Results 1,301-1,320 of 5,098 for speaker:Mairéad Farrell

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Student Accommodation (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 7 February 2024, the return on investment and internal rate of return for each investment in each year of its existence, compared to the ISIF's annual benchmark, that is, the average cost of Irish Government debt, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7815/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the new practice with the land registry whereby if a change of deeds form is submitted incorrectly, when the form is returned to the solicitor the section which requires correcting is no longer identified, and thus slows down the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7484/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 519. To ask the Minister for Health for the cost to date of the State Solicitor’s Office’s expenditure on external legal and consultancy fees related to all litigation arising from the National Children’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8076/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 600. To ask the Minister for Health the current progress and planned delivery date for each of the primary care centres planned for Connemara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7926/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 648. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 578 of 30 January 2024, when an answer can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7978/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 651. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 17 February 2021, the value of direct financial supports provided to purpose-built student accommodation providers in 2000 to 2010, and 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8077/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how his Department supports local authorities to complete maintenance works on council-owned homes in a timely fashion. [7335/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of improvement letters, improvement notices and prohibition notices issued by Galway City Council and Galway County Council, respectively in 2023; and if he will provide additional resources to local authorities to ensure properties in private rental market meet minimum standards. [7336/24]

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Cuirim fáilte roimh an bplé seo ach go háirithe ós rud é go bhfuil an Feidhmeannas tar éis teacht le chéile arís agus is rud iontach é sin dár ndóigh. Tréaslaím le mo chomhghleacaí féin Michelle O’Neill a post nua agus tá mé ag súil le feiceáil céard a bhéas á dhéanamh...

Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: An tAire Stáit and I both know the very real impact business closures are having across Galway. This is an issue we see in our cities, our towns and our more rural and isolated areas. In any local town, you will see the coffee shop, the butcher, the local grocery shop, the bars, the restaurants and the hotels. Any one of these closing can have an impact on the area. If we ignore the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to increase the grant paid to schools to provide for transport assistants who work on buses assisting those with profound mental/physical disabilities, as these workers have not had an increase since 2020, which was only 26 cents per hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7089/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (14 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 183. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the outcome of the preliminary report on the provision of a swimming pool in Loughrea, County Galway under the local authority swimming pool programme; the reason this project did not progress; if her Department's review of the large scale sport infrastructure fund has been completed; if a report of the review will be completed;...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. Bhí agóid taobh amuigh de Theach Laighean inniu le daoine a bhí bailithe ó chuile cheann de na Gaeltachtaí chun aird a tharraingt ar an gá le hathrú suntasach ar an mBille um Pleanáil agus Forbairt (Leasú). Tá siad ag éileamh go mbeidh a gcearta teanga san áireamh sa Bhille nua agus...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a US Navy Hercules KC130T aircraft was allowed to land and refuel at Shannon Airport on two occasions recently (details supplied); the reason this aircraft was allowed to land and refuel at Shannon Airport in breach of international laws on neutrality; and if steps were taken to ensure that this aircraft was not transporting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Student Travel Card (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to fines levied on students who fail to present their student travel card on bus and rail services, if the National Transport Authority provides an appeal mechanism where this can be waived if they can later show that they had simply forgotten the card; and if he would support such an initiative if one does not already...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA keeps a record of all properties and sites that it has disposed of, and if this information is publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6516/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is possible for an Irish citizen and resident, who previously lived in Australia and obtained Australian citizenship, to receive an Australian state pension; whether the procedure for applying to receive this must also involve her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6241/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 616. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to combat the practice of compulsory lease lengths imposed on students by private student accommodation providers in Dublin and Cork including a company (details supplied). [6354/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 617. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how his Department will ensure the enforceability of the definition for student accommodation as provided for in the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended by the Residential Tenancies Act 2019 (details supplied) for the purpose of ensuring that licence agreements and other measures designated for student specific accommodation is not used...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chathaoirleach Gníomhach agus leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste. It is no easy task to come before this committee. Members just ask the questions, but witnesses must answer them and I acknowledge that is not easy. I have met Ms Fitzpatrick and SSUNI, as well as the USI on this matter and it is an issue that my own party and I take...