Results 4,061-4,080 of 5,104 for speaker:Mairéad Farrell

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 378. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a plan in place to address the backlog of housing adaptation grant, housing aid for older persons grant and mobility aids grant applications that have accumulated while pandemic restrictions have limited local authorities' ability to process them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42848/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (9 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 971. To ask the Minister for Health the location a copy of the rules and regulations applicable to higher specialist training in public health medicine can be obtained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41450/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (9 Sep 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 1604. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will share the new report in relation to the recent review of the cost benefit analysis of the Deep Water Quay project for Ros an Mhíl harbour; the timeline for the next steps to advance the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43174/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Special Areas of Conservation (27 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a bye law on the Lough Corrib special area of conservation 000297 uses the term, managed primarily for the benefit of salmonids, given the addition of the words primarily managed is a dilution of the SAC and may impact on the integrity of the SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39760/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (27 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 299. To ask the Minister for Finance if banks are entitled to refuse a mortgage to a person whose employer is availing of the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if not, the avenue that is open to employees who are being refused on such a basis. [39101/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (27 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 1705. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of delivering the Sláintecare commitment to invest in 32 community specialist hubs for older persons and persons living with chronic disease; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34282/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 1693. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of delivering the Sláintecare commitment to establishing a statutory homecare scheme; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34281/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (27 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 1735. To ask the Minister for Health the funding spent to date on the national maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 1939. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to easing hospital visitation restrictions for long-term patients given the high levels of vaccination against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35911/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (27 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 1949. To ask the Minister for Health the variance to the budget of the new national maternity hospital by expense category in tabular form in view of the reports that the hospital is set to cost €800 million up from the original estimated cost of circa €150 million. [35966/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 2859. To ask the Minister for Health the effect the Galway races have on the vaccination programme based at the Ballybrit vaccination centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39405/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 2898. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the children’s disability network team for CHO2 – 6; if it is set to go ahead in 2021; the timeframe for it; if it is not going ahead, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39551/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 2978. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of the main lead paediatric pain consultant roles in Children’s Health Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39768/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (15 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Hopefully, in the post-Covid world, we will try to rebuild the economy on a regionally balanced basis and people who have moved back into rural areas as a result of Covid-19 will contribute to that. Community wealth-building and the inclusion of social clauses would be key to that. It is something I have an interest in and, as the Minister said, if we spend public money, it should have a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (15 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: In public procurement, social clauses are legal obligations which require contractors to create some form of added value as part of the contract. That can come in the form of labour activation, promoting the participation of SMEs, an obligation to provide a living wage and so on. What consideration has the Minister's Department given to the role that social and labour procurement clauses...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (15 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I am aware the Minister's Department has done work on social clauses. It is one of only seven Departments to have done so. The Minister has mentioned the involvement of social enterprises in the provision of sensory facilities and equipment in public libraries. I welcome and acknowledge that. I also acknowledge that a public body under the Minister's Department, Pobal, has also done work...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a support package for sheep farmers on animal welfare grounds. [38162/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 419. To ask the Minister for Health the number of workers in section 39 agencies that are currently earning below the living wage; and the estimated annual cost of bringing them in line with this. [32879/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh. Go raibh maith agaibh na hAirí chun teacht chuig an gcoiste seo. We are short on time so I will focus on two questions. Would the Chair prefer if I asked the two questions together?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jul 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I refer to page 31, table 6, on the budgetary projections for 2020 to 2025. Specifically, I am looking at the capital spending as per the stability programme update, SPU, and the summer economic statement, SES. I notice that next year the difference in capital is only €800 million over what the SPU had projected. We are all aware that it took additional time for this summer economic...