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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Recent Cost-of-Living Measures: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is an interesting discussion and it is the hot topic of the day. I thank Mr. O'Connor for that, as it was a very interesting response and engagement. On another question, I cannot remember when we had the Central Bank officials in before the committee – it was at some point in the last weeks or months - but I asked them about the risk of stagflation. It now looks likely that...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: People my age, when they look to the future, feel they have no chance of ever achieving homeownership. As my colleagues have said, this is happening under the Government's watch. The common theme among my friends and co-workers I have had in the past is that they work day in and day out and nothing gets easier. They feel they are completely locked out of homeownership. We are seeing now...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to an Icelandic oil drilling operation close to the bounds of Irish territory near the Maury Channel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the plans for BusConnects Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his view on expanding bus services in Galway to include a night service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23312/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (10 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that two schools in Galway lost their DEIS status in 2022 while the DEIS programme is being expanded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23311/22]

Rising Rental Costs: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: As we all know, the cost of living has spiralled, people are under severe pressure to make ends meet and many people simply cannot do so as a result of the cost of living crisis. Nevertheless, before this increase in inflation and the war in Ukraine, we had the highest rents in Europe. People were struggling with housing, with paying rent and even with finding accommodation. All of this...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update 2022: Minister for Finance (4 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister for coming before the committee. As the Chairman outlined, the committee has been considering this issue. The Parliamentary Budget Office delivered an excellent and interesting briefing. As the Minister outlined, we are and have been living in extraordinary times, with Covid and now the invasion of Ukraine. Of course, that means it can be difficult to predict what may...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update 2022: Minister for Finance (4 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Of course, that is the difficulty at present. This time last year we could not have predicted that we would be in this scenario. Indeed, we had other issues that we could not predict at that point that we were living through. In relation to the upward revision of GDP forecast, I note that it is largely driven by exports and at the same time there is concern in relation to consumer...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update 2022: Minister for Finance (4 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I am not sure how much time I have left. I have one question anyway and if I have time for another question, I will ask it.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update 2022: Minister for Finance (4 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I will ask two questions quickly. It seems there has not been a change in the estimate of the impact of global tax reform on the level of corporation tax receipts from the medium-term fiscal strategy from January 2020. Given the change in the international tax environment, will there be a difference in what is set out in the stability programme update, SPU? My other question is on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (4 May 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of National Educational Psychological Service psychologists in full-time employment by county as of April 2022; the waiting times by county for a child to be assessed by a NEPS psychologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21730/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Let us have a unity referendum.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: We have.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ethics in Public Office (28 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. That was interesting because, as we know from media reports, there is a crisis facing An Bord Pleanála and it is quite a disturbing state of affairs. We are talking about conflicts of interest. We know that conflicts of interest do not necessarily equate to corruption but, as we saw with the planning tribunal, the presence of conflicts of interest...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ethics in Public Office (28 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I look forward to seeing that legislation towards the end of the year. The crises of the day often reflect the significant role we have in the area of ethics, the implementation of the Public Sector Standards Bill and different matters that are important with regard to ethics in public life. I understand from media reports yesterday that Remy Farrell, SC, will carry out a review into the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (28 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the national development plan; the impact of cost inflation on same; the projects which might now need to go back out for tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21488/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (28 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: An chéad cheist maidir leis an national development plan, NDP, and the impact of the cost of inflation on the plan, as well as the projects which might need to go back out for tender and the Minister's views on this.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (28 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá sé sin suimiúil. Yesterday, the Minister might have seen that the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications heard serious concerns from representative bodies of construction companies. They spoke of the need to reform public works contracts for the construction of transport infrastructure. They said many contractors were having to pull out due to the inflation in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (28 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It will be interesting to see those proposals. The Minister is right that, at the end of the day, we have an infrastructural deficit and we want to deliver as many capital projects as we can with the resources that we have. It is unfortunate that inflation has increased so much and that this could impact on delivery. I have a question about the capital project tracker for the NDP. Will...