Results 61-80 of 4,098 for speaker:Mairead Farrell

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (14 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 899. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of dismantling direct provision; and if there is to be increased funding to her Department to this end. [16035/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (14 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 1140. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the effectiveness of the HSE framework for the resumption of adult disability day services; if he will obtain feedback from user groups such as a group (details supplied) to hold the HSE accountable for the satisfactory outcome of its plan; and the way in which the State can better support the thousands of carers and their loved ones who are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (14 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 1318. To ask the Minister for Health the reason work has stopped on the national children’s hospital; if there are legal proceedings under way on the project; the estimated cost to the State of such legal proceedings; the number of days lost due to legal proceedings; and the cost to the State per day of delays to the project. [16108/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax (16 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 39. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent OECD report on corporate tax statistics published 8 July 2020 (details supplied); his plans to enact measures to stop businesses registered here that are engaging in corporate tax abuse from availing of Covid-19 financial supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16145/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax (16 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the new OECD report on corporate tax statistics published on 8 July 2020 (details supplied); his plans to enact measures to stop businesses registered here engaging in corporate tax abuse from availing of Covid-19 financial supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16347/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax treatment of the temporary wage subsidy scheme and the pandemic unemployment payment; the means by which the liability will be calculated; the way in which the Revenue Commissioners plan to collect same; the tax treatment in instances in which liabilities due exceed unused tax credits for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16346/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ministerial Advisers (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers employed across all Departments, disaggregated by Department; the annual salary of each special adviser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16861/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ministerial Advisers (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: We hear the triumvirate of taoisigh will have up to 17 special advisers. At the same time, there are reports that the Government plans to cut the Covid-19 payment by €50. Cut backs do not appear to apply to well-paid Government advisers. Ministers of State will get extra allowances. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, will cost taxpayers an additional...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ministerial Advisers (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire agus gabhaim comhghairdeas leis féin. Tá brón orm ach bhí deacrachtaí anála agam tar éis an cheist a chur. When Ministers have entire Departments to assist them in their work it seems less than prudent to spend taxpayers' money on costly advice sourced from elsewhere. An Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál Martin, is to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ministerial Advisers (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: I agree special advisers add a great amount to the work of a Deputy and, I am sure, even more so to the work of a Minister. We also hear a great deal about responsible Government and fiscal prudence. Yet here, where taxpayers' money is concerned, it seems to the public - people have contacted me - like reckless spending on special advisers. How can we reiterate time and again that we are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 12. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there have been reforms to the procurement process with regard to the issue of guaranteed maximum price contracts to ensure that massive cost overruns will not be borne on the taxpayer going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16633/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: A major reason for the cost overrun of the children's hospital was the extremely deficient way the guaranteed maximum price contract was handled. I have here a quote from the independent PwC review into this debacle. It states, "There was a lack of formal planning, strategic direction and preparation in relation to the process by which the GMP would be determined." Have there been any...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: I believe a guaranteed maximum price is essential, because it gives price certainty to the State about the cost of large public procurement projects and ensures taxpayers are not left on the hook for the types of cost overruns we have seen, which have seen the cost of the children's hospital balloon to what I am worried will be around three times the original cost, making this the most...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: It is good to hear there will be an examination of this issue. It is a pity the PwC report also makes clear that the business case proposal upon which the State based this investment decision contained material errors regarding not adhering to the public spending code, to which the Minister of State alluded. Will the Minister of State advise why it was not adhered to? Who is responsible...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Capital Allowances (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the agreed capital ceilings for each Department in tabular form; if there have been changes in respect of committed and pre-committed expenditure as a result of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16634/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Capital Allowances (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: Will the Minister provide the agreed capital ceilings for each Department in tabular form and confirm if there have been changes in respect of committed and pre-committed expenditure as a result of the Covid-19 crisis?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Capital Allowances (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: There are no further questions on that. I had just wanted to get those figures. We will read the full detail in the written reply. I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (21 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 681. To ask the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) has been paid by the HSE in University Hospital Galway over the past five years by the payment showing wage costs, management fee and the fee paid by the HSE to the company per patient per meal per day in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16929/20]

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: Bhí go leor gnólachtaí i dteagmháil liom le tamall anuas mar gheall go bhfuil an t-uafás éiginnteachta ann maidir lena dtodhchaí. Tá faitíos an domhan orthu nach mbeidh siad in ann iasacht ar bith a fháil agus nach mbeidh deontais ar fáil dóibh. Sinn Féin has consistently stated since the onset of this crisis that these are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge (22 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 24. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil plean ar bith ag a Roinn chun maoineadh a chur ar fáil do Rannóg Gaeilge Ollscoil Uladh i gcampas Mhic Aoidh i nDoire; an mbeadh sí toilteanach cásadh leis an Rannóg leis seo a phlé; agus an mbeidh sí sásta comhoibriú leis an Roinn Oideachas agus Scileanna ar an ábhar...