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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Two weeks ago, along with 3,500 bereaved relatives of the conflict, I wrote a joint letter to the Taoiseach and to Boris Johnson. The British Government has repeatedly failed to deliver on our rights to truth, justice and accountability. We need a truth recovery process, a proper archiving of lived experiences and an examination of themes and patterns. I ask the Taoiseach to meet with...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I am asking the Taoiseach as a bereaved relative.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: These are relatives.

Finance Act 2004 (section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2020: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: This is a technical motion and it relates to capital carry-over from one year to the next. Sinn Féin will be supporting it. This year it represents money included in the 2020 voted allocation that has been unspent. Since the 2004 Act we have a facility to carry over unspent capital expenditure. Section 91 of the Act specified that the provisions would be up to a maximum of 10% of the...

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Mar is eol don Aire, tá muidne i Sinn Féin tar éis tacú le fanacht agus dul chun cinn an EWSS go dtí an 31 Márta. Tuigimid cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an scéim seo i gcomhair na ndaoine atá ag brath ar an airgead seo. Ar ndóigh, an rud atá mé féin chun caint faoi ná na daoine sin atá ag iarraidh...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 215. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the length of service requirements for a civil servant to avail of the preserved pension benefits for an officer who served between 1 June 1973 and 1 June 2002. [5181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 216. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the restrictions that apply to companies with unlimited status from being awarded contracts as part of the public procurement process. [5416/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 217. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the restrictions that apply to companies registered in jurisdictions that are listed on the EU's blacklist from being awarded contracts as part of the public procurement process. [5417/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the restrictions that apply to companies using anonymous trustee ownership structures from being awarded contracts as part of the public procurement process. [5418/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the restrictions that apply to companies that use a bearer share ownership structure from being awarded contracts as part of the public procurement process. [5419/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether companies in receipt of public procurement contracts should adhere to the EU Code of Conduct for Business Taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5421/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether aggressive tax planning by a company should be grounds for exclusion from a public procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5422/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of unlimited companies that were awarded public procurement contracts in each of the years 2016 to 2020. [5420/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: What if the move is on a permanent basis?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: If it turns out that it is a lateral movement on a permanent basis, will the Government adhere to the PSSA guidelines?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I am asking about the lateral movement rule because it may end up being a lateral move. If I was a Secretary General and I applied for and was appointed to the post, would the move stick with the PSSA rules and not attract a salary increase?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Lastly, will the Minister confirm that there will be no salary increases for any other Secretary General if such a position were to become available in a different Department?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: There will not be any increases.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I will keep my question extremely brief because of the time pressure. The State previously declared a climate emergency and we know there is a huge job of work to be done in relation to that. It is clear that semi-State companies will be key to investing in a just, green transition. Would the Ministers support amending the state aid rules for semi-State companies when it comes to investing...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (10 Feb 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grounds on which an unlimited company can apply for an exemption from having to file financial statements with the Companies Registration Office under the Companies (Accounting) Act 2017. [7258/21]