26]

218. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the range of oil price and supply shock scenarios currently being modelled by his Department. [23355/26]

219. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of the number of instances, identify of and cost of same, of the use of private investigation companies or persons by the State Claims Agency from 2021 to-date in 2026. [23398/26]

230. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department tracks, and can provide data on, the number of investment funds and investment management companies which have moved their licensing or operations or jobs out of Ireland to other countries in each of the past three years; and if any assessment has been conducted of the factors influencing these decisions. [21233/26]

480. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to increase staffing at the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman's Office, in view of the fact that many people are waiting years for a decision and this is causing obvious stress for those concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20535/26]

46. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if companies (details supplied) are in receipt of moneys from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) via or through its investments in third party funds; if any ISIF monies, directly, indirectly or via third party funds or equity, are invested in any entity currently seeking planning permission for the proposed Ballycar, Oatfield or Knockshanvo…

159. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking to protect the rights of mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to non-bank lenders after the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10058/26]

179. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the up-to-date position on the establishment of a national Fintech hub, to foster and support Fintech initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10062/26]

202. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Ireland for Finance strategy; when the next version of the strategy will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9547/26]

188. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department monitors trends in the proportion of complaints to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman which are deemed inadmissible or closed prior to full investigation; and whether any assessment has been made of the impact of such trends on effective consumer access to redress. [9068/26]

189. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether, following the 2023 Periodic Critical Review of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, his Department has considered further evaluation of admissibility thresholds or screening criteria applied to complaints; and if not, to state the basis on which he is satisfied that current arrangements strike an appropriate balance between indepen…

190. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the National Risk Assessment currently being finalised includes specific consideration of reputational risk arising from enforcement intensity, settlement practices, or beneficial ownership verification; and when he expects the assessment to be published. [9072/26]

191. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any concerns regarding Ireland's practical application of anti-money laundering or know-your-customer controls have been raised with his Department by EU institutions or international standard-setting bodies since 2021; and if so, to outline the general nature of those concerns. [9073/26]

377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to his stated intention to introduce additional regulation of high-cost credit and consumer lending, the specific categories of lending he proposes to regulate, including online retail credit, premium finance arrangements, and other non-bank consumer credit providers; and the policy objectives such regulation is intended to achieve. [7623/26]

378. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department or the Central Bank has assessed the scale and growth of high-cost and unregulated consumer lending in the State over the past five years; the number of providers operating in this space; and the estimated number of consumers currently accessing such credit. [7624/26]

379. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he accepts that a significant proportion of consumers who access high-cost or unregulated credit do so due to exclusion from mainstream banking; whether any socio-economic analysis has been undertaken on the profile of such borrowers; and how proposed regulatory measures will prevent vulnerable consumers being exposed to exploitative lending …

380. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the regulatory proposals he has signalled will include statutory caps on total credit cost or effective annual percentage rates for both regulated and currently unregulated consumer lending; and if not, the justification for permitting high interest rates in circumstances where borrowers have limited or no alternative access to credit. [7626/…

381. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timeline by which he expects draft legislative or regulatory proposals on high-cost credit to be brought forward; whether public consultation or impact assessment will form part of this process; and how consumer protection outcomes will be measured once any new regulatory framework is introduced. [7627/26]