844. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he was aware that Luxembourg informed the Irish Central Bank that it will not continue to approve the prospectus for Israeli war bonds. [59241/26]
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140. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the financial regulator in Luxembourg the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has confirmed to the Central Bank if they will take on again the role of assessing for approval the prospectus of Israeli war bonds this September. [50234/26]
141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the role assessing for approval the prospectus of Israeli war bonds will default to the Central Bank if the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) declines to take on the role of assessing for approval the prospectus. [50235/26]
142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when confirmation will be provided on whether the CSSF will again take on the role of assessing for approval the prospectus of Israeli war bonds this September. [50236/26]
442. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 14 May 2026, the criteria necessary for a financial institution to qualify as a monetary policy counterparty with the Central Bank. [38996/26]
257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total payment from the Central Bank to the Irish Banking sector in the form of interest payments on reserves from 2011 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35964/26]
258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number and names of all banks that benefits from payments from the Central Bank in the form of interest payments on reserves in 2024. [35965/26]
332. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his Department's view of the Central Bank's substantially higher surplus projections; and how he can, in light of these projections, justify not reducing fuels to affordable levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29357/26]
42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total payment from the Central Bank to the Irish Banking sector in the form of interest payments on reserves for each of the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22738/26]
194. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 29 January 2026, if he will confirm that neither his Department or the Central Bank collect data on special purpose vehicles whose primary economic activity is purchasing and owning commercial and residential property, as this is not at category in either the statistical publication or the registration …
195. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 if he is aware of any engagement between the Central Bank and national competent authority in Luxembourg, Netherlands, Cyprus, Germany and Jersey in relation to macroprudential measures for property funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9116/26]
230. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated share of the €1.24 trillion in assets now held in Irish special purpose entities/section 110 companies; the breakdown, by value and number of special purpose entities/section 110 companies, by economic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7256/26]
231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update in relation to the Central Banks engagement with other national competent authorities in Europe to monitor whether exposure to Irish property assets has increased in these jurisdictions making particular reference to the outcome of engagement with the national competent authority in Luxembourg; and if he will make a statement …
181. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the process for determining the best use of the €4 billion received from the IMF in the form of special drawing rights (SDRs) in 2021; the rationale for storing it as with the Central Bank as ‘external reserve assets’; the other options that were available to the Irish State in relation to the €4 billion received; and if he will make a statement o…
308. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 14 October 2025, if any loan sharks rather than fraud cases have been reported to the Central Bank of Ireland since the enactment of the Consumer Credit (Amendment) Act 2022, in June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57148/25]
573. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that Ireland is no longer the home country for Israeli bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46766/25]
577. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date that the Central Bank of Ireland received the request from Israel to transfer the approval of their bond prospectus to another member state; if the Central Bank of Ireland had any correspondence with Israeli authorities prior to receiving the request for a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46861/25]
578. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date that ESMA was notified of the transfer of Israel’s bond prospectus to another member state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46862/25]
579. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank of Ireland made the decision to grant Israel a transfer of bonds to another member state; the rationale for the decision taken; the engagement the Central Bank had with other branches of Government in relation to the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46863/25]
580. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date that the Central Bank of Ireland transferred documentation filed and the decision to grant the transfer of Israeli bonds to the Luxembourg Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46864/25]
581. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date that Israel was notified of the transfer of its bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46866/25]
47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide each risk grading that is, low, medium and high that was assigned to Israeli bonds prospectus based on the Central Bank of Ireland's risk-based approach for the prospectus approved in each period, September 2021; September 2024, February 2024 and June 2024. [34691/25]
48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance which approach to review a two eyes review or a four eyes review based on the Central Bank of Ireland's risk-based approach was taken with Israeli bonds prospectus approved in each period, September 2021. September 2024, February 2024 and June 2024. [34692/25]
291. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 28 May 2025, to clarify that credit servicing firms, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, are allowed to own the legal title without beneficial ownership of the underlying loan related to the mortgage where the beneficial ownership of the loan is not with the original issuer of the mortgage; and if he will make…