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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: As a committee, we have discussed the surpluses in 2018 and 2019. However, we do not talk about the deficit in terms of the infrastructure and the health infrastructure, which has naturally impacted and meant that we have been in long lockdowns because our infrastructure simply cannot cope. My second question is on the shared equity scheme. I have heard the views that Dr. McQuinn...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Recently we have seen something quite contradictory with this State being both the EU country with the longest period of lockdown yet have the best growth figures as measured by GDP. IFAC has made the case for some time that we should not use GDP and should use GNI* instead. Economists and international experts tell us that GDP in an Irish context is so subject to distortions that it can be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: As I am not sure how much time I have for asking these questions, I will keep it short. I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee, which is very welcome. This transaction took place in November 2014. It has been reported that the bonds were purchased by the consortium for €5.4 million. The Central Bank enforcement action notice stated that three weeks after the...

Civil Registration (Right of Adoptees to Information) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Ar an gcéad dul síos, molaim mo chomhghleacaí an Teachta Funchion as an mBille seo a thabhairt os comhair na Dála. Is leasú simplí é seo ar an Acht um Chlárú Sibhialta, 2004, a thabharfadh cead d’uchtaithe a dteastais bhreithe a fháil nuair atá siad os cionn 18. Leasú simplí atá i gceist ach is leasú...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Community Banking (10 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 301. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the recommendations from the 2019 report by a company (details supplied) on community banking that have been implemented; his plans to implement other recommendations made by the report in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13352/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting (10 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 406. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps open to a seaweed harvester who wishes to register seaweed harvesting rights on their folio which abuts the shoreline from which they harvest seaweed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13342/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (10 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the date the HSE placed the order for the two oxygen generators for University Hospital Galway in response to Covid-19; and the date the units were delivered to the hospital. [12503/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (10 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 744. To ask the Minister for Health the specific details of the elements of the installation of the two oxygen generators at University Hospital Galway that are still ongoing. [12504/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas, a Chathaoirligh, agus as an gcur i láthair sin. How many bonds have been issued by the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, since the start of the pandemic and what proportion is held by the ECB?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: That would be great. I had heard that the figure was one third, so the ECB has, essentially, monetised that debt. Following on from that, many have pointed out that a clean distinction between monetary and fiscal policy was one of the first casualties of the global financial crisis of 2008. In the current crisis, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish where one policy ends and the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: My next question relates to the Central Bank's concern for price stability. I was not surprised that it joined in the chorus of those who have criticised the shared equity scheme as being inflationary and further pushing home ownership out of the hands of many people. The Land Development Agency is also of great concern. Has the Central Bank carried out an estimate of the price impact of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I have one more question in the brief time that remains in my slot. It relates to climate change. In previous years, the ECB and the central banks it co-ordinates have often had too great a focus on price stability, unlike the US Federal Reserve, which also has a focus on creating full employment. The president of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, recently stated that climate change affects all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I will follow up the questions relating to An Post, specifically in respect of the level of engagement and analysis done in terms of post offices. Was an analysis carried out to establish whether the An Post branches in the affected areas are able to offer the full suite of services? In my constituency, Galway West, the Oughterard branch is the last one in the village and it is set to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Mr. Kelly. Galway is the second largest county and three branches are closing. If we take the example of the branch in Oughterard, the nearest branch in Clifden is 46 minutes away. There needs to be context in relation to that as well. I have two other questions. The first is on closing the gender pay gap. We had conversations regarding limits of €500,000. In the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: With regard to the staff who took voluntary redundancy, have they been replaced by staff on temporary contracts?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review current restrictions on driving instruction; if there is updated public health advice to inform possible regulations on driving lessons moving forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14459/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (24 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 525. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if contracting authorities are required under European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 for negotiated procedure without prior publication to keep a record that justifies their use of the provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14382/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (24 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 1024. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the ineligibility for the State transition pension for those between 65 and 66 years of age due to the requirement to have 13 stamps paid by the employer in the two years before they are 65 years of age; and if consideration has been given to the fact that some workplaces have a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (24 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 1327. To ask the Minister for Health the average and median ambulance waiting times in each of the years 2018 to 2020, by county in tabular form. [13945/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (24 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 1366. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 818 of 3 March 2021, the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contract work...