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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Chair.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Are we under pressure for time?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: In regard to the surplus to be surrendered, page 8 states that for 2021, it is €231,875, and then for 2020, it is €421,070. I wonder about that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Thank you.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht teacht os ár gcomhair. As the Chair stated, we are always delighted to have a Minister in to be asked a few questions. I can see from the Appropriation Account that almost €433 million was spent on the likes of maintenance and design for the portfolio of buildings and sites. I understand that a significant amount of that...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. My next question relates to the number of idle buildings. I tabled a parliamentary question in that regard in February, and the reply indicated there were 70 such buildings. I previously tabled a parliamentary question on the matter in 2020 and the reply indicated there were 82 such properties at that stage, so I recognise the number has...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: When such properties have been used within the communities, is there a particular type of use that has been common or is it a variety of uses? I would be interested in that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister of State.

Toll Charge Increases: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I will focus on public private partnerships on large public infrastructure projects. PPPs have frequently been used for large infrastructure and in social housing, healthcare and education. Today they represent a €11 billion liability for the State. The PPP model of delivery often promised that it would bring great benefits, including better value for money, accessing private...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I was contacted by a young couple at the weekend who have been saving for their wedding. They had saved a significant sum and, unfortunately, fell victim to a fraud on their Revolut account. That was raised on the Joe Duffy show and in the Irish Independent, and it trended on Twitter last night. It is important for us to use this platform to highlight the danger of that fraud over the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to issues with the reliability of the service provided by a company (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to reports that some of the buses operated by this company have not been wheelchair accessible for nearly a year; if his Department is engaging with the company to resolve these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work being done by his Department to allow Leap cards to be saved to a digital wallet, and to expand on-board fare payment options to include contactless and smartphone payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59352/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of the categories of public sector workers whose contracts fall under the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58758/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Irish Language (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 421. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is the option to engage with the Department through Irish under current legislation; and if so, if she will direct this Deputy to the relevant legal section. [59104/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 580. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline the current situation for spent convictions for insurance related driving offences; if she has any plans for further reform in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59120/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the HAP rates of the local authority providing the HAP apply if a person is availing of HAP to rent a property outside of the relevant local authority’s jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58613/22]

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Cuirim fáilte ar ais romhat a Cheann Comhairle. Bhí tú sa Chathaoir cúpla uair ó shin. I will raise a few matters with the Minister. We have always had quite a good, constructive relationship. However, I need to respond to some of the points raised by an Teachta Cathal Crowe. He is not present in the Chamber. He is well able to dish it out but whether he can...

Transport in Galway and Other Areas: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Galway city traffic has been an issue for as long as I can remember and it does reputational damage to the City, nationally and internationally. When a person mentions they are from Galway, it is often the butt of a joke. As Galwegians, we know when traffic will be worse and we always factor that into our daily commute. While reputational damage is frustrating, what is really frustrating...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of gardaí who have received training in dealing with reports of domestic abuse; if there is a plan to increase this percentage or to roll-out such training to all members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58375/22]