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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (30 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to classify more LEAs in Galway and across the west as rent pressure zones given that rents are increasing at a rapid rate in coastal areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58441/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (30 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that are being taken to curb large rent increases in Conamara and across the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58442/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (30 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 649. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to provide additional PCR testing centres to rural areas such as Connemara given the increased demand for tests and rising case numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58829/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (30 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 650. To ask the Minister for Health the advice for those who need a PCR test who do not have access to a car and live a significant distance from their nearest testing centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58830/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (30 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 755. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he can take or is examining to ensure the sustainability of all fish stocks in waters around Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58692/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ferry Services (30 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 772. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has plans to improve the accessibility of the ferry service to the Aran Islands for passengers with disabilities and in particular for passengers who use wheelchairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58318/21]

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: As the Minister well knows, people of all ages are struggling to pay their rent. I regularly have people come to me - friends, family, neighbours etc. - who are struggling or unable to pay their rents. These are people my age who may be looking to start a family and who have to move back to the family home because they simply cannot pay their rent or, if they can, they certainly are not...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I must say that when the Minister got up to speak earlier, I thought I was in some kind of alternate reality or universe, whereby we, in Sinn Féin have been in government for the past years, when he said that the thing we need to do is to build homes. That is something that we have long been calling for. However, it has been the Minister and his party who have been in government and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to instances in which premiums (details supplied) for having contracted Covid-19 in the workplace were not paid to HSE staff; and if this has affected their basic pay and pension contributions. [59164/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (1 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 133. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to increase core funding for family resource centres; if funding can be increased by a centre (details supplied) in County Galway to allow it to recruit a third-staff member given the complex needs of the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (1 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department’s regularisation scheme will be delivered by the end of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59405/21]

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 and to provide for related matters. I am delighted to be introducing this Bill with my colleague Deputy Buckley. I will first say a few words on what motivated us to craft this Bill. In 2014, this State introduced the Protected Disclosures Act. This was badly needed in a State...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Unfortunately I was not in attendance at the discussion on this Bill on Tuesday. Although I wanted to be here, I was not able to attend. I welcome this discussion, which goes to the heart of everything we do and to the heart of fairness and equity. I want to agree with something that Deputy Nash said. I would imagine that most Deputies in this Chamber are in agreement with this amendment...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: It is good to hear that the Government party TDs have also been strong on the case and that the Minister understands where we are coming from. I agree with Deputy Pringle. It is great that we are having this discussion and I am not suggesting that anyone would purposely forget it but I am concerned that it could slip off the radar in time. That is why I think this kind of report would be...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I commend Deputy Boyd Barrett on consistently raising this issue, highlighting it, putting it on the agenda and making me aware of it. It is clear from the concerns that have been raised consistently and that we have heard in this Chamber and in committees that this is an area of concern. Given that companies are supported by this relief, and in light of the grave concerns that have been...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I move amendment No. 16: In page 94, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “Report on restricting banks from carrying forward losses 37. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on restricting the banks from carrying forward losses against taxable profits in a manner which could result in...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I am aware of the technical report but, as the Minister said, this was completed a number of years ago. We have to be cognisant of the degree and extent to which the banking market has changed. We can all say that in the past number of years much has changed in general, not just within the banking market. We had quite an interesting discussion yesterday in Joint Committee on Finance,...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I acknowledge that the Minister has a different point of view from my colleagues and I on this. A limit should be placed on the losses that banks carry forward to reduce their tax liabilities and this report should be done as it would be of benefit to us all. It would be important to compile this report.

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: It is.