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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: So there are 26 extra ones. There are 17 at the moment and 26 extra ones coming on stream?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: May I ask a question that is probably a stupid question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Some people could think - not that I think this - that more firms coming on stream will make others more competitive. That may be the theory, but what negative impact will it have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: They are separate entities, legally, or-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That would be interesting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Wow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is a question I had. The witnesses are on the front line. They see the impact. Will they touch on the physical and mental health impacts they see? We can often talk about numbers, but they do not have that same real-world impact, because people do not realise the numbers are about people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Unfortunately, my colleague, Deputy Doherty, could not be here; he really wanted to be. This is an area he deals with rather than me. I am spokesperson on public expenditure and he is spokesperson on finance. It is an area in which he has had a massive interest for a long period.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: He should be concerned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Maybe I would be concerned if I were him. What is the key legislation that is needed? Mr. Joyce mentioned the courts. What are the key aspects that need to be discussed? Ultimately, Mr. Joyce is here because we are the ones who can put the legislation together. Maybe it will be a combination of the Cathaoirleach and I championing joint legislation; that would be funny. Will Mr. Joyce...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: In that sense, will councils sit down and plan out rent arrears? Councils do a totally different thing but that is something I would do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: So do I.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: In six months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I have a brief final question. How concerned are the witnesses about the lifting of the eviction ban?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Mr. Joyce might want to come in on it briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: There is no such thing and I am not allowed to use that word here, either.

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: My colleagues have already pointed out that this week we heard the news that Electric Ireland would reduce its prices for some of its business customers but not for households. I have to admit I could not believe this when I heard it. We have energy companies making bizarre sums of money and record profits off the backs of households that are struggling to get by. In recent months my...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the business energy support scheme to LPG gas and oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8044/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ethics in Public Office (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance in a situation where a Minister had responsibility for an area such as consumer mortgage arrears, if his or her own credit history would be relevant and hence should be declared if he or she were currently or previously in significant arrears, given that the ministerial code of conduct requires Ministers to "avoid any real or apparent conflict of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ethics in Public Office (7 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance in light of his review of the ethics framework, the measures he is considering to improve the oversight of potential conflicts of interest, and sanctions for having failed to declare a conflict of interest when a Minister has authority or jurisdiction over the relevant area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11314/23]