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Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: People are really worried about their electricity bills. On Monday, the SSE Airtricity price hike is going to kick in. That is hundreds of thousands of households that are going to be hit with a big jump in their bill. That comes, obviously, after the hikes we have seen from three other companies since the budget was announced last week - a budget in which the Government made a terrible...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: To be honest, and I get this all the time, sometimes I think the Tánaiste forgets that he is the Tánaiste and has been in government since 2011. We now have a situation whereby people are struggling more and more. Why? It is a direct result of the policies and budgets the Government continues to implement. The Tánaiste said during the general election that the Government...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Three years ago, I raised the story of a couple who had been scammed of €4,000 they had saved in their Revolut account for their wedding. They had huge issues at the time in trying to contact anyone beyond a bot about this scam. After raising this issue, I was flooded with people contacting me saying they too were hit by such scams and could not contact the company. Today, I was...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (14 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the grant-based scheme his Department is working on to support disabled drivers and passengers which will replace the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54782/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: School Funding (14 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 799. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the business case submitted in relation to a school (details supplied) on 19 March 2025; if the funding requested will be provided for in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54553/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá leithscéalta faighte againn ó na Seanadóirí Conor Murphy, Joe O'Reilly agus Cathal Byrne. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where they are not adhering to this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Thank you, Senator. We might let the others in. I thank the Senator for taking the Chair while we were all gone for a vote. Next is an Teachta Burke and then an Teachta O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Mr. Ryan was indicating, a Theachta, just to let you know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I ask Ms Lo Bue Oddo to turn on her camera.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Will the Deputy indicate exactly who the question is for?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. I see there is an indication-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Does Deputy Doherty want to begin with the Commission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: We will begin with the Commission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Does Mr. Knauer want to respond to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agaibh as teacht os comhair an choiste inniu. At the start we had to be a bit more haphazard than usual because we had to run out for votes. I am really concerned around these two COM proposals that came before our committee. I am even more concerned after having this committee meeting today. I am extremely concerned with Mr. Knauer's response to what Deputy O'Calllaghan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: What is the incentive? I am not saying any particular country would not want to, but are there particular repercussions that have been outlined for countries if they do not pay them back? At the moment they are guaranteed by the EU budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: What are they?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: We are the finance committee of the Houses of the Oireachtas in Ireland and we are being told that member states are likely to repay these loans and that is the working assumption. However, there is a lot of talk about war coming to Europe and that this is the reasoning behind these member states needing to increase their military capabilities. Surely, in a situation like that they are less...