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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (18 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 634. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures the Government proposes to take to address all the children who were boarded out and are also excluded from the redress scheme; the steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Catholic Church is held financially and morally accountable for the suffering caused in these institutions; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (18 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 635. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to the Programme for Government commitment on page 65, “Recognizing and Learning from Our Past”, where the Government commits to continuing to deliver the action plan for mother and baby home survivors and building the National Centre for Research and Remembrance, if he will clarify what,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (18 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 636. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the Government’s specific plan going forward regarding justice for mother and baby home survivors; if there will be any change to the redress scheme; if there will be any action taken to hold individuals and institutions responsible for past abuse; and the steps that will be taken to properly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (18 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 688. To ask the Minister for Health what supports are available for those in need of home kidney dialysis wishing to purchase a generator, and who are in receipt of a disability payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5486/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (18 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 704. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a device. [5606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (18 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 752. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an operation for a person (details supplied). [5842/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 836. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications received each year since 2020; the number of medical cards total issued each year since 2020; the number of discretionary medical cards issued in each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6388/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Harbours and Piers (18 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 873. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a contractor has been appointed for the building of Inis Oírr pier; the current timeline for its development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5845/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Teanga Gaeilge (19 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 107. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil teoireann ann ar an méid gur féidir le duine tuilleadh faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [6457/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 144. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the wage subsidy scheme is restricted to employees that have been employed for less than 12 months; the supports available for longer-term workers who have recently become disabled in such a way that their productivity may be reduced, but wish to remain in their employment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (20 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the lack of funding in Galway City Council for extensions on council properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6893/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time that accommodation in a hotel or bed and breakfast will be covered under the humanitarian assistance scheme for people whose homes were destroyed by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/25]

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Comhghairdeas leat as do phost nua, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I want to reiterate what has been said in the Chamber. Many people, especially young people, are waiting ridiculously long periods of time to access a driver test. In Galway, for example, the waiting list is over 3,000. That is 3,000 people who are waiting to get a driver...

Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (26 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Deputy Coppinger for bringing forward this motion and for campaigning inside and outside this Chamber, as well as all those people who have joined us today because it is such an important issue. In the last year, we have seen reports of domestic violence to the Garda rise by 8% across the State but by 11% in Galway. We have already seen women violently killed in 2025. My thoughts...

Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (26 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (25 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 116. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on her plans to address the proposed strike action of section 39 workers, employed by bodies under the aegis of her Department. [7539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (25 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 166. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on her plans for section 39 workers; if she will commit to the WRC ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5063/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Funding (25 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 230. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of funding his Department, and bodies under the aegis of his Department, provided to an institution (details supplied) in the each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7447/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (25 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 307. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that was raised from the 9% rate of VAT on newspapers in 2022, before this was reduced to 0% in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7446/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 514. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority homes in Galway city and county that had chimneys removed by the council during the course of renovations and retrofits in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7496/25]