99. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position of the Government on the European Commission's Savings and Investments Union Strategy and associated proposals, including the Commission's recommendation on savings and investment accounts; whether Ireland has sought or secured an opt out from any element of those proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69871/26]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFinancial Instruments
25 questions from 17 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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100. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the planned timeline for the introduction of a savings and investment account in Ireland, including the expected dates for legislation and for accounts to become available; whether any balance thresholds, contribution limits or exemptions are proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69874/26]
172. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the measures being considered as part of Budget 2027 are intended to increase housing supply and support delivery, while avoiding unintended inflationary effects within the housing market. [68545/26]
182. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has read the latest Wealth Tax Report (details supplied); and if he is considering introducing a similar wealth tax to broaden the tax base and fund critical infrastructure projects and services. [68639/26]
184. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to support more retail investment in the funds sector. [68362/26]
185. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he intends to ensure equity of treatment and provide options for people that choose to keep their savings in cash accounts in the savings and investment scheme. [68623/26]
279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has had any engagement with the Central Bank in relation to the approval process of Israeli war bonds up for renewed approval in September. [54684/26]
275. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will require stockbrokers and investment firms operating in Ireland to provide greater transparency to retail investors regarding the treatment of partially filled trading orders, including the execution methods used and the associated commissions, fees, and costs charged to clients [49437/26]
351. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45164/26]
352. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45182/26]
272. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps the government are taking to ensure that people can get mortgages for over the shop properties (details supplied). [40851/26]
398. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the new Irish for Finance Strategy will include specific measures and new structures to prioritise the competitiveness of the Irish funds industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37280/26]
238. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will commit to the removal of the so-called "deemed disposal" tax in relation to ETFs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26607/26]
245. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the commitment in the programme for Government to progress the recommendations of the Funds Sector 2030 review to support greater retail participation in capital markets, whether his Department has assessed the recommendation to remove the eight-year deemed disposal rule applicable to exchange-traded funds and other investment funds; the …
231. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the use of private fund structures based in other EU states to deliver Irish Government financing initiatives. [21234/26]
81. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on plans for legislation to support the establishment of tokenised funds in Ireland. [10869/26]
82. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on Ireland’s transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/927. [10870/26]
83. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for a detailed update on Ireland’s consideration of the establishment of a incentivised Savings and Investment Account for Ireland. [10871/26]
85. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the developments undertaken in his Department to progress the implementation of a needs-based, grant-aided, modern vehicle adaptation supports to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; his engagement with the Department of Transport in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10885/26]
86. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will intervene and come to the assistance of families who are finding it impossible to get home insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10924/26]
87. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on developments undertaken in his Department to progress the implementation of a needs-based, grant-aided, modern vehicle adaptation supports to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; his engagement with the Department of Transport in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10953/26]
7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the number of Israeli bonds that have been sold in Ireland since 2023 and the value of these and if he will introduce legislation to forbid the Central Bank of Ireland from facilitating the sale of bonds for countries that are in breach of human rights law and the Geneva Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16062/25]
60. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to ensure that the Central Bank is not facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16240/25]
197. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the measures he proposes to take to amend Ireland's obligations under Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129 and ensure that all securities licensed by the Central Bank of Ireland are not used for the financing of war efforts in Israel or any other country in the world and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16514/25]
300. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the total spend on the information collected by the Central Bank on financial vehicle corporations (FVC) (details supplied) by all FVCs for 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3161/25]