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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Rents continue to rise in Galway city with a report recently stating that they rose by 8%. Regularly there are no houses to rent available in the city under the housing assistance payment, HAP, limits, pushing people into homeless, which rose by 42% in Galway over the last 12 months. As a measure to prevent a continued rise in homelessness, would the Taoiseach consider giving Galway HAP the...

Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I would like to thank my colleague, Deputy Clarke, for bringing forward this motion in support of the women of honour. We fully support their call for a full statutory inquiry. We commend their courage and bravery. We believe them and we will continue to stand with them. I have no doubt of the massive toll this has taken on them. Like many whistleblowers, they went through an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (8 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schemes under which funding is available for the development of walkways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6674/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 272. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide full list of properties which are vacant and are either owned or being rented by the Office of Public Works by county; the amount of rent paid to date on those vacant rented properties in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6739/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shannon Airport Facilities (8 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 378. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a United States of America military aircraft (details supplied) was authorised to carry munitions or other military equipment or armed United States soldiers through Shannon Airport on 30 January 2022 on its way to the Middle East; if searches or an investigation were carried out to establish if the aircraft was in compliance with...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Ba cinneadh mí-ghnáthúil a bhí ann deireadh a chur le toghcháin do bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta. Sin cinneadh a thóg Rialtas de chuid Fhine Gael agus cinneadh a bhí páirtí an Aire Stáit i gcoinne. Ba cheart go mbeadh muintir na Gaeltachta in ann a gcuid ionadaithe féin a thoghadh díreach chuig an mbord. Tá sé sin...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Ní bhfuair mé soiléireacht ó shin, caithfidh mé a rá. Dúirt an tAire Stáit go bhfoilseofaí an ceistneoir go luath. Cén uair? Deirtear go bhfoilseofar é go ríghairid. Bhí an t-eolas sin amuigh san iomaíocht cheana féin. Táimid anseo chun an cheist seo a phlé. Táimid ag labhairt díreach leis an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Cén dáta a bheidh sé á dhéanamh?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat. I thank Mr. Johnson for appearing before the committee. We appreciate it as this is something we have been looking at for quite some time. We know Mr. Johnson is very busy and we appreciate him coming to speak to us today to add to that conversation. I apologise as I was a little late coming in. First, what does Mr. Johnson think would be the best anchor for...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Is it Mr. Johnson's view that all social protection payments should be included?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes. We call them social protection payments.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is really interesting. This is slightly off point but it is something I have noticed more and more in my clinics. I will have been a public representative for eight years come May, and it is only in recent times, in the past few months, that I have found more and more people in their late 50s and early 60s really struggling with accommodation and so on. Obviously, housing is a big...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Sorry. I heard some background noise and I did not know whether it was the Chair. I have another question. We have heard in this committee calls for an independent body similar to a low pay commission to oversee indexation. Does Mr. Johnson think it would be worthwhile to have an independent body that would oversee indexation?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I am sure. I have one last question. It is about the impact of the State pension triple lock on budget sustainability. What has that been? Although I hate to say it, we are probably coming into budget season again. It basically starts in March to April for us.