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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: This section relates to the incorrect birth registration payment. The ordering of the amendments was confusing. We support the insertion of this new section to facilitate this payment but we have serious concerns that this ex gratiapayment, along with the flawed Birth Information and Tracing Act, could be used as a means to avoid further interrogation of Ireland's illegal birth registration....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I take the Minister's point that it is not his decision to make, but it is important for that to happen. I also take the other Deputy's point.

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Fáiltím roimh an deis labhairt ar an gceist seo mar go bhfuil go leor de mhuintir na Gaillimhe céasta le cúrsaí uisce. Bhí fadhbanna leis an maingainéis ar Inis Bó Finne agus sa Spidéal le tamaillín anuas agus cé go bhfuil siad réitithe sa Spidéal bhí fadhbanna i gcomhair i bhfad. The water issue on Inishbofin has been...

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Naughten as an rún seo a chur chun tosaigh inniu. Tá sé fíorthábhachtach. The first time that long Covid was highlighted to me was approximately two years ago. When I heard about it, it really knocked me for six when the woman in question detailed how much it had impacted on her life. Ever since then, I have raised the issue...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: The crux of the issue is the one-off allocation of €2.75 million the Minister of State mentioned. I will be interested to hear his response to my colleague's question whether that is related to the additional one-off payment that I mentioned in my initial opening remarks and which I welcomed in this Chamber. The point is that it does not come to the crux of the issue and the serious...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Táimid ag ardú cheist maoinithe Chomhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe. Tuigeann chuile dhuine nach bhfuil a dhóthain airgid á fháil ag Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe le blianta fada. Feictear é sin go soiléir sna bóithre agus na droichid i gConamara. Fiú inniu, tá Bóthar Chuan na Luinge faoi uisce arís. Sílim go bhfuilimid ar fad...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ethics in Public Office (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 41. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the review of public ethics legislation, ongoing since 2021; if he will make public the findings of the consultation initiated by his Department; if he will provide details of the timeline that he is working towards for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55680/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht. Tá sé go hiontach go bhfuil grúpaí éagsúla anseo. We would have read all of the opening statements prior to this meeting. It is good to have a comprehensive number of people and views here this evening. I will start with NERI, which noted that "The current highly regressive system of tax breaks...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is Deputy Boyd Barrett's phrase, not mine.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Does anyone else has a view on trusts?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is very interesting. A few years ago I saw on Twitter or similar that The Economisthad done some kind of study. It was about what most millionaires have in common and whether their parents were millionaires. One would not really have needed to conduct a study to come to that conclusion. It is quite an interesting discussion. I am interested in the issue of wealth and equality and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is interesting. I never heard that before. It is interesting as well that CAT is the most attempted to be dodged or dodged, or whatever way we say it.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Did Dr. Doorley have her hand up? No. What I love about committees is that we can tease things out and listen to different points of view. I had to write down my questions on the ESRI opening statement to keep myself in check because there were so many. In that statement, it was noted that the commission has set out that a site value tax could also accommodate the principle of a zoned...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Dr. O'Toole. I have another question for Dr. Collins. The report the commission has produced is an extensive document with a range of proposals. I note Dr. Collins previously served on the earlier Commission on Taxation. What percentage of that commission's report has been adopted by the Government?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is great that such a question has generated so much enthusiasm. We have the right group in the room so that is good. I will move on to capital acquisitions tax. I note the ESRI's statement referenced the difficulty involved in wealth taxes that can arise from "potential negative incentives to move financial assets [which] pose implementation challenges". For that reason, the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is the Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill.

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

Mairéad Farrell: Ba mhaith liom ceist maidir le béilí scoile te a ardú leis an Aire. Bhí scoileanna agus eagraíochtaí scoile, chomh maith le comhlacht amháin, i dteagmháil liom ag rá go bhfuil brú orthu an tseirbhís seo a chur ar fáil mar gheall ar an ráta boilscithe agus go bhfuil ardú tagtha ar phraghas an bhia. An bhfuil an Rialtas ag...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if electricity credits provided for in Budget 2023 will be decoupled from MPRNs in the case where multiple individual domiciles share the same MPRN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54829/22]