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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Mairead Farrell: ..., where it is horrendous, but it is equally horrendous in Galway. My experience tells that people are facing real pressure on a daily and monthly basis in trying to pay their rents. As Deputy Pearse Doherty has pointed out, we have long been calling for a proposed tax credit. As he said, we have heard from the Government that the effect could be to inflate rents. We have always said it...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 May 2022)

Mairead Farrell: ..., it is something a lot of customers talk about a lot as well. It is welcome that the Central Bank is taking action in regard to banning price discrimination. This is clearly something Deputy Pearse Doherty has been campaigning on for a long number of years and, in fact, he submitted a complaint as far back as October 2019. What is important is that when regulations come into force,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Mairead Farrell: ...fraud do not correspond to the message being fed to the public? My second question relates to the point made by Ms Sheridan. Under section 16(4) of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act introduced by Deputy Pearse Doherty that was signed into law in 2019, insurers are required to notify a consumer of a claim made against his or her own policy, give him or her an opportunity to submit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Mairead Farrell: ...I was referring to. I could be wrong and am happy to be corrected but it is my understanding that under section 16(4) of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act, sponsored by my colleague Deputy Pearse Doherty and signed into law in 2019, insurers are required to notify consumers of a claim made against their policy, give them an opportunity to submit relevant evidence and inform a consumer...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Mairead Farrell: ...This amendment seeks that a report on the trans-border workers' relief in the context of cross-border workers be put before the Dáil within six months of the passing of this legislation. I know this is an issue that Deputy Pearse Doherty has been raising a lot in recent years and it was also discussed on last year’s Finance Bill. It was raised in the context of those people...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Sep 2021)

Mairead Farrell: I have two questions. Deputy Pearse Doherty discussed the recovery scenario projections for the deficit for 2022. I wonder what the baseline projection for 2022 and beyond is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Mairead Farrell: I apologise for arriving late but I was speaking in the Chamber. I agree with the previous speakers who highlighted how outrageous and shocking this is. As Deputy Pearse Doherty said, this needs to be something that we pursue as a committee. My first question is to Mr. Kavanagh. I note his opening statement mentions the forthcoming protected disclosures legislation and that he stressed...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Priorities Exiting Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Mairead Farrell: We have received apologies from Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett and Pearse Doherty. Today the committee will engage with Dr. Stephen Kinsella and representatives of Social Justice Ireland on budget priorities. Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh Dr. Stephen Kinsella, associate professor of economics from the University of Limerick and Dr. Seán Healy, chief executive; Ms Michelle...

Covid Restrictions Support Scheme Regulations and Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Regulations: Motions (22 Apr 2021)

Mairead Farrell: ...the restrictions will qualify. We know there are a great many businesses that cannot qualify for the CRSS as a result. When it was introduced, we saw these anomalies and my colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, even tabled an amendment in January that would have changed the qualifying criteria for the scheme. Unfortunately, the Government rejected it. It seems, nevertheless, that some...

Insurance (Restriction on Differential Pricing and Profiling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2021)

Mairead Farrell: I also commend my colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, on bringing this Bill before the House and on having it in him to take on the insurance industry and calling stop on the insurance rip off. I will pick up on something the Minister of State said. He has chosen to engage in semantics, instead of dealing with the extensive research on this price-gouging practice. Dual pricing, differential...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues in Ireland: Central Bank (15 Dec 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...Ulster Bank borrowers, customers and mortgage holders? He stated earlier that there should be no place in Irish banking for vulture funds. I would be interested in hearing if he would support Deputy Pearse Doherty’s No Consent, No Sale Bill, which would prohibit the sale of mortgage loans to vulture funds without the consent of borrowers. Another question concerns the impact of...

Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 Dec 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...Members are unable to access a mortgage through their credit unions, while a young person cannot save for a deposit on a house with their local credit union. That is quite concerning, because credit unions can have a great relationship with their customers. My colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, mentioned IFAC and the proposed third term for members. That is a concern. IFAC has served...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Union: Discussion. (8 Dec 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...experience of what staff are going through and, as he said, it is not just one particular member of staff, but all staff. It is hugely distressing for them. On 19 October, my colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, asked Ulster Bank to come before this committee. The Minister for Finance has not met with NatWest or the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. Doing so would be extremely...

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: First Stage (19 Nov 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...clause be added to the list of relevant contraventions, and related matters. I am seeking leave to introduce the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020, along with my colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty. I will give a brief explanation of what the Bill entails and why I believe it is necessary. The purpose of the Bill is to give effect to a number of the changes that the Standards...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Lobbying Regulation (17 Nov 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...have had a real impact on public confidence in politics. I am glad to hear that the Minister is genuinely concerned about the weaknesses in our lobbying legislation. My colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, and I will also bring forward a Bill which will give expression to many of the requests for extended powers that SIPO has made over many years with regard to lobbying. I hope the...

Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...the insurance industry recorded profits of €142 million. The Government has failed to rein in the industry and consumers cannot afford inaction any longer. In the next months, my colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, will introduce legislation to ban the practice of dual pricing by the industry. What will the Minister of State do about this?

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...;10 million in additional funding for the catch-up of delayed screening and diagnosis. We would also provide an additional €12 million to deliver on the national cervical screening laboratory. Our vision for universal healthcare is in line with other European states. It sees healthcare as a human right and not a privilege. It is something to be delivered on the basis on needs...

Expenditure Response to Covid-19 Crisis: Statements (16 Sep 2020)

Mairead Farrell: I am sharing time with Deputies Pearse Doherty and Brian Stanley. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire agus an Aire Stáit as an méid a dúirt siad. Ní fhéadfaí beag is fiú a dhéanamh de thionchar an coróinvíreas ar ár n-eacnamaíocht, ár bpobal agus, ar ndóigh, ar shaol na cosmhuintire. Cailleadh daoine le linn na...