218. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether investment funds, including so-called vulture funds, are subject to the same anti-money laundering and know your customer verification standards as banks operating in the State; whether any differentiated treatment applies in practice; and the rationale for any such differences. [7150/26]
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354. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance what mechanisms are currently in place within his Department to monitor emerging banking-conduct risks that were not present or recognised during the 2004-2008 period, including risks arising from complex credit products, derivative exposures, and non-bank financial intermediaries; and how these mechanisms differ from those that were in place prior t…
355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has issued any guidance, circulars, or internal directives setting out lessons learned from supervisory shortcomings identified in the reports of Honohan, Nyberg, or the Banking Inquiry; and if so, to publish such guidance and explain how it informs current oversight of the Central Bank. [71159/25]
206. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the recent remarks by the former Central Bank Governor (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60860/25]
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 profitability; and if …
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 statement on the ma…
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. [57922/25]
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]
217. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance whether the banking and financial regulatory framework in Ireland is sufficient to detect and mitigate schemes involving large-scale ATM withdrawals conducted over short periods, especially where funds have been lodged abroad and withdrawn in Ireland; and whether any regulatory enhancements are planned. [50120/25]
218. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance whether there are known vulnerabilities in cross-border bank lodgements and withdrawals across EU Member States which are being exploited in the movement of illicit funds; the specific steps his Department is taking to strengthen cross-border cooperation; and whether current EU legal instruments are adequate for preventing such abuse. [50122/25]
561. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance to provide an updated assessment of Irish household debt-service ratios after the August cut and current gilt-yield dynamics of a bank (details supplied); his view on spillovers to Irish banks’ funding costs and mortgage rates ahead of Budget 2026. [46612/25]