Results 961-980 of 5,148 for speaker:Mairéad Farrell

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 343. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (details supplied), if she is satisfied that the Garda Commissioner has fulfilled their duty in view of the recent issue with the cancellation of more than 22,000 category 1 999 emergency calls; and if she will provide the reports which she received from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there was any additional information relating to the cancellation of category 1 999 emergency calls provided by the Commissioner to her between October 2020 and May 2021. [35529/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding the longstanding issues related to the timeliness and accuracy of reporting of An Garda Síochána crime statistics data and the steps she has taken to improve the integrity of published crime statistics data that is provided to bodies such as the Central Statistics Office, the Policing Authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Services (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 384. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s total spend on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [28535/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 460. To ask the Minister for Health if higher numbers of vaccines will be allocated to local general practitioners in rural areas to facilitate the vaccination of persons who cannot travel to vaccination centres given new data in relation to vaccines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29137/21]

Ban on Rent Increases Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I commend my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, on bringing forward this Bill. It is timely and necessary. Government policy continues to drive up the price of rents. They are now in excess of anything anyone can afford, as are house prices. In many senses, it seems to be mission accomplished for the Government. In my home county of Galway, rents have increased by 6% on last year, while...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Dr. Hunt cannot give me the details in that regard. I note that he has said it is very competitive in the North and that he answered Deputy Jim O'Callaghan by saying it is very competitive in the South, so I assume he is saying that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Dr. Hunt may have already answered this next question for Deputy Durkan. In Britain AIB is currently in non-binding discussions with suitors to purchase the commercial loan book. Will Dr. Hunt confirm that the employees on this loan book will be protected by transfer of undertakings, TUPE, legislation? If I am correct, I believe that Dr. Hunt said he answered this for Deputy Durkan but I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The witness stated that AIB is a community bank and is committed to local businesses. Dr. Hunt mentioned earlier the move away from bricks and mortar. I am aware that Dr Hunt has said he cannot confirm plans with regard to the North, but given the plans that are there and the assertion that AIB is committed to the community, if there were wide scale closures across all jurisdictions surely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Apologies, what was the timeframe there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: My final question is about the announcement of the closure of another head office building in Dublin over the past few months. It was stated that the bank would be more reliant on the use of home working into the future. I have worked in banks myself and the different banks I worked in are now seeing the same shift. Obviously there will be massive savings for the bank around property costs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I understand that. We know, however, that when people spend far more time at home, there is a cost in terms of electricity, heating and all of that. From what Dr. Hunt is saying, that will not be reflected in the wages of workers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: We can agree to disagree on that point.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance if a full and unredacted list will be provided of all reform commitments entered into by the State in the National Plan of the Recovery and Resilience Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35893/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax policy changes it is committed to in the National Plan of the Recovery and Resilience Fund recently submitted; the timeframe by which these commitments will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35895/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the State will address the country specific recommendations as obligated to do in order to access the Recovery and Resilience Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35897/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current plans with regard to flood defences in Leenane, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36465/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of placing the Office of Government Procurement on a statutory footing in 2022. [36468/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 486. To ask the Minister for Health if the temporary assistance payment scheme for nursing homes will be extended beyond 30 June 2021; when nursing homes can expect a decision on the future of the scheme; if the current level of supports will be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 492. To ask the Minister for Health if the temporary assistance payment scheme for nursing homes will be extended beyond 30 June 2021; when nursing homes can expect a decision on the future of the scheme; if the current level of supports will be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29686/21]