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Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Gender Equality (9 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 140. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the expected timeline for the transposition for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, indicating in any assistance that will be given to employers to ensure they can properly prepare for the implementation of the directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38093/25]

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I welcome the witnesses. I thank them for the considerable work they and the organisations they represent continue to do in what appears to be a growing challenge to work in this space at a time when rights are being questioned, challenged and, in some cases, eroded. It not easy. I count myself lucky to have gotten to this point but I have only done that through a career in community and...

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: That is what I took from it. I wanted to give Mr. Herrick the opportunity to highlight it because that is quite concerning from a structural point of view in this process. It concerns me and is something that I will take from today. I have one more question. I want to put it to Mr. Collins first and then if others have time to contribute, I would appreciate it. I have been involved in...

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank everyone for staying with us. This has been very informative for me. I would love to ask Ms Bailey about the idea of the family status piece. If that were to be included in this legislation, what would that change mean to those people who are parenting alone?

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: Ms Bayliss is here representing the alliance today but I want to ask about her work with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. We speak much about rights, injustice, access and discrimination. In a very short space of time will Ms Bayliss explain how this would manifest in the work of her organisation? How would people experience it?

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank everybody for responding to the invitation to come to today's meeting. It is very informative.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for estimated cost of extending the young adult Leap card to encompass all those under the age of 30; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37543/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of valid driving licences issued as of 2 July 2025 that rely on the condition that a certification of fitness was provided with renewal applications; if his attention has been drawn to the financial burden that the required to provide certification every three years for persons over 75 years-of-age and his plans to mitigate...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 324. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the cost to the exchequer of the help to buy scheme in each of the years since its creation in 2016 in tabular form, and; an estimation of the cost for each year from the last year for which final numbers are available until 2030. [37191/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 326. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised from stamp duty on shares in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [37256/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Media Sector (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 474. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount expended in respect of the activities and mission of the local democracy reporting scheme since its inception to date. [37396/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 506. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the cost to the exchequer of the first home scheme (aka shared equity scheme) in each of the years since its creation in 2022, in tabular form; and an estimation of the cost for each year from the last year for which final numbers are available until 2030. [37192/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 507. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the cost to the Exchequer of the croí cónaithe scheme in each of the years since its creation, in tabular form; and an estimation of the cost for each year from the last year for which final numbers are available until 2030. [37193/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 508. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the cost to the Exchequer of the housing assistance payment in each of the years since its creation in 2014, in tabular form; and an estimation of the cost for each year from the last year for which final numbers are available until 2030. [37194/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 540. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff employed at each of the 31 local authorities at the end of 2024, in tabular form. [37835/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current situation around infrastructure to combat domestic violence in the State, including by providing the current number of emergency refuge spaces for victims of domestic violence; the shortfall between this level and the level that would allow Ireland to meet its obligations under the Istanbul Convention; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 614. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to estimate the capital cost of meeting Ireland’s obligations on refuge space as agreed under the Istanbul Convention (i.e., through building refuges) and the additional annual current spending necessary to operationalise the additional spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37157/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (8 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 824. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that must be taken, and documentary evidence that must be provided, by a couple giving notification to marry to the civil registration services, where that notification is of a timeframe shorter than the standard three months due to the medically affirmed likelihood of a greatly shortened lifespan of one of the couple; and if she will make a...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: In his opening statement, Mr. Gallagher said the NTPF has strong financial oversight procedures and processes in place to administer insourcing funds. I assume by including that in his opening statement he fully stands over that.