Banking Sector

1167. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that banks (details supplied) currently are not accepting applications for the growth and sustainability loan scheme under the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; his views on the importance of this scheme for SMEs as a long-term low-cost scheme to support eligible businesses; if he is concerne…

385. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine concerns regarding the behaviour of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22042/26]

388. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being considered to increase competition in the retail banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22045/26]

452. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to specify the interest rate on the €200,000,000 million loan from the EIB to the SBCI; to provide an exhaustive list of all of the lending partners of the SBCI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/26]

87. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to request that the ombudsman use his power under section 25 (3) of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017, to prepare a report showing the annual total number of mediation cases for all banks compared with the total number of mediation cases for all Digital Banks (neobanks); and if he will make a statement on …

496. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm that the closed bidding session for PTSB has closed; the number of companies/entities that have expressed an interest in purchasing PTSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12741/26]

497. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the State has requested a guarantee from any potential buyer of PTSB that jobs and the branch network will be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12742/26]

498. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he as the main shareholder will oppose a sale of PTSB to private equity firm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12743/26]

499. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he raised the issue of outsourcing and off-shoring of roles in this recent meetings with the CEOs of Bank of Ireland and AIB; if he has concerns about the ability of both pillar banks to address potential cyber issues due to outsourcing and offshoring of roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12744/26]

500. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will reconvene the Banking Forum; if he will consider a joint initiative with the Minister for Finance in Northern Ireland, to hold a joint banking forum to plan and discuss with relevant stakeholder the future of banking on the Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12745/26]

172. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to increase competition in the retail banking sector following the withdrawal of several major banking institutions in recent years; the steps he is taking to ensure consumers, particularly in rural areas, have adequate access to banking services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10070/26]

187. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason former Minister for Finance ignored pre-Budget 2026 advice from officials within the Department of Finance, to introduce profitability bands to the bank levy, that would result in a greater amount of money paid by AIB and Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10052/26]

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]

410. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the State’s role in the oversight of Project Glas; the directions, assurances, or conditions issued to banks regarding the protection of borrowers’ statutory rights under the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4473/26]

411. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide details of any monitoring undertaken by his Department to ensure that borrowers’ statutory and EU-derived consumer protections were upheld following the sale of loans under Project Glas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4474/26]

412. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the State, as majority shareholder in Permanent TSB at the time of the Project Glas mortgage sales, discharged its obligations to ensure that legally binding consumer protections were effectively enforced in practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4475/26]

413. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the Central Bank verifies that purchasers of loan portfolios including investment funds and credit servicers are complying with the CCMA and other statutory consumer protection obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4476/26]

414. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the State’s planned exit from Permanent TSB will include a review of the long-term consequences of Project Glas for affected borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4477/26]

823. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the percentage share and value of securitised mortgages held by each bank in the State; the share of securitised mortgages that have been used as collateral with the ECB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74055/25]

825. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for a breakdown of market assets pledged by Irish banks to the ECB as collateral by Government securities, asset-back securities, corporate bonds, banks bonds etc. [74057/25]

839. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 16 of December 2025, to detail each obligation that no longer applies to covered institutions as a direct result of the revocation of the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme and the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7…

861. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 5 November 2025, if he will ensure that employment is protected and the branch network retained in the event of the sale of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1884/26]

882. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the actions being taken by his Department to ensure that banks and financial institutions continue to provide accessible, non-digital banking services for older people, particularly those living in rural areas; whether consideration is being given to requiring banks to offer alternative payment authorisation options for customers…

185. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the impact of reduced competition in the retail banking sector following recent exits; the measures being considered to encourage new entrants or alternative banking models; his views on the way to ensure consumer choice and competitive pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69883/25]

196. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the difficulty of community, volunteer and sports organisations accessing bank accounts. [72889/25]