496. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of firms engaged in Discretionary Commission Arrangements in the provision of motor finance through hire-purchase agreements prior to the Central Bank's intervention in 2024; the estimated number of customers effected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58949/25]
Topics / Banking Sector
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsBanking Sector
121 questions from 47 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 29 September 2026.
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115 written, 6 oral
47
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 9 |
| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 6 |
| May 2025 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 4 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 10 |
| December 2025 | 10 |
| January 2026 | 11 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 7 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 8 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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The questions
33. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage loans sold by banks to non-bank entities vulture funds in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he plans to introduce further protections for mortgage holders to reduce the number of loans being sold off by the main banks. [57557/25]
326. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the reasons a research stipend of a PhD student cannot be included as income in an application for a mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51450/25]
27. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance following the lifting of the €500,000 executive pay cap at Bank of Ireland, AIB, and PTSB, the current level of remuneration for CEOs at each institution; the planned level of remuneration for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50617/25]
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involving large-scale ATM withdrawals conducted over short periods, especially where funds have been lodged abroad and withdrawn in Ireland; and whether any regulatory enhancements are planned.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]
512. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing legislation (details supplied) that will ensure mortgage holders are making repayments that accurately reflect their loan to value ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45143/25]
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]
1716. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any circumstances that would allow for a person's name to be removed from the bankruptcy register; if consideration would be given to a process whereby a person could apply to have their name removed from the bankruptcy register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47549/25]
100. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Finance if any analysis has been carried to assess the level of dividend forgone as a result of the State selling AIB, for each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [39381/25]
138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number and total value of loans by high-cost loan providers in 2024 [39435/25]
332. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance to clarify the level of engagement his Department has with the Bank of International Settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37381/25]
274. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance if there are regulatory measures that can be taken to address the failure of certain banks to pass on ECB interest rate cuts to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35801/25]
269. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance to estimate the impact on, or cost to, the Central Bank of Ireland resulting from the Governing Council of the European Central Bank's decision to change the rate that central banks are paid for intra-eurosystem balances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31997/25]
277. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance to provide data on the distribution of mortgage loan sizes issued in each of the past five years, broken down by loan size band (for example, under €100,000, €100,000–€200,000, and so on), in tabular form. [32145/25]
278. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland tracks the number and value of self-build mortgage loans issued by regulated lenders; and if so, to provide this data for each of the past five years. [32147/25]
285. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the matter of mortgages and loans being refused to disabled people and those with chronic illnesses due to being classed as 'high risk' by financial institutions; and if he has examined measures which would provide these groups greater access to loans and mortgages. [32322/25]
307. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he has examined the potential of schemes to allow Irish savers to invest more of Ireland’s substantial household deposit savings into products which directly fund the delivery of major Irish public infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32757/25]
504. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of self-build mortgage loans issued annually for each of the past five years; and if such loans are tracked distinctly from other residential mortgage types in departmental or agency-level statistics. [32146/25]
394. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance the reasons recent interest rate reductions by the European Central Bank have not been passed onto customers by Ireland's retail banks, particularly in relation to variable mortgage rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29293/25]
411. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance his views in relation to predatory lending practices by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30255/25]
16. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Finance the measures that can be taken to encourage the banks to lend to small- and medium-sized property developers for housing construction. [27985/25]
298. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the growing number of entertainment venues refusing to accept cash payments; his views on the impact of cashless-only policies on older people and others who may not have access to debit or credit cards; if he will consider introducing measures to ensure that public-facing businesses continue to offer cash as a payment option in order to prev…
202. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the total value on an annual basis of banknotes replaced in the past ten years to date in 2025 by the Central Bank; if he will provide a breakdown, by denomination of note replaced and value; the number of applications for replacement of notes in excess of €150 and €750 and value of those applications over that time period; and the total amount on an annual ba…
28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an overview of efforts his Department, in conjunction with pillar banks, is making to ensure that rural communities have proper access to banking and ATM machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15778/25]