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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: What would other examples be of secondments being used on a permanent basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Why exactly is secondment used for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: What impact would that have on hiring someone else to replace them, if they were technically gone for the whole time? Say, for example, I was in the role just below somebody who was seconded and everyone knew they would be gone the entire time. What impact would that have on me? Would I be taking on the duties and responsibilities but not the actual role?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Could that cause an issue if the person came back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Of the current secondments, how many are at Secretary General and assistant secretary general grade? Does Mr. Moloney have a figure of the number of people who have gone on secondment because that is the kind of thing we have been talking about? He mentioned some in his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fair. Some of the questions have already been answered but in relation to the secondments Mr. Moloney mentioned to Maynooth University and the National University of Ireland, Galway, these are secondments that have been raised with us and people have asked serious enough questions. It is easier to be frank and honest with Mr. Moloney and to ask these questions. Concerns have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is interesting and that probably covers most of my questions. Mr. Moloney is saying he is fully confident that they have a great job of work there and about the research they are carrying out. In fairness Mr. Moloney has given more detail on that there but sometimes we need to be honest about these things because we have unfortunately had a history in this State of a huge lack of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (14 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 424. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual first year and full-year cost of regrading Seanad secretarial assistants to parliamentary assistant grades, for regrading Dáil secretarial assistants as administrative assistants and having Dáil parliamentary assistants pay brought in line with the Building Momentum Public Service Stability Agreement in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (14 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 425. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual savings to the Exchequer from reducing the additional non-Oireachtas salaries (details supplied) of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Ministers and Ministers of State by 50% in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29692/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 507. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will increase the income threshold for social housing support given the increasing cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29601/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 1120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in relation to their disability allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29745/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (14 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 1244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of modern methods of construction apprentices hired in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29694/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 1547. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual first-year and full year cost of implementing the Workplace Relations Commission agreement for all section 39 workers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29693/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 1821. To ask the Minister for Health the way that those who worked for private healthcare agencies during the Covid-19 pandemic and have since changed employers can apply for the Covid 19 bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30470/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 1901. To ask the Minister for Health the categories of carers that will receive the pandemic special payment; the date they are scheduled to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30688/22]

Adaption Grants for Older People and People with a Disability: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an nGrúpa Réigiúnach as an rún seo a chur as comhair na Dála. It is very welcome we are having this discussion because we all know the benefit of these grants. I have to say in particular that I often come across the big difference the housing aid for older people grant makes in people's lives. In many cases it involves small simple...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (1 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the next stages in the process of bringing the new National Maternity Hospital to completion along with the key dates; when a business case will be brought before the relevant Committee of the Houses of the Oireachtas; when it is expected to go to tender; the proposed date for construction to commence; the deadline for completion; and if he will make a...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (1 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I, too, was trying to use the Internet but it was not working. I thank the witnesses for coming in. Although I have meetings with them online, as someone who was elected just before Covid, I think this is my first time seeing them in person. It is nice to meet them in person. I have a few questions prepared but I am also interested in some things that arose during the discussion. I am...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (1 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: As soon as we mention anything about wages increasing, the immediate argument for shutting it down is that it will drive inflation. Is that shutting down such increases fully or partially?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (1 Jun 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: We were talking about the report today about climate targets and there was mention of the projects in the national development plan, NDP, being delivered. We have seen the initiation of the inflation co-operation framework but these are huge amounts of money and we do not know how inflation is going to go over the next while, as we mentioned. Does the council have any concerns about the...