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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 511. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration has been given to increasing local authorities powers to enforce minimum standards in private rented accommodation, including allowing local authorities to compulsory purchase order properties in an unliveable state, where the current owner has not taken steps to address issues; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 532. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32643/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 574. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32647/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 639. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32644/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 660. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32632/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 729. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the costs incurred by her Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32633/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 905. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred by her Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32642/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 951. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current offering by ETB of craft apprenticeship off-the-job training (phases 2, 4 and 6), by the number of places per intake, for 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32107/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 953. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of staff teaching craft apprenticeship off-the-job training (phases 2, 4 and 6), by ETB, in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 952. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of courses, along with their title and number of places available, that have been discontinued in each ETB, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32108/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 954. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the funding provided to each ETB in the years 2023 and 2024; the level of funding requested by each ETB via the Funding Allocation Request (FAR) procedure; the actual funding provided; if in 2024 no such FAR was used and his Department allocated based on a different criteria, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 955. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the additional funding of €67 million in Budget 2024 and €77 million in Budget 2025, where this additional funding was spent; the level of funding that has been drawn down in the current year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32111/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 987. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32641/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 996. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32646/25]

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Bogaimid ar aghaidh go dtí an Teachta Connolly agus, ina dhiaidh sin, an Teachta Stanley.

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat. I say "Hi" to the sixth-class pupils from Kiltale National School who are here with Deputy Aisling Dempsey.

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá daltaí ó Ghaelscoil Éadan Doire sa Ghailearaí freisin, as well as those from Kitealy National School. Plenty of young eyes are watching us.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 98. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on plans to abolish the carers allowance means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32278/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: This was talked about quite a bit during the election. What update does the Minister have? An féidir leis an plean atá aige le fáil réidh leis seo a leagan amach go cruinn dúinn?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: The most important thing is clarity. The Minister said the Department will do a job of work to analyse how this will be achieved over the lifetime of this Government. Will the Minister be able to publish that as soon as job has been done? For carers, being able to predict exactly how it will impact them over the coming years will be important. Carers do a huge job and save the State vast...