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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018 (Resumed): Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (12 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: We will take a look at that. I have not seen it. We have seen that moneylenders can charge up to 187% APR. There is talk of 288% when fees and charges are included. In the past few days there were reports in The Irish Timesregarding Provident Financial. The country's largest moneylender has announced it will shut its doorstep lending not just here but also in Britain. We have heard...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018 (Resumed): Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (12 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I have another question on the Bill and moneylenders. One of the reasons credit unions began was to stop out of control interest rates being charged by moneylenders. They have an active role in providing credit. Credit unions are often the heart of local communities. That is the case in my estate. Credit unions have said they want to branch out and have a greater role in the sub-prime...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018 (Resumed): Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (12 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I have another question relating to competition. The Central Banks always says that a vigorous approach to competition policy leads to better outcomes for consumers. My next question does not relate to this particular Bill. Ms McEvoy has a background in investment funds and I would be interested in hearing her thoughts. It is an issue that is very much on the agenda and in the news at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018 (Resumed): Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (12 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: That is great.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (11 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to make the risk assessments of all hospital maternity units publicly available. [23655/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Harbours and Piers (11 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 982. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the items for which the €100,000 for the deep water quay project have been allocated in relation to the recently announced 2021 funding allocations for the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24231/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The Tánaiste is aware of reports overnight that the British Government intends to grant an amnesty for its forces involved in illegal actions, including murder, during the conflict in the North. I welcome the comments of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, indicating his opposition to this unilateral move. All families bereaved during the conflict deserve the truth and we...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (6 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 52. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the survey results of the Office of Government Procurement client satisfaction survey from 2018 and 2020 will be provided. [23436/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (5 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 21. To ask the Taoiseach the full cost to date of the IBRC Commission; and the expenditure incurred in respect of legal fees by recipient law firms. [20513/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Shared Island Unit (5 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 112. To ask the Taoiseach if consideration has been given to the funding of a joint project between the CSO and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency to have a more standardised approach (details supplied). [22929/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Paindéim (5 May 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 565. To ask the Minister for Health cén fáth nach bhfuil daoine in ann clárú i nGaeilge le haghaidh vacsaíní Covid-19. [22820/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, which is the principal Act, placed national climate policy on a statutory footing for the first time in Ireland. This was a significant step. One of the main criticisms of it was a lack of specific emissions targets. The draft amendment Bill of 2020 was a step forward in this regard in that it tried to set out a legal framework by...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: There is a myth in this country, namely, that there is free access to education and that anyone can go to third level education, get a degree and even, apparently, get a well-paid job. All of that, unfortunately, is simply a myth. The issue much of the time is that universities rely on financing from students, whether international or EU, to fund their activities because they are not...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I apologise, as I was at another committee and I hope that I do not revisit questions that have been asked. I am sure the Chair will not be slow in telling me if I do. I wish to ask about a matter discussed by the Committee of Public Accounts recently, that being bogus self-employment. Our PRSI is low by EU standards. It will be examined by the newly established Commission on Taxation...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: There was news today that Germany and Italy had stated they would be behind President Biden's proposals on a 21% corporate tax rate. Will that have an impact? What is the Minister's view?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: In recent months, two major banks have announced that they will pull out of the State. We have discussed our crisis in credit provision. We are all aware of the importance of credit in fuelling the engine of the economy. Having two major fuel sources leave will have an impact. There have also been discussions - I am not sure whether it was at this committee or the Joint Committee on...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister held an interesting tax seminar last week. At a meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach last week, we had a discussion on Biden's proposal for a global minimum corporation tax rate, an issue on which the OECD has launched a base erosion and profit shifting, BEPS, process. In a recent RTÉ interview, the Minister stated:...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Taoiseach as teacht os comhair an choiste seo. I understand from his response to Deputy Tóibín on the increase in salary for the new Secretary General of the Department of Health that he has the same view as his colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, that is, that the new pay increase is commensurate with the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: On the back of that, it is interesting to note that the new Secretary General heading the Department of Health will be on a higher salary than the Taoiseach. Does the Taoiseach believe, therefore, that the scale of responsibility of the new head of the Department of Health is actually greater than that of the Taoiseach?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: It is an interesting point. I am sure that many people, when they look at the salary scale, would have a view on this. We need to admit there was a lot of outrage over the increase. When people note that the Taoiseach is on a lower salary than the new head of the Department of Health, they will be quite astonished. The Taoiseach made an interesting point on attracting people into the...