Written answers

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Department of Finance

Financial Services

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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310. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is informed on the type of loans taken out by all customers of all financial institutions in the State; if so, if they are segmented by health needs, personal loan, car loan, mortgage, home improvement and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12585/23]

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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On the 29 November 2022, my Department published the report into the Retail Banking Review. The Review examined the evolution of the retail banking sector and the current landscape and it identified a range of issues and made recommendations to address them.

In section 2 of the report, information was provided on the key product offerings, including credit products, by category of firm as follows:-

Key Product offering by category of firm as at 31 December 2021

Category of firm Product €bn
Traditional banks Deposits 228
Loans 176
Of which to Irish residents 137
- Mortgages 90
- SME 18
- Consumer 8
Non-banks Mortgages 22
SME 4
Credit Unions Deposits 17
Loans - 90% of which is consumer credit 5

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