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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if work is being done to increase the frequency of the service of the 424 bus to Ceantar na nOileán and Iorras Aithneach, or to provide a Local Link service between Leitir Mealláin or Carna and an Cheathrú Rua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20740/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Connecting Ireland projects due to be delivered in 2023 in Galway - routes 438, 423, 424, 547, 350, and 425A; if these are on track to be delivered on the schedule set out earlier this year; and if he will provide details of the design of these projects. [20332/23]

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat. That sounds like a good group so I might see if I can join them afterwards with Deputy O’Connor. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Collins. This marks my first time engaging with the Minister of State in my new role as spokesperson on higher education. As it is also the first legislation that I get to deal with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering providing free or reduced cost school transport seats in rural areas where there are not sufficient pupils who meet the criteria for free school transport for a bus to be viable; if she is considering any other solution to this problem to ensure that as few pupils are arriving to school in private vehicles as possible;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (3 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of instances in which local Intreo offices have given incorrect advice, particularly around illness benefit; if she sees these instances as a pattern; the steps she is taking to minimise the instances of incorrect advice being given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20428/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (3 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the new rodenticide recently approved for use by British authorities (details supplied); if he is concerned about the impact this may have on the population of birds of prey in Ireland; if this rodenticide is being considered for use in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20492/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 453. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on pandemic bonus payments for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20603/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Ah stop.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: It definitely is not.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected deadline for the NBI rollout of fibre broadband across the State; if he is satisfied with the current rate of the rollout with 109,000 out of 569,000 premises connected after the third year of the plan; how he plans on ramping up delivery of the rollout, particularly across the west, where areas are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the work his Department has undertaken on requiring a certain amount of floor space in supermarkets of a certain size to be reserved for reuse and refillable products, following recommendations to the Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action in 2021. [19923/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: On a point of order, will the Taoiseach clarify when an Teachta Niall Collins will be making a statement in front of the House and if he will be answering questions? At this point-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: -----it is being reported in the media that-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: It is reasonable for the House to be informed, if it is already being reported by media.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Will it include questions?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: It is helpful when Deputies are made aware in advance of these-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: -----because sometimes it is not as clear.

Rent Reduction Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I commend People Before Profit-Solidarity on bringing forward the motion. I have a couple of points I wish to raise in my limited time. At the start of this week, a survey conducted by Galway Chamber showed the real-life impact we all knew was happening, but it was good to get a detailed survey that showed the impact the housing crisis in Galway city is having across the board, including on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: There has been a lot of commentary over the past week about the sale of land in Patrickswell, County Limerick. It has been reported that in December 2006 a solicitor acting on behalf of the wife of the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, wrote to the council seeking to purchase the land and that then, the following month, councillors, including Deputy Collins, voted to allow the council...