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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his views expressed in July 2022 regarding additional funding for Galway County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49686/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 502. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider adjusting the means test for the carer's allowance in order that reasonable mortgage repayments for the primary residence would be subtracted from the applicant's overall means; if she will consider taking the number of dependants in a household into account as part of the means test for carer's...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (6 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 29 May 2013, if he will provide a copy of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49389/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Prison Service (6 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has given any consideration to allowing members of the Prison Service recruited post-1995 to work a certain number of hours each week whilst retaining certain social welfare benefits, as other welfare recipients can do (details supplied). [49384/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans, if any, to allow increased mortgage repayments, due to higher interest rates, to be factored into the means test in relation to carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49361/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 287. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered a small tax credit for qualifying families who may have children with complex special needs in relation to the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49362/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (6 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 303. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered amending the policy regarding parent’s leave and benefit to allow lone parents to take leave equal to the time two parent families can avail of in an effort to give children of lone parents a more equitable start in life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49276/22]

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Ar dtús ba mhaith liom an bus oíche a ardú leis an Aire Stáit agus seo ceist atá luaite go sách minic agam sa Seomra seo. Tá dhá líne nua curtha le bus 24 uaire i mBaile Átha Cliath agus cuirim fáilte roimhe sin ach tá gá le bus oíche i nGaillimh freisin agus ar fud an iarthair. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil an bus 424...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Indeed, we hope this is a good omen. I too wish the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, a speedy recovery. As local Oireachtas Members, we have met representatives of the HSE and the unions. It angers me that what should be worked out between the unions and the HSE is being brought into this Chamber. At the end of the day, the unions are not here to defend what they feel. We need to find a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá mé an-sásta go bhfuil an tAire Stáit, an Teachta Rabbitte, anseo chun an cheist seo a phlé mar tuigfidh sé cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an t-ospidéal seo, ní hamháin i gcomhair mhuintir an Chlocháin ach i gcomhair mhuintir Chonamara go ginearálta. Tá an Teachta Ó Cuív tar éis go leor de na...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date that the first electricity credit will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48825/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: What the witnesses have said so far has been really enlightening but it has also shown the passion and how much it has impacted on all the witnesses' lives. I take Mr. Arkins's point about how at the end of the day, none of these questions have been asked before while billions have been spent on this. I accept fully his point that it is for us to investigate this. To be fair, Deputy Boyd...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Mr. Arkins has made a fair comment. I am interested in bogus self-employment and we have heard that it appears to be rife in the industry. Have the witnesses heard about moves to change the situation? Has scope done anything on that issue?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Regarding the concern about the level of concentration among big players and the lack of competition, how is Screen Ireland performing in promoting competition and supporting up-and-coming players?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the witnesses. I will let others contribute now. The reason I kept my video off was to avoid being on a big screen looking down at the proceedings but I have been listening.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: He had to step out.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste. We have already had quite an interesting debate. It is great to have the witnesses here. Regarding the point Mr. O'Brien made that the real value is not at the point of production but in the copyright and intellectual property that is created, I asked the following question of the previous panel but I want to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: My next question is about the competitiveness within the industry and the concentration among the big players. That is despite the main source of funding for Irish film and TV production having come through Screen Ireland, which has loaned a lot of money to filmmakers over many years. How are we performing in respect of promoting competition and supporting those up-and-coming players?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Mr. O'Brien. That is interesting. A number of years ago, quite serious claims Mel Gibson made were reported in The Irish Times. The article stated that "a production company attempted to defraud Ireland's tax authorities". I am not making any claim in respect of that particular issue. It was just something that involved the particular film. In general, however, do the witnesses...