Questions

331. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Finance if a brand-new modular home qualifies for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54850/25]

332. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties made available to the housing market through the 'over the shop' premises relief in each of the years and in each county, since the beginning of the relief, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55172/25]

333. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance the number of housing units that have been realised from July 2022 to date from projects that received taxation relief under the Living City Initiative in the cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny and Waterford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55524/25]

334. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance to detail any evaluation reports on the Living City Initiative or any review of the Living City Initiative undertaken by his Department or by any of the local authorities administering the Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55526/25]

335. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted an assessment of the fiscal and distributional impact of introducing an exemption from capital acquisitions tax for transfers including inheritance of principal private residences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54604/25]

336. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the inheritance tax code as it relates to unmarried partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54664/25]

337. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Finance to provide details on the increase in tax revenue generated from landlords over the past three years, considering the significant rise in home rental costs during the same period; specifically, to clarify whether the growth in rental income has led to a proportionate increase in income tax from rental profits; and to outline any measures being considered to promo…

215. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if the office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman will accelerate the award of proceedings for older people towards the end of their life who must wait a long time for the award of money from successful adjudication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49867/25]

466. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the Government’s overall policy in relation to the protection of households and businesses from aggressive debt collection practices by financial institutions such as a firm (details supplied); and the steps being taken across Government to ensure that debt recovery is conducted in a fair, proportionate and transparent manner consistent with the rights of debtors…

569. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he has met or plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied) before the budget regarding their pre-budget submission. [46685/25]

586. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if a firm (details supplied) is in full compliance with Central Bank regulations governing debt collection; and the steps being taken by the Central Bank to ensure that financial institutions do not engage in practices that may constitute harassment of debtors. [46993/25]

51. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of Ireland’s financial services tax regime, as encouraged by the Commission on Taxation and Welfare and plans to review the deemed disposal tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39804/25]

136. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance for details of engagements he has had since taking office in relation to the Savings and Investment Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38996/25]

292. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the timeline for the implementation of Recommendations 11.2 of the retail banking review from November 2022 to bring buy-now-pay-later agreements into the central credit register, namely, reducing the reporting threshold for credit agreements from €500 to €200 and the consultation obligation threshold from €2,000 to €1,000; and introducing a new lower fee fo…

293. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the operation of the Central Credit Register, particularly the pace of corrections by the Central Bank where errors are detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33539/25]

319. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of providing low interest, Government-backed bridging loans for people seeking to move home and are unable to do so due to the cost of finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34279/25]

322. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance how a person in County Kildare (details supplied) can go about taking a former payment away from their credit history record, given that it no longer applies but is causing them financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34345/25]

1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline Ireland’s role in facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds across the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28803/25]

3. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Finance his views on postal orders as a means for making payments for bills with State agencies and local authorities, especially among those with limited IT skills and no chequebooks; whether such organisations have the right to refuse postal orders; if so, whether this could be amended through his offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27878/2…

17. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the progress to date in implementing the national financial literacy plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27605/25]

44. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance his plans to develop and implement a successor to the 2018 Ireland for Finance Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27776/25]

63. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the expected timeline for establishing a national fintech hub, to foster innovation and support fintech initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27777/25]

135. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 35 of 21 May 2025, to clarify that credit servicing firms, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, are permitted to hold legal title of mortgages without owning the underlying loan related to the mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28360/25]

136. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Central Bank of Ireland to collect the data regarding the number of legal titles held by credit servicing firms in relation to Irish property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28361/25]

137. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 36 of 21 May 2025, to clarify a section 110 special purpose vehicle that holds only the loans related to residential mortgages but is not the subject under subsection (5A) on section 110; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28362/25]