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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: The Impact of Tariffs on the Irish Economy: Nevin Economic Research Institute (16 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh míle maith agat. I will now invite members to contribute. I remind those participating remotely to use the raise hand feature and to cancel it when they have spoken. We have a number of indications already. We will start with an Teachta Brennan, ansin an Teachta Doherty agus ansin an Teachta O'Callaghan. I have everybody down who has indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: The Impact of Tariffs on the Irish Economy: Nevin Economic Research Institute (16 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I apologise. The Deputy has ten minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: The Impact of Tariffs on the Irish Economy: Nevin Economic Research Institute (16 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Níl aon leithscéalta faighte againn. We have not received any apologies. Is mian liom na riachtanais bhunreachtúla seo a leanas a mheabhrú do chomhaltaí agus páirt á glacadh acu i gcruinnithe poiblí. Caithfidh comhaltaí a bheith i láthair go fisiciúil laistigh de theorainneacha shuíomh Theach Laighean. Ní cheadóidh...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (16 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide clarity for a person (details supplied) on the steps they can take to apply for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40145/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 305. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on a recent discretionary hardship application for the purposes of ozempic injections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40149/25]

Endometriosis Care in Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I am sure the Minister would agree that for too long women's health was not discussed and was seen as something secretive or embarrassing. As a result, for decades, women's healthcare has been utterly neglected. This is not exclusive to women with endometriosis; it concerns a whole range of things. This needs to end. Especially as the Minister is a woman, I appeal to her to see what this...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste. It is always interesting to hear what the witnesses have to say. We live in very unsure times in terms of tariffs and all of that. I am not asking any of the witnesses to predict the future or even what might happen tomorrow, let alone on 1 August. One of the things noted in the quarterly economic commentary was...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: No, we do not.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: They will do that with uncertainty of any kind.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: That is normal for businesses, so if there is a period of uncertainty-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Does Dr. O'Toole think that tariffs as a measure exclusively would mean reshoring from Ireland?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes, especially for pharma, because it will impact the cost of medicines for Trump's own voters.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: It all depends on what happens long term, realistically, because I assume that most people will not make rash decisions on the basis if a four year term.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: This in some ways answers part of the next question I was going to ask about the potential 30% tariffs. We have had other discussions here with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and the Parliamentary Budget Office on the potential impacts on various sectors, including the food and drinks sector, and the possibility of pharma being excluded. What is the potential impact? If pharma is targeted,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I have one last question for whomever wants to answer. I am conscious of time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Dr. O'Toole noted that corporation taxes for the first two quarters of this year were lower than the same period last year. I think it is usually the case that the corporation tax for the second two quarters tend to outperform the first two. What is Dr. O'Toole's sense of that at this point?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: It is back up again.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Given that there is such an infrastructural deficit, Dr. O'Toole mentioned the need to invest in good infrastructure to enable us to do business.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 229. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated to the Accelerating Renewable Electricity Taskforce - €4 billion between 2021 and 2025; the amount of this which has been drawn down to date; the plans to progress the work of this taskforce beyond 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/25]