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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: We will be supporting these amendments.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: We support the amendment.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: We support the amendment.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: We support the amendment as it is based on our recommendation.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: We agree with this amendment.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Apologies, I will leave it so.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: My main concluding remark is on something that has been the theme of today's meeting and all of our discussions, that is, the great sense of gratitude many members of the committee have for those people who have blown the whistle and done such really great service to the people and to the State. Deputy Buckley and I strongly believe that everything that can be done to protect future...

Rising Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá a fhios againn le fada an lá go bhfuil daoine ag fulaingt mar gheall ar an ardú ollmhór atá tagtha ar an gcostas maireachtála. Bhí a fhios againne i Sinn Féin go mbeadh an ráta boilscithe ag ardú le hathoscailt an tsochaí, ach is léir nach raibh an fios céanna ag an Rialtas nuair a cheangail sé praghas cíosa leis...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new affordable housing schemes will be rolled out in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15005/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the recently brokered deal in the Workplace Relations Commission for school secretaries and caretakers pay and conditions is accepted, if these terms will apply equally to staff in all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13847/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 781. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications from and visas awarded to Russian investors applying through the Immigrant Investor Programme, disaggregated by IIP investment option Enterprise Investment, Investment Fund, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Endowment with the amounts invested in each option in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 782. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications from and visas awarded to Chinese investors applying through the Immigrant Investor Programme, disaggregated by IIP investment option Enterprise Investment, Investment Fund, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Endowment with the amounts invested in each option in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 825. To ask the Minister for Health if the pro-rata payment in relation to the €1,000 Covid bonus to healthcare workers will mean less favourable treatment for those relief staff who worked more hours than their full-time co-workers during lockdown; if section 39 organisations will be instructed to treat their relief staff, who have worked the same hours as full-time staff, equally;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 1027. To ask the Minister for Health if the pandemic special recognition payment will be limited to payment of staff that worked between 1 March 2020 and 30 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14753/22]

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: All of us will be aware from our work in our constituencies and from our clinics that the most vulnerable in our society often rely on moneylenders. As a result, they lose large amounts and pay large sums attempting to repay these loans. We have all heard horror stories of people stuck in that cycle. It is welcome that we are here today to try to make some effort on this. However, the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I want to raise the issue of the difficulties patients are facing in trying to access dental care through the dental treatment services scheme, DTSS. I have been contacted by many people in my own constituency. They are finding it extremely difficult to find a dental practice that is taking part in the scheme. I contacted the HSE for a list of dentists who are participating in this scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (10 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 194. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the terms of reference for the external review panel he is establishing to examine the processes and procedures in relation to the recruitment and remuneration of senior public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13593/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú Comharchumann agus Comhlachtaí Pobalbhunaithe (10 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 204. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é suim an deontais reáchtála a ceadaíodh do gach comharchumann agus gach comhlacht pobalbhunaithe Gaeltachta sna blianta 2021 agus 2022; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [13695/22]

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Mar a dúradh níos luaithe, tá súil againn gurb í seo an uair dheireanach a bheidh orainn déileáil le scéimeanna cosúil leo seo mar gheall ar Covid-19. As was mentioned previously, we all are hoping that this will be the last time that we have to deal with these Covid-related measures. Hopefully, we really are seeing the back of Covid-19. This...