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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 466, 472 and 473 together. As the Deputy will be aware from my responses on 21 October, the Finance Act 1992 (as amended) and the Vehicle Regulation and Taxation Regulations, 1992 (as amended), require that a vehicle used on the roads displays a plate correctly identifying the vehicle’s registration number, and the legislation specifies the content...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that, in compliance with section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997, it is not permitted to disclose details relating to the tax affairs of any individual taxpayer or taxable entity, except in certain limited circumstances provided for in law, for example in the case of tax settlements meeting the criteria for publication under section 1086A of the TCA. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that as of 31st October 2025, there are 391 employees in my department. Table A below sets out the number of staff per year, by grade, as of 31st December from 2015 to 2024, and to end Q3 for 2025. Table A Year Sec Gen Dep Sec A/Sec PO AP AO HEO EO SO CO SVO Spec....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Bodies (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the attached document.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The breakdown of multi-property owners from 2016 to date, in tabular form is provided in the tables below. I am further advised by Revenue the property counts reflect properties for which an LPT return has been filed or LPT has been paid. The detailed breakdowns for 2025 provided below are included within the 2025 LPT report available at:...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, local property tax (LPT) is charged on a valuation band basis. Property owners are required to value their property on the valuation date. When filing their LPT return, they are required to select which LPT valuation band their property falls under. For the upcoming valuation period, which will commence in 2026, only properties valued over €2.1 million will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the Local Property Tax (LPT) liability by County for the years 2022-2025 is provided in the tables below. Liability is based on the returns filed and payments received. The statistics for 2025, 2024 and 2023 provided below were previously included within the LPT reports, under each respective year tab, available at: County LPT...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department does not prepare an advance estimate of the anticipated annual revenue from local property tax (LPT). Future LPT revenue will be determined by the self-assessed LPT returns filed by property owners as well as the inclusion of newly built properties which come into scope of the tax. As 2025 is a revaluation year however, officials in Revenue’s Statistics Branch...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The Help to Buy (HTB) incentive, is a scheme to assist first-time purchasers with the deposit they need to buy or build a new house or apartment. It also aims to encourage additional supply of new houses by supporting demand. HTB provides a refund of Income Tax and Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) paid in Ireland over the previous four years, subject to limits outlined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgages (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) provides an independent, impartial, fair, confidential and free service to consumers of financial services to help resolve complaints. Due to their independence, as Minister of Finance, I am not involved in the complaints handling operations of the FSPO and cannot comment on individual complaints. It should be noted that, in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that 313,980 taxpayer units claimed the Rent Tax Credit (RTC) for 2022, with 273,160 of these taxpayer units benefitting from it. In relation to 2023, 354,110 taxpayer units claimed the RTC, with 315,030 taxpayer units benefitting from it. These numbers include both PAYE and self-assessed taxpayer units. A taxpayer unit is either an individual with any personal status...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Unfortunately, it has not been possible, in the time available, to compile the information requested by the Deputy. My officials will compile the information sought and will write to the Deputy shortly to provide same.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that as of 31st October 2025, there are 391 employees in my department. Table A sets out the number of staff in my department per year, as of 31st December, from 2020 to 2024, and up to end Q3, 2025. Table A Year Number of Employees 2020 320 2021 331 2022 315 ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that as of 31st October 2025, there are 145 employees in my department currently earning €85,000 or more. Table A below sets out the number of staff earning €85,000 or more in my department in each year. Table A Year Number of staff 2020 63 2021 87 2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: As the deputy is aware, arising from changes made by Sections 28 (a) and (b) of the Credit Union (Amendment) Act 2023 to Sections 54(1) (a) and (b) of the Credit Union Act, 1997 (the 1997 Act), the minimum number of times the directors of a credit union must meet in a year has decreased from 10 to 6 and the maximum permitted interval between such board meetings has increased from 6 weeks to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 483, 484 and 485 together. The Credit Reporting Act 2013 (the Act) provided for the establishment of a Central Credit Register (CCR) by the Central Bank of Ireland. Under the Act, lenders are obliged to submit information to the CCR on loans of €500 or more and must enquire on the CCR when considering a credit application for €2,000 or...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the Central Bank of Ireland that it does not publish statistics related to the amount and number of buy now pay later (BNPL) transactions. Since 16 May 2022, BNPL providers must be authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland and are subject to the Consumer Protection Code. The revised Code, which takes effect on 24 March 2026, builds on the protections of the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the Central Bank of Ireland that it does not publish figures related to the number of loans issued under €1,000, between €1,000 - €2000 and between €2000 - €5,000. However, data on the total amount of personal and business loans in Ireland, including a breakdown of loans by borrower, lender and loan type, is available on the Central Bank...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Data provided by the Central Bank, based on extracts from unaudited information reported by credit unions, outlines the following positions as at 30 September 2023, 30 September 2024 and 30 June 2025 (data for September 2025 is not yet available) respectively: 2023 - The amount outstanding in house lending was €483.57m with an average loan size of €104,555. 2024 - The amount...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (4 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Data provided by the Central Bank, based on extracts from unaudited information reported by credit unions, outlines the following positions as at 30 September 2023, 30 September 2024 and 30 of June 2025 (data for September 2025 is not yet available) respectively: 2023 - The amount outstanding in business lending was €161.54m with an average loan size of €21,521. 2024 - The...