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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the establishment of a secondary school in Inishbofin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34281/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 160. 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. [35033/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 268. To ask the Minister for Health if cleaners working in University Hospital Galway who are subcontracted through a company (details supplied) qualify for the pandemic recognition payment; and if the same eligibility applies to other cleaners in hospitals who are not directly employed by the hospital. [35150/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 269. To ask the Minister for Health if caterers working in University Hospital Galway who are subcontracted through a company (details supplied) qualify for the pandemic recognition payment; and if the same eligibility applies to other caterers in hospitals who are not directly employed by the hospital. [35158/22]

Defence Forces: Motions (5 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: The position of my party and I on neutrality is completely clear. Deputy McDonald has already said that if she were to become Taoiseach, protecting our neutrality would be a key priority. Unfortunately the position of certain parties is not clear and is completely ambivalent. Fine Gael has at least been honest tonight and it has long been calling for a debate on our neutrality and joining...

Defence Forces: Motions (5 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: -----war is for other people. We know this Government is united in its support for PESCO. The reality is that a lot of people are not that familiar with PESCO but according to the European Defence Agency it is a tool to provide Europe with a "coherent full spectrum force package, in complementarity with NATO". The recent Commission on the Defence Forces mentions: "Opportunities offered...

Back to School Costs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún seo agus gabhaim buíochas le mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Ó Laoghaire, as é a chur os comhair na Dála anocht. Tá a fhios againn ar fad an bhrú uafásach atá ar theaghlaigh faoi láthair. Tá brú orthu mar gheall ar an gcostas maireachtála ach tá brú eile orthu anois toisc go bhfuil a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (6 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 61. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expected timeframe for the renewal of the signage at the photographic points on the Wild Atlantic Way; if she will advise the cost of replacing the place name poles at the photographic points; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36583/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will instate a ban on evictions; if not, if he will introduce support for those being evicted into homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36444/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (6 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has been in touch with the European Commission to outline the way that it intends to proceed with Derrybrien wind farm; the progress being made towards resolution of the daily €15,000 fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36597/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the action being taken by the Government to address the ongoing situation in which 35 children with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis cannot access the drug therapy kaftrio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36568/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 445. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the additional funding that will enable displaced persons with residency in the State under the European Union Temporary International Protection Directive to benefit from supports under the national childcare scheme (details supplied) will be paid out of the Covid Contingency Fund; if not, if it will be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 446. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has carried out an analysis of expenditure or forecasting on the impact of providing persons with residency in the State under the European Union Temporary International Protection Directive access to the national childcare scheme; and, if so, the cost in 2022 and 2023, in relation to these...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (5 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 449. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the way that his Department will meet the medical needs of a resident (details supplied) in a direct provision centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35820/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (5 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 911. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that must be carried out before dredging work can begin as part of the development of the deep-water quay at Ros na Mhíl; the length of time the tendering process for the dredging contract is anticipated to take; when it is hoped that the said dredging work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 298. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the action plan for the Disability Capacity Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36785/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (7 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 304. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to provide funding in Budget 2023 for the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes aged over 21 years, based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36809/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Service Performance Report: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Vice Chair. I want to add my voice to what the Vice Chair said. It it an absolutely excellent report. I also sit on the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and it was discussed there but I think it is excellent and I thank Ms O'Loughlin for coming in front of the committee. The whole report was a very important initiative in its own right in improving how we match spending inputs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Service Performance Report: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is very interesting. Another thing that caught my attention was in the slides received earlier. One of the core principles at the heart of performance budgeting is that it can provide greater transparency and accountability and improvements in these areas and can help to bring better management of public funds, essentially greater value for money. The revised national development...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Service Performance Report: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Mr. Hearne. Unfortunately, I must attend another meeting.