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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 696. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1244 of 14 June 2022, the estimated first-year and full-year cost of providing a new modern methods of construction apprenticeship training course. [36990/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (12 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 697. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first-year and full-year costs of establishing the courses identified in page 36 of a report (details supplied) in tabular form. [36991/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures (13 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is no constitutional justification for failing to provide for the extension of the evidential protections of European Union directive 2017/1937 reversal of the burden of proof with respect to causation to those whistle-blowers with litigation currently before the courts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures (13 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine a matter (details supplied). [38457/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures (13 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied). [38459/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures (13 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a case (details supplied). [38783/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (13 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that was spent in 2021, in relation to the Brexit Adjustment Fund; the estimated total spend in 2022; and the breakdown of the drawdown from this fund by Department, disaggregated by current and capital in tabular form. [38396/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Inflation Rate (13 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 194. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the estimated costs of the inflation cooperation framework have been baselined for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38401/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 251. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated full-year cost in relation to current and capital expenditure of opening up a new Passport Office in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38425/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (13 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first and full-year net and gross costs of reintroducing the State pension (transition) assuming a maximum personal rate of payment of €253.30, €258.30, €263.30, €268.30 and €273.30, respectively in tabular form. [38426/22]

Summer Economic Statement: Statements (14 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: As the Minister outlined, the summer economic statement is an important part of the budgetary process. It gives us the context ahead of the budget. Over the last two years our conversations at this time have been around Covid and the impact of the pandemic. Before that, the uncertainty surrounding Brexit dominated our conversations whereas this year the focus has shifted to record...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 111. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that it can take several months to resume a suspended payment in certain cases such as in the case of a person (details supplied); if her Department is undertaking work to reduce these delays and if she will make a statement on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34280/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 528. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that applications for jobseeker’s benefit for education sector workers are taking longer to process currently compared to previous years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38802/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: My schedule changed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: And there I was rushing down, but if it is too late, that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I was trying to listen, but it has been a hectic morning. I thank the Chair for letting me attend. I am interested in the issue of equality budgeting. A number of the witnesses discussed difficulties around definitions. Is there a working or operational definition that could then be refined? This could be by way of the Gini coefficient. Although it is not perfect, with regard to equality...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I will mention one of the concerns people have with equality budgeting. We all see it sometimes. You look at the budget and pick out the measures that can be seen as equality measures. However, we all know that budgetary choices can really impact on the most marginalised in society. What would Ms O'Loughlin say to people who are concerned that the outcome of this will be that people just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I have one last question. That is a really good point. As Ms O'Loughlin knows, I really love that report. It is excellent. It is so detailed and there is so much information in it. It highlights failings. In terms of equality budgeting, is there a mechanism in place for instances where certain Departments are not taking it seriously? Change can be difficult in any institution, any walk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes. I apologise for the delay.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic Quarterly Report - Summer 2020: Economic and Social Research Institute (6 Jul 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus go raibh maith agaibh ar fad as ucht teacht os comhair an choiste. I have a specific question I hope the committee can help me with because I am finding it hard to get the answer. We know energy inflation is being driven by international factors but my question is in relation to the price regulation of network charges. These network charges are...