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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I do not mean how many. I meant-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister of State is fully confident about that. He indicated that there would be contingency plans with other buildings. How many other buildings would that apply to and how much would it cost?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Could the Minister of State furnish the committee with that detail after the meeting?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister of State knows nearly as much about flooding in Galway as I do. I am in Galway city but the Minister of State and I have had many conversations about Clifden. I know how much it impacted him at that time. Could he give me an update regarding Galway city? I know he visited there in November.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister of State has said that he hopes the scheme will be delivered by 2025. If it is delayed then how much time does he think we have in, for example, Galway city? How long will the current plan be sustainable for? If the situation progressively worsens with climate change does he think such a scenario will have an impact? If the scheme is delayed further than 2025, how much time...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I am very aware of the impact that flooding has had on Galway city and Clifden. As the Minister of State said, we need to do everything to protect communities in the Claddagh, and the businesses around the Spanish Arch and Salthill, that are so affected by flooding every time there is a storm. As the Minister of State said, these storms are becoming ever more frequent and that causes a huge...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister of State.

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and New Decade, New Approach: Statements (1 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Families' quest for truth and justice is not a quest with an infinite amount of time. So many families who have had family members murdered due to British state collusion have seen the parents, partners, siblings and children of those killed pass away without the truth behind their loved ones' killings being known. There needs to be a sense of urgency about this. This weekend marked the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Island Communities (1 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the reintroduction of an allowance for teachers on offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4222/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Island Communities (1 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a secondary school in Inishbofin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4223/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (1 Feb 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 573. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beds that have been available across women’s refuges in County Galway at year end in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [4744/22]

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Galway, like every other county in Ireland, has been deeply affected by the mental health crisis in our young people. This is probably the biggest issue that young people raise with me personally, which is a good thing in the sense that young people are being very vocal in relation to mental health services, or the lack thereof, and are looking to engage with us in that debate. After...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Regarding the recent forced displacement of Palestinian households in occupied East Jerusalem, the UN last week urged Israel to halt all evictions and demolitions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, immediately after a family was forced out of their home the previous day. I am referring to the Salhieh family. They bought their house in Sheikh Jarrah in 1967, which is a long time...

Cost of Living: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Labour Party for bringing forward this timely and appropriate motion. We all know that people have had it extremely hard for the last two years with the Covid-19 pandemic. So many people lost their jobs or were out of work for periods of time and some were on reduced hours as a result of necessary closures to deal with the pandemic. We also know that many...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: NERI's opening statement and Dr. McDonnell's comments around the cost of living issue being tackled in different ways, such as through the provision of subsidised childcare, an increased supply of affordable housing and subsidies to public transport, are interesting. We know that by comparison with other European countries, Ireland tends to be a lower spender when it comes to the subvention...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Dr. McDonnell. He mentioned that there are benefits to both. For poorer households, what would have the larger impact?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Dr. McDonnell for that very interesting response. What springs to mind is the report published last week by Social Justice Ireland, which I have already quoted twice today. The Social Justice Ireland report states that if the cost of housing was included, it would show that 19% of people are living in poverty. That is quite interesting. I would welcome a comment from Social...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Do I have time for one more question? This is very interesting. Obviously, everything that we discuss in the budget oversight committee is extremely interesting. Earlier, Dr. McDonnell stated: "Crucially, wages generally rise faster than prices, meaning that wage indexation will tend to improve living standards for poorer households over the longer term." I would love if he could talk me...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (26 Jan 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as teacht os comhair an choiste. Allocations for current expenditure by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, FSPO, have fallen from €570,000 to €491,000, which is a 14% cut. Could the Minister explain the reason for the decrease and also outline if the FSPO raised any concerns regarding the decrease?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (26 Jan 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is interesting that figures that my colleague, Deputy Doherty, received from the Department on 9 December 2021 show that as of 8 December, 4,443 complaints were open and had yet to be resolved, with 1,982 still open despite being received more than a year previously. There are concerns regarding the capacity and resourcing of the office to get through its caseload. Given the figures the...