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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister of State. It was not clear for everybody from the start but I presumed it was people working on the sites. It is the same as what we had in the past, whereby people lived in graveyards if they were working in them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: That is what this is about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I am conscious a number of other speakers want to come in and when you are one of the final speakers most of the questions tend to have already been asked. I will now open up the discussion to others. I call an Teachta Cronin.

Ministers and Secretaries (Attorney General) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Cheann Comhairle agus leis an Aire Stáit. This is my third week in a row speaking on a Private Members' Bill from the Opposition which, on a Thursday afternoon, is being pushed back or declined by Government. This feeds in to a narrative and the opinion that this is a slow-moving do-nothing Government. First of all, I commend Deputy Bacik and the Labour...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (3 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to examine the case of persons (details supplied); to advise on a land dezoning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36900/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (3 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 347. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the continued suspension of the transvaginal tape sling procedure for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women, which is clinically supported procedure, is still unavailable in Ireland more than six years after the pause was implemented; and the options women have now, who have not yet had a family and who have already tried and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: If that is the case with the other issues, then we will go into private session.

Student Fees: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister clearly does not know how budgets work. I have only two minutes of speaking time so I will not be able to go through it now but I have no problem sitting down with him at some other time to go through exactly how budgets work. Budgets are about political choices. The Minister says it is a policy decision. It is a policy decision the Government said it was going to take.

Student Fees: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: In the run-up to the general election, the Government parties made all of these promises about how they were going to get rid of student fees. The Tánaiste even said in November that he would return to genuinely free fees and that this would be done over the lifetime of the next Government if he was returned to power. What do we have instead? The first thing we hear is that promise...

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Ursula von der Leyen has been one of the staunchest defenders of the current Israeli regime. She has consistently provided cover for them, going for photo opportunities at every possible moment. She talks about human rights and international law but it is clear for all to see how unequally she applies this. She will talk about Russian war crimes but she will not talk about Israeli war...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: We know the application system for driving tests can be a disaster. An issue not raised as much is motorcyclists applying for tests. There is a major waiting list and people are told to monitor the site for a cancellation. There is a new practice where third-party sites and apps, for a fee, use bots and book up the cancellations. This places normal applicants at a disadvantage. It means...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Absolutely, if we can definitely get that correspondence because sometimes there is a situation whereby we ask questions and do not always get the exact response. I am not saying in relation to Mr. Madouros or anything like that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: It is really important. This is an issue that has understandably angered people, in my opinion. If there is any doubt that maybe that would be the case, that would add very strongly to the argument. I totally take Mr. Madouros's point and thank him, if he could do that. I also want to draw attention to something that was big in the news today, and that is in relation to the eight...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I understand that the Central Bank does not regulate ISIF, but who does?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay, no problem. I have a number of questions on it. To be honest, it is one of the most pressing issues of the moment. That is why I felt it was essential to raise it here. That would be my view on it. Some quite interesting things came out of the meeting here today. Something that really interested me was how we could use procurement contracts. I cannot remember which of the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: It was on the basis of them mentioning it that I asked.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá leithscéal faighte againn ón Teachta Dála Shay Brennan. Is mian liom na riachtanais bhunreachtúla seo a leanas a mheabhrú do chomhaltaí agus páirt á glacadh acu i gcruinnithe poiblí. Caithfidh comhaltaí a bheith i láthair go fisiciúil laistigh de theorainneacha shuíomh Theach Laighean. Ní cheadóidh mé...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I now invite members to discuss these Estimates. I remind members participating remotely to use the "raise hand" function. I also remind members that there is a tight timeline for this meeting. I ask people to be as succinct as possible. Members will have a maximum of five minutes each.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: The Revised Estimates Volume.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I think it was the third week of December last year.