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Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: The issue is the opaque structure.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I worked in the financial services sector. This is specifically about section 110. They do not employ people under section 110.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: They can do it under section 110; that is the issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is section 110.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: In fairness, this is not something I am raising now since the Ukrainian situation arose.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is section 110, specifically. I am not saying that it is all the fault of the entire financial services sector. I worked in financial services, so I am not saying that. It specifically relates to section 110 of the tax code. Can we at least have a cost-benefit analysis?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Accessing the almost €1 billion in funding under the NRRP requires the State to undertake multiple reforms.  Priority No. 3 of these reforms includes commitments on anti-money laundering and aggressive tax planning.  I have repeatedly raised the issue of billions of euro of Russian money going through the International Financial Services Centre, IFSC, over the past two years....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: On launching the framework's first report, the Taoiseach emphasised that its approach is fundamentally about making people's lives better by better understanding people's lived experiences. Next week will mark Brain Awareness Week. I want to commend the work of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and the Irish Dementia Working Group, whose members are incredible advocates and activists. Covid...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: The Assembly passed a motion last year calling for direct dialogue between it and the European Parliament. Assembly Members recognise the need for representation of the views of citizens of the North within the EU institutions. In this regard, Sinn Féin has made several proposals, including on observer status, representation at the European Committee on the Regions and the European...

Flexible and Remote Work: Motion [Private Members] (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I commend the Labour Party on bringing this motion forward. If there is one thing that came out clearly from Covid-19, it is that workers are able to work from home and indeed that for many it gives a far better work-life balance. No sooner had the Tánaiste's right to request remote working Bill been introduced than the Tánaiste said it needed changes to be fit for purpose. I...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ukrainian War (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that he will be taking to ensure that banks (details supplied) don’t raise funds again whilst they are under sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13522/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ukrainian War (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that Ireland’s Register of Beneficial Ownership permits the use of legal trustees and nominee shareholders which adds a layer of opacity and disguises the ultimate beneficial owner in view of the risk of possible attempts to circumvent financial sanctions; if he will be taking steps to ensure that the register records the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of external reports commissioned in 2021; the cost of each; the external reports that were received by his Department in 2021; when such reports were or are expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13166/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reviews (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all Departmental reviews, reports and studies that that were published in 2021; if he will provide a list of those that are currently ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I apologise for not being here earlier. I agreed to attend another colleague whose household was struck down by Covid and did not realise this meeting was going to be on at the same time, so I missed the entire thing. If I repeat something somebody else has said, please let me know. We saw on Sunday that Putin's regime indicated its sovereign bond repayments could be conditional on the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is very interesting. These are very difficult times and it will be interesting to see how that develops in that side of things. There is much talk about inflation as well at present. This committee has just issued its inflation report, which recognises that the underlying causes of the inflation are external and can be attributed to things such as supply chains taking time to reopen...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: The ECB was very clear before this crisis, and it could not have been clearer, that it was not going to follow the US in that regard. I have been in many debates in which people told me that interest rates were going to rise and I kept returning to what Christine Lagarde has been saying. Obviously we are living in quite interesting times.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is very interesting. It has been announced that the fiscal rules will not be returning in 2023, if they return in their current incarnation at all. We have seen the issues with energy security and the requirement for that bulk of funding from the Green New Deal coming from a national level. This is evidence that we need to hasten our transition away from fossil fuels. Will Dr. McQuinn...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the witnesses. That is very interesting.