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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 522. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the ACRES payments for 2024; the number of applications processed to date and the number of applications received; if the majority of payments will be made by the end of May as he previously stated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27718/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the reduction in funding from Transport Infrastructure Ireland to Galway County Council, in particular for the N83 in Claregalway; and if his Department will work to secure funding and get the relevant projects back on track. [26469/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an appeal for a person (details supplied) has been ongoing for over a year and has not been assigned to an appeal officer yet, despite all documentation having been submitted. [26439/25]

Biodiversity Week: Statements (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: By the sounds of things, we all now know what the Minister of State does in his spare time. It sounds very interesting. Comhghairdeachas on the new role. I live in Galway city. Where I live, on the east side of Galway city, we are really lucky with different nature places we can go to. One of my favourite places is Ballyloughane Beach. I love going down there for a walk. Another...

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, can you clarify how much time I have?

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat. A Thánaiste, 14,000 babies could die in the next 48 hours if food is not allowed into Gaza, according to the UN. The Tánaiste will have seen those figures. We have all seen them just as we have all seen the pictures and the video footage of harrowingly gaunt faces, bodies down to skin and bones, and bodies consuming their own muscle tissue and organs as they...

Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Let us remember the time during Covid when people went out to clap for our front-line healthcare workers. We were told we now recognised these workers and that things had changed. That seems like a lifetime ago. These are workers who enable people with high care needs to live with dignity at home. They are a vital support to our hospitals and nursing homes, yet carers, both paid and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Níl aon leithscéalta faighte againn. We have not received any apologies. Ar tús, is mian liom na riachtanais bunreachtúil seo a leanas a meabhrú do chomhaltaí. Nuair atá páirt á nglacadh acu i gcruinnithe poiblí, caithfidh siad a bheith i láthair go fisiciúil laistigh de theorannacha suímh Theach Laighean. Ní...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: The committee will now consider the dissolution of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA. To this end, the committee has invited representatives from the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, and NAMA. NAMA was established in 2009 as part of the State’s response to the 2008 banking crisis to deal with property-backed loans acquired from Irish financial institutions. At the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas as sin. I now will invite members to discuss. I remind members participating remotely to use the raised-hand feature and to cancel it when they have spoken. I remind our newer members that as we are doing this through a process of indication, they should make sure to indicate clearly to the Chair.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: As this was not included in the invitation so, as long as you are okay to answer the question, you can answer as you wish.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: As I said, you are welcome to comment on the topics included in the invitation.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fine.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta. I remind the new members to make sure they indicate so that they are included in the list. I call an Teachta Nash.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: That is outside the remit of the committee in terms of the finance.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fair enough.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: The NTMA.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: NAMA. I knew the Deputy meant the NTMA. I wanted to make sure the record reflected that.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I am conscious that we are running low on time. I am delighted that Mr. McDonagh was able to join us.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: With regard to any questions outside the remit of what was on the invitation, it is Mr. McDonagh's choice whether to answer.