Questions

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]

149. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the criteria applied by the Protected Disclosures Commissioner in determining that an “other suitable person” has the competence to provide feedback and follow-up for the purposes of section 10C of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended; and whether such competence is considered in resp…

150. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the guidance that applies where information available to the Protected Disclosures Commissioner raises a potential issue concerning the suitability, independence or impartiality of a proposed “other suitable person”; and whether consideration of such matters and the reasons for selecting that r…

151. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the guidance that applies to the maintenance of records recording the conclusion of procedures concerning protected disclosures; the date and basis upon which the relevant procedures were concluded and notification of the reporting person; and whether such records should be capable of establish…

152. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the procedures that apply where a protected disclosure contains several distinct alleged relevant wrongdoings which potentially fall within the functions or competence of different prescribed persons or other suitable persons; and whether individual matters contained in such a report may be tra…

153. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the guidance that applies to an “other suitable person” in carrying out an initial assessment pursuant to section 10E of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended; whether such an assessment should be recorded contemporaneously in writing; and whether the record should identify the informa…

154. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the evidence or records that should be established by a recipient before determining, for the purposes of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended, that the relevant procedures concerning an earlier report have been concluded. [69787/26]

155. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation where a report containing multiple alleged relevant wrongdoings is being considered for closure on the basis that it concerns matters previously reported, if the recipient is expected to conduct and retain an issue-by-issue or allegation-by-allegation comparison between the earlier and subseque…