Banking Sector

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 opt…

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 am…

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]

43. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline any engagement he was had with the banks in relation to the level of profits announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16307/25]

62. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Finance the action he will be taking to complete the task of normalising the domestic banking system to best serve the interests of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16310/25]

68. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the profit obtained by the State from the sale of bank shares in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16079/25]

75. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to maintain access to cash and support its continued acceptance in Ireland's economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16309/25]

99. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the risks posed by Government plans to increase lending by the banks to property developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16226/25]

280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the 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. [13434/25]

249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the definition used by Irish banks to determine non-performing loans for mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13156/25]

255. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out categories of eligible collateral accepted by the Central Bank of Ireland for commercial banks seeking access to the lending facilities; to clarify if mortgages can be used as collateral by banks seeking to access Central Bank borrowing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/25]