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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (22 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 434. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of workers in section 56 and 59 agencies that are earning below the living wage; and the estimated annual cost of bring their wages in line with the living wage. [32873/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (22 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated annual savings to the Exchequer from reducing the salaries of public service third-level institutions senior administrator grade I by 2%, 5% and 10% in tabular form. [32865/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (22 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to put in place an equivalence system for construction skills certification scheme qualifications for persons returning from England who want to exchange their CITB plant operator tickets for Solas issued tickets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33208/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 528. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 749 of 13 January 2021, if any of the 700 oxygen concentrators that were donated to India (details supplied) included any of those oxygen concentrators that were delivered to Galway University Hospital and referenced in the response. [25542/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The economic recovery plan rests on four pillars. Pillar four provides for strategic investment in infrastructure and reforms that enhance our long-term capacity for growth. Capital expenditure is something I feel very strongly about, but I am concerned that the EU fiscal rules, as currently constituted, could serve to stymie badly needed capital investment and our efforts to achieve a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: My colleague spoke to the incoming leader of the DUP yesterday evening and Sinn Féin will continue to work in partnership with the DUP and the other parties in the Assembly. As Sinn Féin and others have consistently stated, this work includes delivering on existing agreements. Labhair mo chuid comhghleacaithe le ceannaire nua an DUP tráthnóna inné. Leanfaidh Sinn...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Under the new climate Bill, Ireland will need to reduce its emissions by approximately 7% per annum. We have been told that capital expenditure is set to increase significantly in the coming years. I expect a sizeable chunk of that will be for green capital infrastructure. I would be interested to see a clear roadmap for how capital investment will be used to reach our targets. I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I apologise for arriving late but I was speaking in the Chamber. I agree with the previous speakers who highlighted how outrageous and shocking this is. As Deputy Pearse Doherty said, this needs to be something that we pursue as a committee. My first question is to Mr. Kavanagh. I note his opening statement mentions the forthcoming protected disclosures legislation and that he stressed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Absolutely. For anybody I have dealt with in a similar situation, it is all-consuming. They really are trying to get the truth and the story out there, and they often feel there is barrier after barrier. Mr. Kavanagh expressed that very well and it is very important for us all to take note. There was a recent scandal in regard to Davy stockbrokers, and I have heard some people compare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I know Mr. Butler has extensive experience of financial services and he has appeared before this committee to discuss general banking matters. My question is quite general. Ireland already had a concentrated banking sector before the exits of KBC and Ulster Bank were announced. The State has significant shareholdings in the remaining pillar banks, which I imagine could make it more...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Affordable housing is badly needed in Galway city. Residents in the Mervue area have raised concerns that the build-to-rent nature of the proposed development at Crown Square will result in sky-high rents that ordinary working people, including the children of locals, many of whom want to continue to live and raise families in the Mervue area, will be unable to afford. Build-to-rent...

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister states that the Bill will bridge the affordability gap for first-time buyers and contends that it will help the squeezed middle, but the whole thing has become something of a squeezed muddle. "Affordability" has become a word that, in many instances, no longer means "affordable". In Galway, there have been no affordable builds for many years. People will hear the word...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the planning regulations for wind turbines regarding the setback distances from houses are under review given the considerable increase in the height of the turbines and the length of rotor blades in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34000/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I understand I have nine minutes. I also need to attend the Chamber shortly so I will be quick and to the point with my questions. I probably have too many questions, but I will get through what I can. My first question is to the witnesses from the OECD and TASC. It is anticipated that in the upcoming review of the EU fiscal rules there will be changes to the current rules. One...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (29 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the NDLS centre in Clifden, County Galway remains closed; when it will reopen; and the conditions that must be met before it can reopen. [34407/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (29 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the body that is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of roads leading to the shore in Canower, Cashel, Connemara, County Galway; if Galway County Council has any responsibility for these sections of road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34739/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (29 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the controls and oversight his Department has of the way active travel funds are or are not being spent; the oversight and monitoring being undertaken to ensure that funds allocated are spent and not rolled over into other projects with future dates; the controls in place to make sure that protected cycle infrastructure is being...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (29 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the body that has control of the €100,000 that has been allocated for Oranmore under the additional outdoor infrastructure scheme; if an association (details supplied) has ultimate responsibility for implementing the works and spending the funds; the start date and finish date for the works at the Castle Road; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (29 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer in each of the years 2022 to 2026 of restoring the PAYE tax credit as it applied to the contributory pension for dependents that was changed as part of Finance Act 2013, in tabular form. [34547/21]