Results 121-140 of 5,360 for speaker:Mairéad Farrell

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 87. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence in relation to the two new custom made boats/ships purchased by his Department, to clarify what will become of the two older boats they are replacing. [27955/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 88. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to confirm the cost of the overhaul of the LÉ Niamh; the number of crew the boat currently has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27956/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Ombudsman (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he can provide the full year cost of funding five additional procurement specialists to establish a new Public Procurement Ombudsman in 2026 within the general Office of the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27964/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he can provide the cost savings to the State in the year 2026 from a reduction in the salary top up of politicians including an Taoiseach, an Tánaiste, Ministers and Ministers of State by 25%, 50% and 75%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27965/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of hiring five forensic accountants for the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27967/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 19 of 8 May 2025, if consideration has been given to providing toilet facilities on the 424 bus which can take over two hours from end to end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27101/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (27 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 231. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in general, the rules his Department has set regarding determining the date of promotion in the Civil Service; and are there any circumstances where the date of promotion could be considered to be a date prior to the signing of the contract by the successful candidate. [27154/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (27 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the policy, in general, that his Department has set regarding determining the date of promotion in the Civil Service; and if there are any circumstances where the date of promotion could be considered to be a date prior to the signing of the contract by the successful candidate. [27608/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (27 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the annual additional cost of providing pensions parity to school secretaries and caretakers, in line with the demands of a union (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27210/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 522. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the ACRES payments for 2024; the number of applications processed to date and the number of applications received; if the majority of payments will be made by the end of May as he previously stated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27718/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the reduction in funding from Transport Infrastructure Ireland to Galway County Council, in particular for the N83 in Claregalway; and if his Department will work to secure funding and get the relevant projects back on track. [26469/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an appeal for a person (details supplied) has been ongoing for over a year and has not been assigned to an appeal officer yet, despite all documentation having been submitted. [26439/25]

Biodiversity Week: Statements (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: By the sounds of things, we all now know what the Minister of State does in his spare time. It sounds very interesting. Comhghairdeachas on the new role. I live in Galway city. Where I live, on the east side of Galway city, we are really lucky with different nature places we can go to. One of my favourite places is Ballyloughane Beach. I love going down there for a walk. Another...

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, can you clarify how much time I have?

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat. A Thánaiste, 14,000 babies could die in the next 48 hours if food is not allowed into Gaza, according to the UN. The Tánaiste will have seen those figures. We have all seen them just as we have all seen the pictures and the video footage of harrowingly gaunt faces, bodies down to skin and bones, and bodies consuming their own muscle tissue and organs as they...

Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Let us remember the time during Covid when people went out to clap for our front-line healthcare workers. We were told we now recognised these workers and that things had changed. That seems like a lifetime ago. These are workers who enable people with high care needs to live with dignity at home. They are a vital support to our hospitals and nursing homes, yet carers, both paid and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Níl aon leithscéalta faighte againn. We have not received any apologies. Ar tús, is mian liom na riachtanais bunreachtúil seo a leanas a meabhrú do chomhaltaí. Nuair atá páirt á nglacadh acu i gcruinnithe poiblí, caithfidh siad a bheith i láthair go fisiciúil laistigh de theorannacha suímh Theach Laighean. Ní...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: The committee will now consider the dissolution of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA. To this end, the committee has invited representatives from the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, and NAMA. NAMA was established in 2009 as part of the State’s response to the 2008 banking crisis to deal with property-backed loans acquired from Irish financial institutions. At the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas as sin. I now will invite members to discuss. I remind members participating remotely to use the raised-hand feature and to cancel it when they have spoken. I remind our newer members that as we are doing this through a process of indication, they should make sure to indicate clearly to the Chair.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: As this was not included in the invitation so, as long as you are okay to answer the question, you can answer as you wish.