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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of placing the Office of Government Procurement on a statutory footing in 2022. [36468/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 486. To ask the Minister for Health if the temporary assistance payment scheme for nursing homes will be extended beyond 30 June 2021; when nursing homes can expect a decision on the future of the scheme; if the current level of supports will be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 492. To ask the Minister for Health if the temporary assistance payment scheme for nursing homes will be extended beyond 30 June 2021; when nursing homes can expect a decision on the future of the scheme; if the current level of supports will be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29686/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 621. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the consultation document on a review of measures relating to the control of dogs in Ireland will be published; the number that relates to restricted breeds; if this includes the control of presa canario dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36466/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I too thank the Minister of State for her honesty. The reality is that we can all work together on this, and we see that from the fact the three of us are working together, with many other Oireachtas Members as well. What we have at the moment is just not working for the people of Conamara. That is why there is a campaign group, although that is not to take away from any of the work the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá muintir Chonamara ag fanacht le blianta i gcomhair sheirbhís otharchairr chuí. Tá a fhios againn ar fad cé chomh tábhachtach is atá seirbhís otharchairr agus muid i gcás éigeandála. Níor chóir go mbeadh aon duine ná pobal gan an tseirbhís seo. Bhí cruinniú againn cúpla mí ó shin, áit...

Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Cuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht seo agus roimh an deis labhairt ar thodhchaí na mbanc, earnáil atá ag éirí amach as an ngéarchéim agus atá ag dul trí athruithe móra. Sa bhealach agus go bhfuilimid ábalta dul i ngleic leis seo, tá páirtithe leasmhara ar nós the Financial Services Union agus mo...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén cúnamh atá ann do mhúinteoirí i meánscoileanna Ghaeltacht na nOileán, idir mheantóir, liúntas agus araile. [33303/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of forensic accountants employed by the Revenue Commissioners in 2020; and the associated wage costs. [35446/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown by Department of the allocations to be received from the €1.05 billion Brexit Adjustment Reserve in tabular form. [35526/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 343. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (details supplied), if she is satisfied that the Garda Commissioner has fulfilled their duty in view of the recent issue with the cancellation of more than 22,000 category 1 999 emergency calls; and if she will provide the reports which she received from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there was any additional information relating to the cancellation of category 1 999 emergency calls provided by the Commissioner to her between October 2020 and May 2021. [35529/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding the longstanding issues related to the timeliness and accuracy of reporting of An Garda Síochána crime statistics data and the steps she has taken to improve the integrity of published crime statistics data that is provided to bodies such as the Central Statistics Office, the Policing Authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Services (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 384. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s total spend on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [28535/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 460. To ask the Minister for Health if higher numbers of vaccines will be allocated to local general practitioners in rural areas to facilitate the vaccination of persons who cannot travel to vaccination centres given new data in relation to vaccines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29137/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe. I apologise for being a bit late coming to the meeting because of another commitment. I hope I will not go back over what other members raised but the Chairman might let me know if I do. Is there any projection at this point as to what capital carry-over for 2021 could be? If so, based on current trends, which Departments are likely to have...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Obviously, we all hope there will be no capital carry-overs but there are a few issues. The phase 1 report on the national development plan states that we need to be cognisant of supply-side capacity constraints and that the public sector has a limited capacity to deliver investment in any given year, regardless of how much funding is made available, which is concerning. The Minister,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: That is interesting. We have heard for some time that there is an issue with the supply side. Under the prevailing conditions, the State procures for capital works mainly via private developers. Senior officials in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment recently stated that bid-rigging has enabled companies to extract a higher price for work, given that rival bidders that had...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fair enough. Following on from all that, there is a long-held view that in a situation where there is a market failure such that the market is unable to meet what is needed, the State must step in and help with a solution and that this is not only acceptable but often necessary. Would the officials accept that view?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Mr. Downes. On the capacity constraints, not so long ago we had the OECD before this committee as well as representatives from the Think-tank for Action on Social Change, TASC. I asked them for their views on the role of State-owned enterprises and correcting market failures and cited the example of housing in the context of an area in which a State-owned enterprise could play a...