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Social Welfare (Payment Order) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I commend my colleague Deputy Kerrane on introducing this important legislation. It is unfortunate that the Government has decided to kick the can down the road for six months. I understand that there is the child maintenance review group. While it is welcome that something is being done, these people need help right now. The Government has form, in that when practical measures are being...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the excessive use of different legal entities and vehicles which has increased legal, accounting and other costs in relation to the funding, ownership, control and corporate structure of National Broadband Ireland (details supplied); and his views on whether restrictions should be applied on the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank (24 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of loans drawn down from the European Investment Bank; the date of commencement; the repayment schedule; the interest rate and purposes of each loan in tabular form; and his plans to allocate additional funding for the provision of social housing from the EIB. [10522/22]

Security Situation in Europe: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I recognise that the Ukrainian ambassador is with us in the House today. I spoke earlier, as my colleague Deputy Brady alluded to, on the use of section 110 of the tax code in the IFSC and the funnelling of money. What I am speaking on now is broader and concerns security situations within Europe. One of the EU Commission will have us believe is that halting climate change is its top...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I previously raised in the Dáil the issue of the funnelling of €118 billion through the International Financial Services Centre, IFSC, by 106 Russian-linked shell companies availing of section 110 of the tax code. These shell companies pay no tax and have no employees. I raised this issue not once, not twice, but three times with the Government. I raised it in the Chamber in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: What has been done in respect of this?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: What has been done since I raised this issue?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I got no response from the Government.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I got no response.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Why has it not been mentioned by the Government since I raised it in 2020?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It has not been mentioned once by the Government.

Supplementary Budget for Rural Communities and Farmers: Motion [Private Members] (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Is léir go bhfuil muid i ngéarchéim i leith costais maireachtála. Feiceann muid ar fad go bhfuil na billí tar éis ardú, ach tá a fhios againn go bhfuil brú ar leith ar cheantair tuaithe ina thaobh seo. Tá praghas leictreachais tar éis ardú 22%, tá peitreal ardaithe 30%, tá díosal ardaithe 32%, tá gás...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made towards the resolution of the European Court of Justice ruling in case C-261/18 relating to Derrybrien Windfarm; the next steps that must be taken to ensure compliance with the ruling in that case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10248/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons that lodge a complaint in relation to a clinical judgement with the community healthcare west mental health services are not provided with any avenue of internal appeal; if this is in line with HSE policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10203/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (22 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering new laws and regulations with respect to buy now pay later services which are entering the Irish market and raise considerable consumer protections concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9706/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 261. To ask the Minister for Finance the main reasons for a significant number of rejections of consumer complaints by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (details supplied). [9771/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 262. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman is taking the position in many cases that the consumer should have been aware of misconduct (details supplied) when they signed a loan offer or when they first went into default on a loan. [9772/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Financial and Pensions Ombudsman is refusing to investigate complaints unless both parties to a joint and several accounts have signed the complaint form. [9773/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 264. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the circa 1,200 tracker case complaints outstanding with the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; the actions that have been taken to ensure that the backlog is cleared; and if he authorised the Ombudsman to employ additional internal and external resources to deal with this matter. [9774/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 265. To ask the Minister for Finance if additional resources required by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to deal with consumer complaints are met by the levy on the industry generating the complaints. [9775/22]