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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual savings to the Exchequer from reducing the salaries of the Chief Justice and Presidents of the Courts, High Court, Court of Appeal, Circuit and District Court, by 2%, 5%, 10% and 15%, in tabular form. [34466/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (28 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 241. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the recent works ongoing at Údarás na Gaeltachta industrial estate at Ruisín na Meanach, Carna, County Galway in tabular form; the cost of the works; the reference number of the planning permission authorising the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34236/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Museum Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 242. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 24 May 2022, the alternative arrangements in place for the off-site treatment of waste from Údarás na Gaeltachta Eastát Tionscail na Tulaigh, An Tulaigh, Baile na hAbhann, Contae na Gaillimhe; the location of the alternative Údarás na Gaeltachta-owned...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual savings to the Exchequer from reducing the salaries of the chief executives of local authorities, by 2%, 5%, 10% and 15%, in tabular form. [34467/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (28 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 16 June 2022, if the State bodies referenced in his response have been in contact with the European Raptor Biomonitoring Facility or other European colleagues to ensure that the most effective testing practices are in place; if meaningful conclusions can be drawn from the number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 632. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to increase the rates of pay of the special transport grant for children with special educational needs, given the increased cost of fuel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34507/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 736. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has given consideration to reducing the fee of €950 for becoming a citizen through naturalisation for those who have been living in the country and paying taxes to the State for a considerable period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34583/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: The special leave with pay scheme for Covid cases is ending tomorrow and many who have contacted me are front-line workers who contracted Covid in the workplace. They are worried that, on top of having lost their health, this will push them into poverty. I have asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, about this and he said the Department of Health is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of supplementary welfare allowance applications submitted to each Intreo centre; the number of these that have been processed to date, per month of 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34694/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh míle maith agat as ucht teacht ós comhair an choiste chun an ábhar seo a phlé. I thank Mr. Moloney for coming in front of the committee to discuss this topic. To start off on secondments, the crux of the issue that people have been querying over the last number of weeks and months is in relation to a temporary nature of a secondment. If we look at the HR...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: In theory secondments are supposed to be temporary but in practice sometimes they are not. Is it a technical matter? Is that what Mr. Moloney is saying? Sometimes secondments are forever. Does Mr. Moloney think there is a concern in relation to that? Does he think there needs to be further clarity to make it very clear how secondments work if they are to an external body, as mentioned,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: What would other examples be of secondments being used on a permanent basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Why exactly is secondment used for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: What impact would that have on hiring someone else to replace them, if they were technically gone for the whole time? Say, for example, I was in the role just below somebody who was seconded and everyone knew they would be gone the entire time. What impact would that have on me? Would I be taking on the duties and responsibilities but not the actual role?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Could that cause an issue if the person came back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Of the current secondments, how many are at Secretary General and assistant secretary general grade? Does Mr. Moloney have a figure of the number of people who have gone on secondment because that is the kind of thing we have been talking about? He mentioned some in his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fair. Some of the questions have already been answered but in relation to the secondments Mr. Moloney mentioned to Maynooth University and the National University of Ireland, Galway, these are secondments that have been raised with us and people have asked serious enough questions. It is easier to be frank and honest with Mr. Moloney and to ask these questions. Concerns have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is interesting and that probably covers most of my questions. Mr. Moloney is saying he is fully confident that they have a great job of work there and about the research they are carrying out. In fairness Mr. Moloney has given more detail on that there but sometimes we need to be honest about these things because we have unfortunately had a history in this State of a huge lack of...