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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: He should be concerned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Maybe I would be concerned if I were him. What is the key legislation that is needed? Mr. Joyce mentioned the courts. What are the key aspects that need to be discussed? Ultimately, Mr. Joyce is here because we are the ones who can put the legislation together. Maybe it will be a combination of the Cathaoirleach and I championing joint legislation; that would be funny. Will Mr. Joyce...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: In that sense, will councils sit down and plan out rent arrears? Councils do a totally different thing but that is something I would do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: So do I.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: In six months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I have a brief final question. How concerned are the witnesses about the lifting of the eviction ban?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Mr. Joyce might want to come in on it briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: There is no such thing and I am not allowed to use that word here, either.

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: My colleagues have already pointed out that this week we heard the news that Electric Ireland would reduce its prices for some of its business customers but not for households. I have to admit I could not believe this when I heard it. We have energy companies making bizarre sums of money and record profits off the backs of households that are struggling to get by. In recent months my...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the business energy support scheme to LPG gas and oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8044/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ethics in Public Office (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance in a situation where a Minister had responsibility for an area such as consumer mortgage arrears, if his or her own credit history would be relevant and hence should be declared if he or she were currently or previously in significant arrears, given that the ministerial code of conduct requires Ministers to "avoid any real or apparent conflict of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ethics in Public Office (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance in light of his review of the ethics framework, the measures he is considering to improve the oversight of potential conflicts of interest, and sanctions for having failed to declare a conflict of interest when a Minister has authority or jurisdiction over the relevant area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11314/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance if the renter's credit introduced in Budget 2023 is in the baseline and a recurring measure going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11213/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those who have been in receipt of illness benefit since April 2022 or before will be eligible for the one-off payment of €200; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10950/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 701. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware and has contacted the HSE with regard to the use of heavy machinery in Priority Annex 1 habitat and the felling of trees in south woods in Merlin Woods, Galway City; how this complies with the EU Habitats Directive (article 6.2); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11356/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Construction Industry (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work that the construction sector group is currently undertaking to advance the roll-out of modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10530/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Construction Industry (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: This question asks about the construction sector group that is currently undertaking the roll-out of modern methods of construction, MMC, if the Minister of State would like to discuss the issue.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Construction Industry (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: The construction sector group was established by the then Department for Public Expenditure and Reform in 2018 and was a collaborative effort on the part of State and industry. Things like that are very welcome, especially if they serve a public purpose. The group has tried to promote the transition to sustainable construction, known commonly as MMC. The group has produced many good...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Construction Industry (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I completely agree with the Minister of State about the role that MMC can play. However, we know that the percentage of homes being built by MMC remains very small. I do not think the State has created the demand for MMC. We know the industry itself is still in its infancy and it will not grow sufficiently fast unless we are willing to nurture it. That means creating the demand for those...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Freedom of Information (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the legislation he will bring forward this year in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10528/23]