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Situation in Belarus: Motion (1 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá mé ag roinnt mo chuid ama le mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Andrews. Ireland was drawn into what happened in Belarus by the nature of the arrest of Roman Protasevich. The fact that a Ryanair aeroplane - and therefore, in many senses, an Irish aeroplane - was forced into an emergency landing, which brought increased dangers for all the 130 passengers on board, made the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (1 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 274. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for more flexible conditions and working from home arrangements in the public service following the mass roll-out of the vaccine. [29299/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (1 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 290. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht i bhfianaise an ceadúnas dobharshaothraithe sliogéisc atá ag Údarás na Gaeltachta do Chuan na Beirtrí Buí agus Cuan Chill Chiaráin i gConamara a bheith in ainm an Údaráis le dhá bhliain anuas, cén plean oibre atá curtha i bhfeidhm agus cé na hacmhainní...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Bhí roinnt daoine ó Chonamara i dteagmháil liom le déanaí ag rá nach bhfuil an vacsaín ar fáil óna ndochtúir teaghlaigh. Ag an am céanna, níl bealach ar bith isteach acu chuig an ionad vacsaíne i mBaile an Bhriotaigh i gcathair na Gaillimhe, mar níl bus nó traein a théann isteach ann agus muna bhfuil carr acu...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the request for tender for the consultancy has been issued with regard to the decision by the IDA to appoint a business development consultant in Israel; if the IDA implements an ongoing process of human rights due diligence as outlined in the guidance for businesses enterprises recently published by the Minister for Foreign...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 179. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the precise mechanisms that are in place in his Department to ensure that all bilateral agreements with Israel apply only to Israel proper and do not benefit those territories illegally occupied by Israel in 1967; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28968/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste seo. Ar ndóigh, tá sé fíorshuimiúil, mar is gnách. I note Mr. Barnes stated that if just five firms were to exit the market, the State could see €3 billion in yearly corporation tax receipts being lost. As I said, I have raised these concerns with the two relevant...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I agree that at this stage we should be planning for an alternative in the event that corporate tax changes have an impact. The council notes in its opening statement that capital spending projections are well above those contained in the capital plan. This ties into what Mr. Barnes has just said in relation to funding in order to ensure that we build and grow. The IMF has said in recent...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: That is very interesting. I have one more question. IFAC states that if the Government does not raise taxes or reduce spending to fund new policies in the coming years, projections suggest that the deficit will not be closed and debt will remain high. Leaving aside the question of what types of taxes need to be raised, we need to prioritise tackling tax avoidance within existing tax...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosure Legislation: Discussion (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste, ar an ábhar fíorthábhachtach seo. Chomh maith leis sin, gabhaim buíochas leo as an sárobair atá á dhéanamh acu ar an gceist seo. I welcome our guests. In particular, I welcome Mr. Devitt and acknowledge the great work Transparency International Ireland does. This is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosure Legislation: Discussion (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Perhaps Mr. Devitt can respond or I can move on to my next question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosure Legislation: Discussion (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Mr. Devitt's microphone does not seem to work, which is similar to me and is why I am using headphones. I gathered from the chat that he will leave and rejoin the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosure Legislation: Discussion (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The Speak Up report has recommended that all organisations have whistleblowing procedures in place and that access to the employment law system is expanded to include all workers who have been penalised for making protected disclosures. Where are the biggest gaps in public bodies, local authorities and private businesses, etc? I ask the witnesses to explain the recommendation that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosure Legislation: Discussion (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosure Legislation: Discussion (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I think Dr. Kierans was going to come in on that issue. The only question on which I have not got a response related to procurement. I know Dr. Kierans wished to come in on the previous issue. Mr. Devitt stated she has carried out research on the area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosure Legislation: Discussion (27 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: It relates to procurement. The Speak Up report notes a general lack of trust in public institutions in the State. I was quite surprised that 68% of people think corruption is a widespread problem. I know that Transparency International, both within the State and as a global organisation, has dealt with corruption risk in public procurement. Public procurement is an area of particular...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Services (26 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 56. To ask the Taoiseach the spend by his Department on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [28497/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Procurement Contracts (26 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the green procurement reporting template that Departments must submit to the EPA as per Circular 20/2019. [28400/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (26 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the data on general Government net worth in each of the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020, in tabular form. [28401/21]