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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I am referring to the school secretaries.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I apologise. I probably did.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: There is, and it is an important one too. The Minister might comment on that as well.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: For clarity, is that the offer that has been made in respect of the pay scale? With regard to the Minister's other comment, I found this committee meeting quite helpful. The Minister was quite open and helpful, perhaps even in comparison with last year, so I thank him for that.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the qualifying criteria for the occupational injuries scheme, disability allowance and invalidity pension will be changed to include long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47309/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the witnesses for those very interesting presentations and comments. I found them very useful. I will start with Mr. Clarke on a number of things he mentioned that I found quite interesting. He mentioned that the definition of "worker" is too narrow. I, too, am concerned about that because it seems to be silent on people working for voluntary organisations, external contractors,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: -----attempt to sanction journalists who publish information in the public interest that has been leaked to them. Of course, I-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: -----impact on journalism, but I am interested to hear Mr. Clarke's views on those two things first of all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Mr. Clarke for that. That is very interesting. My colleagues and I have been looking at and working on this, so-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Regarding the concept of the interpersonal grievance, I share Mr. Clarke's concern about the clause whereby a disclosure characterised as arising from an interpersonal grievance could be dismissed. It should be clear that this could have the power to reject disclosures where circumstances such as bullying and unfair discriminatory treatment or dangerous working conditions arise. When...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: That is interesting. In some ways it leads me onto my final question for Mr. Clarke. Obviously, one concern many people have for those who make protected disclosures is the financial resources that a person must have to win the redress. That is an obvious a matter of concern for people who make protected disclosures. The income of an individual who is considering revealing a perceived...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I have a question for Mr. Herrick on a matter I would like to tease out with him. It follows on from what Mr. Clarke stated to the effect that many people who make protected disclosures face an uphill battle. Last week, some brave people who faced just such a battle were before the committee. We heard their individual stories. One thing that came across quite strongly was how protracted...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: There is a particular issue I would like to tease out with Mr. Herrick, which specifically relates to that. I would be interested in Mr. Herrick’s views. I have some concerns regarding section 8 of the principal Act. The general scheme contains a provision which attempts to remove the right of a public sector worker to make a protected disclosure to the responsible Minister and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I have concerns about that being removed. It would lower the standards not to have that direct reporting to a Minister. If anything, it is a case of “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil”. I have concerns in that regard. I would be concerned that it will lower the standards. It also goes against Article 25.2 of the EU directive. I have concerns that standards will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (5 Oct 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual savings from reducing salaries by 50% of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Ceann Comhairle, Leas Cheann Comhairle, Ministers and certain Ministers for State, whilst leaving the current rate of the salary for Deputies in place (details supplied). [48191/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Oct 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Galway city has been plagued with vacant sites and vacant homes for the last number of years. Just last week, I walked through Galway city centre and took a look at the number of vacant homes. At the same time, thousands of people are on the housing waiting list, thousands of people are paying huge rents and thousands of people are locked out of homeownership. Just this week, we saw the...

Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh (6 Oct 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Tairgim leasú Uimh. 3: I leathanach 7, idir línte 24 agus 25, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach: “ciallaíonn ‘inniúlacht’ i gcomhthéacs na Gaeilge san Acht seo, agus in aon reachtaíocht eile, líofacht de leibhéal B1 nó níos airde ar an gCreat Comhchoiteann Tagartha Eorpach le haghaidh Teangacha;”. ...

Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh (6 Oct 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá brón orm ach ní aontaím leis an Aire Stáit ar na leasuithe seo agus tá cúpla fáth leis sin. Ar an gcéad dul síos, tá a fhios againn nach bhfuil an méid atá ag tarlú faoi láthair ag obair. Níl a fhios agam a bhfaca an tAire Stáit an tvuít inniu a chuir fear éigin ar Twitter. Dúirt sé...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste. Tá sé i gcónaí go maith éisteacht agus tuairimí nua a fháil. I have three questions. The first question is about the stepped reporting procedure in this new Bill. It is something that people have mentioned in previous committees. They are concerned that it might lengthen the...