129. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he is aware that the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman is returning complaints concerning joint mortgages unless both borrowers have signed the complaint; the statutory basis for requiring both borrowers to sign a complaint in respect of a mortgage for which liability is joint and several; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
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130. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of complaints returned by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to complainants or their representatives on the grounds that the complaint was not signed by all parties or was not signed in ink, in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; if he will request this information from the Ombudsman where it is n…
131. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the legal basis under the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 for a requirement that a complaint relating to a jointly held mortgage be signed by all parties before it is accepted; if his Department was consulted before this requirement was applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70597/26]
132. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the National Incident Management System operated by the State Claims Agency contains a category, field or sub-category for incidents relating to delayed ambulance allocation or ambulance response times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70625/26]
133. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims managed by the State Claims Agency arising from alleged delay in ambulance response or allocation in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the total amount paid in respect of such claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70619/26]
134. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether a mortgage complaint returned by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman on procedural grounds and subsequently resubmitted retains its original date of lodgement for the purposes of section 49 of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017; the implications for a borrower where court proceedings have commenced in the interim…
135. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Minister considers a period of ten days to be a reasonable timeframe for a consumer to remedy a signature deficiency in a complaint to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, particularly where a joint borrower is separated, estranged, deceased, living abroad or otherwise unavailable; the provision made for such cases; and if he wi…
136. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of incidents recorded on the National Incident Management System by the State Claims Agency relating to the National Ambulance Service in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by incident category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70617/26]
137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the National Incident Management System operated by the State Claims Agency contains a category, field or sub-category for incidents relating to delayed ambulance allocation or ambulance response times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70614/26]
138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the date on which the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman began requiring ink signatures on complaint forms; whether electronic signatures were accepted before that date; whether the requirement is being applied to complaints lodged before it took effect; whether the requirement is consistent with the Electronic Commerce Act 2000; and if a stat…
139. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the manner in which the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman gives effect to Article 8 of Directive 2013/11/EU concerning the making available of the outcome of an ADR procedure within 90 calendar days of receipt of the complete complaint file, subject to the provisions applying to highly complex disputes; when a complaint file is considered …
140. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the manner in which the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman gives effect, when investigating complaints concerning mortgages and other consumer financial services, to rights arising under Council Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair terms in consumer contracts; whether complaints alleging breaches of rights arising under that Directive are assessed…
141. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims managed by the State Claims Agency arising from alleged delay in ambulance response or allocation in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, the total amount paid in respect of such claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70628/26]
142. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of incidents recorded on the National Incident Management System by the State Claims Agency relating to the National Ambulance Service in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by incident category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70627/26]
143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Department or the Central Bank of Ireland has been notified of a proposed sale or transfer of residential mortgage loans from organisations (details supplied); the number of residential mortgage accounts involved; the number of those accounts in arrears or subject to ongoing complaints to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; and if a…
144. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the protections that apply to borrowers whose residential mortgages are transferred between non-bank loan owners or credit servicing firms, including under the Consumer Protection Code, the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears and the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018; whether a complaint lodged with the Financial Ser…
145. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Department has received correspondence regarding the return of mortgage complaints by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman on signature grounds; the number of such representations received in 2026; the action taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70611/26]
146. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of complaints received by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman relating to residential mortgages held by non-bank loan owners or serviced by credit servicing firms, in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those returned or not accepted on procedural grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
147. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures currently being considered to reduce the cost of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for consumers; whether an assessment has been undertaken of the potential environmental benefits of increased HVO usage as a substitute for conventional diesel; and if he will consider introducing taxation, excise or other support measures to reduce the pr…
148. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking in relation to the proposal from an organisation (details supplied) introduce a permanent 8% Section 481 regional uplift for productions filming outside the Dublin Metropolitan Area. [70637/26]
25. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Revenue has examined the potential for a more graduated or staged approach to late payment, including models such as the United Kingdom’s penalty points system; and whether current debt collection practices remain aligned with the principles set out in the Report of the Sheriff Review Group. [68993/26]
26. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the current procedures used by the Revenue Commissioners to ensure direct engagement with taxpayers prior to the referral of tax debts to the sheriff; the criteria or evidence required by Revenue to determine that meaningful engagement has been attempted; and if an analysis has been conducted in recent years on trends in the volume and…
27. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide for utility cost relief for lung fibrosis patients in Budget 2027. [69046/26]
28. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to address discriminatory issues regarding inheritance tax in Budget 2027 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69066/26]
29. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider applying a reduced or zero rate of VAT to prescribed CPAP machines and essential associated equipment, given that these are medically necessary devices for people with conditions such as obstructive sleep apnoea. [69098/26]