Peter Cleere (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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488. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of mortgages outstanding by credit unions at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58904/25]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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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 outstanding in house lending was €732.85m with an average loan size of €124,128.

2025 - The amount outstanding in house lending was €860.26m with an average loan size of €130,739.

Peter Cleere (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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489. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of business lending outstanding by credit unions at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58905/25]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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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 amount outstanding in business lending was €179.65m with an average loan size of €23,417.

2025 - The amount outstanding in personal lending was €186.09m with an average loan size of €24,148.

Peter Cleere (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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490. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of personal lending outstanding by credit unions at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58906/25]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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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 personal lending was €5.613bn with an average loan size of €8,898.

2024 - The amount outstanding in personal lending was €6.127bn with an average loan size of €9,479.

2025 - The amount outstanding in personal lending was €6.405bn with an average loan size of €9,841.

Peter Cleere (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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491. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions in Ireland at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58907/25]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Data provided by the Central Bank, outlines the following number of credit unions in Ireland as at 30 September 2023, 30 September 2024 and 30 September 2025 respectively:

2023- 192 trading credit unions (219 registered credit unions).

2024 -183 trading credit unions (206 registered credit unions).

2025- 172 trading credit unions (203 registered credit unions).