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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (21 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 2562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Horse Racing Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board have oversight or responsibility for ensuring that trainers who operate their licences from stables adhere to local authority planning regulations and obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20525/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (21 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 2572. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of registered breeding establishments situated in each local authority area in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18929/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (21 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 2573. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of inspections carried out by each local authority of establishments pursuant to the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18930/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (21 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 2574. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of prosecutions initiated by each local authority against individuals for offences which fall under the relevant legislation concerning dog breeding in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18931/21]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
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) (20 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an chur i láthair inniu. Bhí sé an-suimiúil. Maidir leis an chéad cheist atá agam, my first question, concerns the SPU. I noted in that regard that the Minister speaks about striving for a balanced budget in the medium term, but at the same time we very clearly have an economy that is unbalanced and facing huge amounts of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
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) (20 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I do not need to point out, because we are all aware of it, that we have a deficit in housing. I am concerned for those people who have been in long-term unemployment. We are seeing from the SPU that some businesses will clearly end up closing and there will be a mismatch between the kinds of jobs that will be available and the people who are unemployed. I note from the SPU that the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
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) (20 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister must be concerned that there will be a skills misfit.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
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) (20 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister must be concerned about the skills situation, especially for those over the age of 50. I will move on as I do now want to eat into other Members' time. I want to ask about the proposals in President Joe Biden's tax plan. The Minister replied to Deputy Doherty's queries on the matter. We have had a long period during which Ireland's corporation tax has been described as the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
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) (20 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: There must be concerns that President Biden's plans will have a massive impact. We have long neglected investment in infrastructure, housing and research and development, which should be a key pillar of a successful economic model. Our research and development expenditure as a percentage of GDP is consistently below the EU average. We have had several years of underinvestment in...

Project Ireland 2040: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I am sharing time with Deputies Carthy, Munster and Ó Laoghaire. I feel under a bit of pressure because I do not think I will be able to top the previous contribution. I ask Deputies not to judge me. I commend the Rural Independent Group on bringing forward the motion and allowing us to have this debate. It is really important, as is the issue of development on a regionally...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies Data (1 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 258. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a list of section 56 and 59 organisations will be provided; the number of employees in each which have not received pay restoration in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17818/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (1 Apr 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that have been taken to progress the deepwater quay project at Ros a Mhíl Harbour since the publication on 4 September 2020 of the final quay wall peer review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17782/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (31 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Deputy Doherty will be here in a minute. He thought Question Time was recommencing at 7 p.m.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (31 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: My colleague has just arrived.

Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: That is correct. Táim fíor-shásta an deis seo a bheith agam faoi dheireadh. Bhí muid ceaptha an t-ábhar seo a phlé le roinnt seachtainí anuas agus táim an-sásta go bhfuil an deis agam inniu é a phlé, éisteacht leis na daoine eile a bheidh ag labhairt faoin gceist seo agus plé a dhéanamh ar an gcomhaontú agus ar an...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: It has been reported in recent weeks that Ireland's share of the EU's pandemic recovery and resilience fund may be reduced by somewhere in the region of €321 million as a result of GDP figures over-inflating the health of the Irish economy. Unfortunately, this comes as no surprise to me and many others. I have been highlighting the inappropriateness of GDP as a measure of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected grant allocations under the resilience and recovery facility in nominal and percentage terms in the periods 2021-22 and 2023, respectively; if the expected allocation has been reduced from the previously committed total of €1,273; if so, the reasons for the reductions; his views on the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (31 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had engagement with the Central Bank regarding unregulated loan notes issued by a company (details supplied) between 2012 and 2019 and administered by another company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17185/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Cases (31 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 160. To ask the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16601/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Legal Cases (31 Mar 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 181. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16590/21]