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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (9 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if contracts for new driver testers for the Road Safety Authority will have to go through a public procurement procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54666/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 375. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if in view of the declaration by Israel that six Palestinian civil society organisations in the Occupied Palestinian territory are terrorist organisations, his views on whether the root cause of this problem is an illegal occupation which has little regard for the human rights of Palestinians and that it is now time to take more concrete...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progress of the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53835/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given consideration to restoring the Galway Dublin X20 bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53834/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (4 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 283. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date that the foreign birth registration service is due to resume; the barrier to resuming this service if there is no date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53942/21]

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle agus leis an Aire as an mBille seo a chur faoi bhráid na Dála. Ar ndóigh táimid anseo chun plé a dhéanamh ar Bhille Airgeadais 2021 de chuid an Rialtais agus is mór an trua é, i ndáiríre, nach bhfuil fís ann nó nach bhfuil sé ag déanamh tada do ghnáthdhaoine atá...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (3 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The right to freedom of expression and the freedom of the media are protected by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. It is considered one of the pillars of democratic society and security in Europe, yet when it comes to the persecution of journalist Julian Assange our Government's and the European Council's silence is deafening. He is still incarcerated in Belmarsh...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I welcome the witnesses. I must apologise to them as I was in the Chamber for the past hour and a half, and I have missed the discussion up to now. I will ask the questions I had prepared but I may be repeating what has been said. As I do not like people repeating themselves, the witnesses should feel free to say if they have already covered an issue. One of the issues I am interested...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: That is very interesting. I am annoyed that I missed the meeting up to now because it sounds like the committee had a very interesting debate. I will probably look back on it. Professor Moloney is correct that it is very interesting to see. I love to look at how things are developing internationally and how the conversation is going. Deputy Boyd Barrett may have already mentioned this,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Professor Moloney. That is it from me in terms of questions. I had a number of things on. I will definitely look back on the committee proceedings as it sounds like it was a very interesting debate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee and it is good to see this issue being discussed here. Many questions have been asked already, but one aspect I wish to ask about is the monetary sanctions involved for individuals. Head 5 of this proposed legislation deals with monetary sanctions. It states they shall be “effective, proportionate and dissuasive", while also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Mr. Cross mentioned that by the end of September, the Central Bank had taken 144 enforcement actions and imposed fines amounting to more than €166.5 million under the ASP. Much of the discussion has been on the fact that individual accountability is a core focus of the Central Bank's work. As a number of the questions I had have already been asked, I would like to focus on the Cum-ex...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I agree with Mr. Cross about the cum-ex scandal being complicated. Those people were able to defraud billions of euro from European tax authorities over a number of years precisely because it was complicated and it took time for what was happening to be noticed. The reality is that it is not a victimless crime. They took that money from tax authorities, meaning that ordinary people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Mr. Cross for that. What I am very concerned about is that because this is complex, it can go over people's heads. It is a really bad mark against this State to be linked to this in any way. It was a fraud involving billions of euro. Clearly, Mr. Cross cannot comment specifically on individual cases, but I would like to see something very clear coming from the Central Bank - a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 912. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age awaiting a first-time appointment since being switched to the new children's disability network team for CHO2 based in Renmore, County Galway, by age, intervention type, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, in tabular form. [52418/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Harbours and Piers (2 Nov 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 1276. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to progress phase 3 of the development of Caladh Mór pier on Inis Meáin. [53343/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (21 Oct 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if eucalyptus is being used to fuel State-owned power stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51748/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I will be quick, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Ba mhaith liom an bád lasta, nó cargo ship, a fhreastalaíonn ar Inis Meáin a ardú leis an Taoiseach. Bhí muintir Inis Meáin i dteagmháil liom ag rá nuair a bhris an aimsir anuraidh gur fágadh iad le droch-sheirbhís. Chaill siad suas le hocht dturas idir Deireadh Fómhair agus an Nollaig. I mbliana tá siad tar éis turas...