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Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister states that the Bill will bridge the affordability gap for first-time buyers and contends that it will help the squeezed middle, but the whole thing has become something of a squeezed muddle. "Affordability" has become a word that, in many instances, no longer means "affordable". In Galway, there have been no affordable builds for many years. People will hear the word...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Affordable housing is badly needed in Galway city. Residents in the Mervue area have raised concerns that the build-to-rent nature of the proposed development at Crown Square will result in sky-high rents that ordinary working people, including the children of locals, many of whom want to continue to live and raise families in the Mervue area, will be unable to afford. Build-to-rent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the planning regulations for wind turbines regarding the setback distances from houses are under review given the considerable increase in the height of the turbines and the length of rotor blades in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34000/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The committee will be engaging with representatives from the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, and Dr. Collins to discuss tax expenditures as part of the committee's pre-budget 2022 scrutiny. I welcome Dr. Micheál Collins, assistant professor, school of social policy, social work and social justice, UCD; Dr. Barra Roantree, economist and research officer, and Dr. Theano...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Dr. Roantree notes that it would be beneficial to have some review, evaluation and reporting of tax expenditures. Personally, I have an interest in tax gap analysis. There is much value in carrying out such analysis on different tax heads. In a nutshell, the tax gap measures the difference between what is collected, the effective rate and what would be collected if everything that was owed...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I am interested in also hearing Dr. Collins's views on tax gap analysis. He mentioned the hidden role of the State and using the taxation system to encourage and support certain activities among individuals and corporations via tax expenditures, an issue I am interested in. Anybody who has studied economics will have heard of the invisible hand of the market, but it is often mentioned to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Dr. Collins, your screen has frozen.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: We have some additional time. Deputy Boyd Barrett has his hand raised in anticipation. I might ask for people to indicate online. Deputy Durkan has also indicated by raising his hand physically rather than online. I will take him second. Deputy Boyd Barrett, you make take the additional five minutes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I am conscious we have only a few minutes left before we reach the two-hour time limit, which we have to adhere to because of public health advice. I will ask briefly about the special assignee relief programme, SARP, the recent review and the justification given by Indecon to extend it. Will the witnesses briefly outline their views on that? Then we will make sure we finish by 11.30 a.m.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim míle buíochas le Dr. Collins as sin. I thank Dr. Collins, Dr. Roantree and Dr. Kakoulidou for their attendance and for their assistance to the committee. We had a very interesting discussion. The committee will meet in private session on Wednesday, 30 June, at 3 p.m. The committee's next meeting in public session will be at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 1 July 2021, when we...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Under the new climate Bill, Ireland will need to reduce its emissions by approximately 7% per annum. We have been told that capital expenditure is set to increase significantly in the coming years. I expect a sizeable chunk of that will be for green capital infrastructure. I would be interested to see a clear roadmap for how capital investment will be used to reach our targets. I have...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: My colleague spoke to the incoming leader of the DUP yesterday evening and Sinn Féin will continue to work in partnership with the DUP and the other parties in the Assembly. As Sinn Féin and others have consistently stated, this work includes delivering on existing agreements. Labhair mo chuid comhghleacaithe le ceannaire nua an DUP tráthnóna inné. Leanfaidh Sinn...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: The economic recovery plan rests on four pillars. Pillar four provides for strategic investment in infrastructure and reforms that enhance our long-term capacity for growth. Capital expenditure is something I feel very strongly about, but I am concerned that the EU fiscal rules, as currently constituted, could serve to stymie badly needed capital investment and our efforts to achieve a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as a gcuir i láthair agus na ceisteanna a bhí á bhfreagairt acu. Bhí an plé an-suimiúil. Can the witnesses reflect on their expectation and anticipation of the movement of share prices, both for PTSB and the broader banking sector, given the broader economic environment from post-pandemic recovery and upward movement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Táim buíoch as an bhfreagra sin. We can see that Mr. Crowley is anticipating that the share price will increase in the coming years. It is interesting in the context of the announcement today by the Minister for Finance and that is why I was asking the question on share prices. I have another question on mica. We saw the protests on mica and the consternation around it. Can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Would Mr. Crowley agree that any State redress scheme would essentially be restoring assets held on the bank's balance sheet and for that reason that there is a strong argument for the bank making a contribution towards the cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Deputy Doherty will speak first.

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: Ar an gcéad dul síos, tréaslaím le mo chuid comhghleacaithe, na Teachtaí Kerrane agus O'Reilly, as an rún tábhachtach seo a chur os comhair na Dála anocht. Ba léir ón toghchán anuraidh cé chomh tábhachtach is atá ceist aoise an phinsin don ghnáthdhuine. Bhí an cheist seo i mbéal an phobail, agus ba bheag...

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: I want to discuss two issues. The first is the upcoming review of the EU's fiscal rules and the second is the reforms Ireland was requested to make as a requirement of accessing the Recovery and Resilience Facility. In March last year, the European Commission suspended the fiscal rules by activating the general escape clause. Those rules place limitations on member states' deficit and debt...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (22 Jun 2021)

Mairéad Farrell: 84. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ar fhorbairt Choláiste Lurgan. [33302/21]