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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Given the fact that Ms Callaghan is talking about €1 billion going into the housing assistance payment and so forth, I would be concerned about how sustainable that is in the long term. Obviously, I hope all those houses get built and that people who come to me end up in homes they are not worried they will have to leave. At this stage, many people would be quite concerned about the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: How much is it?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay, so it is just to have that wiggle room then.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. My time is probably up at this stage. I thank the witnesses very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Concrete Block Levy: Discussion (26 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agaibh as teacht os comhair an choiste. I have a number of questions, which I will group. I will initially start off with the CIF, whose representatives mentioned in the debate that any additional costs to themselves cannot be pushed on when it comes to public works. Can they could advise what impact they feel that may have on the delivery of public works? That is my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Concrete Block Levy: Discussion (26 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: As we do not have that much time, I will ask Mr. Kelly about something else. He mentioned modern methods of construction in his opening statement. Why has there been such slow progress in developing these?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Concrete Block Levy: Discussion (26 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Mr. Kelly for his interesting and helpful contribution. I may reach out to him again on those issues. I will move on to the SCSI. The SCSI has said that, at this moment in time, projects that were already under way have not been cancelled. Do the representatives have any concern about that happening in the short or medium term? What are their views about the introduction of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Concrete Block Levy: Discussion (26 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: My final question is for the mica group. In its opening statement, it was mentioned that the group is still awaiting the appointment of a senior counsel. What are the group's views on the slow progress in that regard? It can be contrasted with the situation in An Bord Pleanála, which was dealt with much more quickly. I would like to hear the group's thoughts on that.

Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: As I only have four minutes, I will only focus on one particular measure but I look forward to engagement on Committee Stage. I want to focus, therefore, on the vacant homes tax. It is something which we have long been calling for and is something which, on the face of it, most people would probably welcome. We know that we have a significant stock of vacant homes, which we can see from...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (25 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 155. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide the full list of sites theIDA holds in its land bank; the locations of these sites; their size in hectares and current zoned status in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52988/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the extension of the 404 Galway city bus route to Clarinbridge is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52693/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is considering implementing a Leap-90 system for Galway city, given that passengers must transfer buses in Eyre Square to get from one side of the city to the other; if his Department is engaging with a company (details supplied) to determine if it would be willing to participate in such a scheme; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that County Galway was excluded from pathfinder funding for cycling and active travel projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Civil Registration Service (25 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on an application for a certificate of freedom to marry for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53206/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 431. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that illness benefit recipients are excluded from the cost-of-living double payment, particularly those who are on IB for an extended period of time, such as a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52761/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 614. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that day-care services in Loughrea are provided at the purpose-built facility on the St. Brendan's campus only one day each week with the service provided at a local hotel on other days; the progress that is being made to reinstate the service to the St. Brendan's campus on a full-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52943/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (25 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 660. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide shower chairs for people with disabilities who cannot stand on their own; if one will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason that they have been refused a chair to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53285/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 749. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to reintroduce a quota on spurdog species in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52940/22]

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Oct 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. It is welcome that we are discussing the regulation of lobbying. We need to be realistic about this. People's faith in the public and political system is at an all-time low. That is because of the behaviour of certain people. When people look at this Chamber and the debates that take place here, even though numbers of them voted for every one of us,...