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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: If it does not, I am sure the witnesses will be more than happy to come in front of the committee again, if needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Hopefully, that will not be the case. It will be understood, of course, that for us it is important all our constituents are treated equally, no matter what their backgrounds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. To be honest, my main line of questioning would have been to get this further detail concerning this context. I fully understand the witnesses are coming before this committee and saying clearly that there are no biases and that the bank has the requisite structures and policies in place in this regard. It is not that I am suggesting, in any way, shape or form, that this is not...

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: My colleagues have already pointed out that this week we heard the news that Electric Ireland would reduce its prices for some of its business customers but not for households. I have to admit I could not believe this when I heard it. We have energy companies making bizarre sums of money and record profits off the backs of households that are struggling to get by. In recent months my...

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I commend the Rural Independent Group for bringing this forward. Often when we talk about cash and those people who access cash, we talk about older people. Personally, I far prefer to use cash because it is a far easier way to know how much you are spending, where your money is going etc. A lot of speakers before me have already detailed the impact that not having access to or being...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the business energy support scheme to LPG gas and oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8044/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ethics in Public Office (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance in a situation where a Minister had responsibility for an area such as consumer mortgage arrears, if his or her own credit history would be relevant and hence should be declared if he or she were currently or previously in significant arrears, given that the ministerial code of conduct requires Ministers to "avoid any real or apparent conflict of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ethics in Public Office (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance in light of his review of the ethics framework, the measures he is considering to improve the oversight of potential conflicts of interest, and sanctions for having failed to declare a conflict of interest when a Minister has authority or jurisdiction over the relevant area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11314/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance if the renter's credit introduced in Budget 2023 is in the baseline and a recurring measure going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11213/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those who have been in receipt of illness benefit since April 2022 or before will be eligible for the one-off payment of €200; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10950/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 701. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware and has contacted the HSE with regard to the use of heavy machinery in Priority Annex 1 habitat and the felling of trees in south woods in Merlin Woods, Galway City; how this complies with the EU Habitats Directive (article 6.2); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11356/23]

Comóradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (9 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Fáiltím roimh an deis atá againn an Ghaeilge agus an Ghaeltacht a phlé anseo inniu. Tá sé fíorthábhachtach go bhfuil Seachtain na Gaeilge againn. Is dócha gurb é seo an céad uair don Aire Stáit, an Teachta O'Donovan, bheith mar Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge. Cuirim fáilte roimhe sin. Tá a...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That was a very interesting opening statement. On private health insurance, what is the annual cost to the Exchequer of the related tax reliefs? From the perspective of equity, are those reliefs fair? How quickly could they be unwound in the context of the roll-out of Sláintecare?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: How fast could that wind-down be done in the context of the roll-out of Sláintecare? What is TASC’s vision of that or is it too difficult to compute given that it depends on how quickly Sláintecare is implemented?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fair.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Can Dr. Goffe explain that with an example?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Dr. Goffe is referring to removing it without Sláintecare implementation.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: There would be additional suffering, I suppose. I read a recent OECD report that showed the State had the lowest number of consultant specialists in the EU per head of population. The EU average was 2.45 per 1,000 population but this State falls well below that with just 1.44 per 1,000 population. Why is that and what could be done to bring us more in line with the EU average? If Dr....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fair.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: There is also the issue of housing. Chapters 13 and 15 of the commission’s report concern the need to move to a low-carbon economy and address the area of public health in general. I have a question on an area that links those two areas. It has supposedly been a Government priority since 2018 and there is almost universal agreement on it, not only by industry but also the...