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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Functions (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister. The review of the NDP is something I will contribute to. I hear what the Minister is saying. We need investment in roads. We need investment in public transport as well across the areas in question. When I am talking about basic infrastructure, I mean those 38 KV lines and the lines that run directly into people's homes. Everything is crumbling. If the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on recent matters related to the OPW and value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5062/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Weather Events (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagements his Department has had with the Department of Social Protection in relation to the potential costs of the humanitarian assistance scheme arising from recent storm-related applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5061/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ethics in Public Office (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in relation to the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995, he plans to make changes to the Members’ register of interests, whereby properties held through a company must be disclosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5065/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures the will be taken by the inland fisheries division to meet key commitments in the 2025 Programme for Government regarding the recognition of the Great Western Lakes, including Lough Corrib SAC, as salmonid waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5371/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there have been any personnel changes to the position of principal officer within the inland fisheries division of his Department for the commencement of the 34th Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5372/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that the current council housing application does not give an applicant the option to choose domestic violence in the home criteria on a local government housing application form, nor give an option of fleeing coercive control; if he will commit to amending the council housing application form to include this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on an appeal for carer’s allowance which is under a section 317 review will issue to an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5343/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for Jennie’s Law to be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5374/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports in place for farms damaged by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5370/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Bereavement Counselling (13 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 283. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department is working to ensure that all children bereaved by a parent have access to peer-support groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5274/25]

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: A Cheann Comhairle, as you will see, there is a note that I have opposed this section. I oppose it for all the reasons outlined by all the Opposition parties together in the last hour or so. It is outrageous that the first act of this Government is to increase the number of super junior and junior Ministers. This is at a time when many of our constituents have had two weeks without...

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Hear, hear.

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (12 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Hear, hear.

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (12 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Hear, hear.

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (12 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I am totally opposed to the Bill. I am deeply frustrated with how our amendments have been dealt with. I will first speak to the matter of the Bill. Recently, the Taoiseach described the Opposition's rejection of the Government's stroke politics as a subversion of the Constitution. Talk about a subversion of the English language. The Government was forced to row back on its outrageous...

Response to Storm Éowyn: Motion [Private Members] (11 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Parts of Connemara had serious telecommunications issues in November, with certain areas without a phone signal for up to three weeks. Now, again, these exact same people are facing the exact same issues. Many have been told they will not get connectivity for another six weeks despite us running into the third week of the storm's aftermath. Some are being told by their private providers...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Weather Events (11 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all those who came from other countries to assist following Storm Éowyn had to complete a safety course before commencing the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4414/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (11 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance for the full list of NAMA project sales to date; the date of each sale; the value of each sale; the corresponding par value of each loan portfolio sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4332/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (11 Feb 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 5 February 2025, which of those treaties contain a limitation of benefits clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4703/25]