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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to offer any additional supports for those leaving domestic abuse in terms of finding new housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24864/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the means by which he intends to increase the number of serviced sites in Galway city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24865/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (15 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline his strategy towards stemming the tide of domestic abuse and supporting survivors of domestic abuse; the work under way in his Department in this regard; if the number of refuge spaces will increase in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24866/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 217. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider introducing a 24-month postgraduate work permit with a reduced minimum annual remuneration threshold salary in order to assist non-EEA graduates to transition from the stamp 1G visa to the work permit system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25026/25]

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Díreach mar shoiléiriú, beidh orainn an leasú a bhogadh nuair a shroichimid leasú Uimh. 24 agus ansin é a tharraingt siar.

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá leasú Uimh. 37 as ord mar gheall nach bhfuil baint aige le fórálacha an Bhille. Pléifear leasuithe Uimh. 38 go 40, go huile, le chéile.

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Cén bealach a seasann an leasú?

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Bogfaidh muid ar aghaidh go leasú Uimh. 21, atá in ainmneacha na dTeachtaí Ó Snodaigh agus McGuinness. Tuigim gur pléadh an leasú seo cheana in éineacht le leasú Uimh. 15. Cén bealach a seasann an leasú sin?

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Bhí leasú Uimh. 21 i ngrúpa le leasú Uimh. 15. Is leasú Uimh. 21 atá idir lámha againn, atá in ainmneacha na dTeachtaí Ó Snodaigh agus McGuinness. Pléadh cheana fhéin é le leasú Uimh. 15.

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá leasú Uimh. 22 as ord.

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá leasú Uimh. 23 in ainm an Aire, an Teachta Calleary. Tá leasuithe Uimh. 23 go 36, go huile, bainteach lena chéile.

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Is leasuithe Uimh. 23 go 36, go huile, atá á bplé againn. Bhí muid ar leasú Uimh. 22, a bhí as ord.

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Níl mé cinnte. Ní dóigh liom gur féidir nuair atá leasú as ord. Déanfaidh mé seiceáil mar tá mé nua leis seo. Ag deireadh na leasuithe i gcomhair alt 7, beidh deis ag an Teachta teacht isteach le labhairt faoin alt é féin. Is é seo an chéad uair dom é seo a dhéanamh agus tá mé...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Iarraim ar an Aire leasú Uimh. 23 a bhogadh.

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Driving test waiting times are a shambles. This is clear from the discussion today. I regularly get emails from constituents. Constituents are given absurdly long waiting times to be called to sit their driving tests. This means people are forced to pay very high insurance costs because the Government simply cannot get its act together on this issue. I remember almost five years ago the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Will the Taoiseach advise if there has been a change of approach with regard to medical cards? Over the last while, a significant number of people have come to me, especially older women who have had medical cards for a long time and whose cards are now suddenly being taken away from them. Has there been a change of approach? Figures released to me show an increase in the number of people...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: It is both.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: It is both.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in the context of the statement in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report that all Prison Education Centres meet the quality assurance standards demanded by QQI, the number of scheduled classes that were cancelled in each prison over the period 2015-2025; the reasons for such cancellations; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in the context of the statement in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report that all Prison Education Centres meet the quality assurance standards demanded by QQI, the reason classes in prisons are not provided on a year round basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24768/25]