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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (12 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of all members of An Board Pleanála and the relevant subsection of section 106(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 that is, sub-section a, b, c, d or e, under which each was appointed under in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24014/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (12 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a National Educational Psychological Service assessment will be provided for students (details supplied); the steps that their parents should take to access such an assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23936/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Recent Cost-of-Living Measures: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I am sorry to cut across Mr. O'Connor. Would that be in certain sectors and limited in terms of the number of people who would have seen that wage growth, although that could still have been significant?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Recent Cost-of-Living Measures: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I will not be able to quote Mr. O'Connor the next time I am discussing this in an interview. I am joking, of course.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Recent Cost-of-Living Measures: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Mr. O'Connor. That was very engaging.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Is it best to come in by section regarding different questions I have on the legislation?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for coming before the committee for the second time today for this important legislation. It is my understanding that sections 2 and 3 relate to the deduction by insurers of Covid-19 related State supports for final business interruption insurance claim settlements. We are all quite aware of how difficult Covid-19 has been for businesses and the impact it has...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Although my next question is about the information, it relates to sections 3 and 4, so I will wait until we get to section 3.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Sections 3 and 4 require, as part of the national claims information database, data on any deductions from insurance claims settlements by insurance companies that relate to public moneys. In that regard, and I realise the Minister of State said he cannot speak further on some parts, exactly what will be done with the information it will detail?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: When it is gathered.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Absolutely.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I have a question on this. Sections 5 and 6 relate to the issue of dual pricing. Unfortunately, this practice is where companies are identifying loyal but often vulnerable customers who might not have the ability to look around insurance companies and are less likely to shop around, but are also more than likely more sensitive to price changes and so forth. It is often recognised that...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is shocking that insurers have been doing that. Many people imagine that if they are loyal to a company, it will be loyal to them and will support them and make sure they get the best deal. Unfortunately, we often find out that simply is not the case. What the Minister of State said in regard to home insurance is particularly shocking. If an insurance company is caught still doing...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Section 11 has important provisions that provide for technical changes. In the context of Brexit, the Minister of State might give an update in the context of section 11.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister of State. I thought it would be interesting for people to hear his remarks, especially as this issue is so relevant at the moment.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Recent Cost-of-Living Measures: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is an interesting discussion and it is the hot topic of the day. I thank Mr. O'Connor for that, as it was a very interesting response and engagement. On another question, I cannot remember when we had the Central Bank officials in before the committee – it was at some point in the last weeks or months - but I asked them about the risk of stagflation. It now looks likely that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: A lease.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Answer the question.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: The housing crisis is crippling my generation. Thanks to the Government's policies, the possibility of owning a home or renting an affordable apartment has become a pipe dream rather than a legitimate aspiration. Young people in Galway, like those in most other counties in Ireland, are bearing the brunt of the crisis. The figures do not lie. According to research published by The Times,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: This is the reality of the Government's housing policy. It is devastating for my generation-----