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

Mairéad Farrell: -----and no amount of spin can change that.

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

Mairéad Farrell: What has it done? There are only 44 rentals available.

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

Mairéad Farrell: Prices continue to increase.

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Twelve years ago, the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General identified some of the key risks posed by this deal. A chapter of its report was called “Protecting the State's property interest” and identified several alarming details These included the existence of "a fixed charge over the entire St Vincent's Hospital site" and "a floating charge over all of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Licences (17 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants waiting for a radio licence; the waiting times by month; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24412/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of funding included in respect of expenditure associated with Vote 34, housing, for general government balance calculations as determined by the Central Statistics Office for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24784/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 271. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the difference in accounting treatment between the expenditure estimates outlined in the Stability Programme Update (details supplied) for 2022. [24838/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (17 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 279. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 7 April 2022, the details of the effluent, sewage and discharge systems permitted specifically catering for the new cell and gene therapy and clean room facilities at the hi-tech health laboratories for which construction commenced in recent months at the Údarás na...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 633. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the disbursement of the Covid pandemic recognition payment; and the date when qualifying recipients in County Galway will receive their payment. [24134/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Scéimeanna Tuaithe (18 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as an cheist seo a thógáil. Táimid ag iarraidh ceist LEADER ar na hoileáin a ardú leis. Bhíodh sé á thaifeadadh i ngrúpaí do na hoileáin ar fad ach athraíodh é seo roinnt blianta ó shin nuair a socraíodh é a dháileadh ag aon ghrúpa amháin in aghaidh an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Scéimeanna Tuaithe (18 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit maidir leis an gceist a fhreagairt. Dhíreoinn ar rud eile atá ag cur as dó seo agus ar na deacrachtaí faoi leith atá ag na hoileáin, is iad sin na costais riaracháin freisin. Má táimid ag iarraidh go n-úsáideann daoine LEADER agus gur féidir le daoine cur isteach air, teastaíonn an...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: This year marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of the crusading South African journalist, Henry Nxumalo, a man whose pioneering reporting helped to document the horrors of apartheid South Africa. Nobody was ever held accountable for his death. It is obvious why Mr. Nxumalo was murdered. It is equally obvious why another apartheid regime, Israel, last week murdered the brilliant Al...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (18 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the multiple flight operations application issued by his Department is being used illegally at Shannon by a company (details supplied) to transport howitzer guns with ammunition on board an aircraft through Shannon Airport on 7 and 8 May 2022. [25300/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the programme of compulsory purchase orders to bring vacant units to the market for sale, which is provided for in Housing For All; the number properties in Galway city and county that will be brought into residential use through this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (18 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1185 of 26 April 2022, if he has updated information in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25250/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (19 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has been engaging in the dispute between Galway coach station and private coach operators that use the station; the work that has been undertaken by his Department to resolve the dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25611/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of all members of An Bord Pleanála and the name of each prescribed body they were nominated by in tabular form. [25524/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (19 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of processing the backlog of applications to the foreign birth registry; when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25446/22]

Journalists in Conflicts across the World: Statements (24 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: George Orwell famously said that in times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. I was reminded of this when I saw the cold-blooded murder of Shireen Abu Akleh. The European Union said in a statement that it strongly condemns the killing, occurring as it did just days after world press freedom day. This was an absolute travesty. It reminds me of another...

Short-term Lettings Enforcement Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It seems at this stage the Government is completely tone-deaf when it comes to the crisis in the rental sector. I and, I believe, many people were shocked when they saw nothing was done in the budget for renters. I am equally shocked nothing has been done for renters since. We have a completely crazy situation in Galway city where there are in excess of 1,500 Airbnb properties to rent but...