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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education and Training Provision (27 Feb 2024)

Mairead Farrell: Okay, I will have to look back in that regard. Back in 2019, UCC was granted planning permission for a five-storey building in Curraheen but this did not progress. A fortnight ago, the Irish Examiner reported UCC has now "dropped plans for Cork University Dental School and Hospital to move to a bigger site, despite its dean warning that the current building is “untenable”...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education and Training Provision (27 Feb 2024)

Mairead Farrell: There are a few things here. Another piece in the Irish Examiner reads: The IDA said this school is “instrumental” in providing care to thousands of patients and training students. “We urge the Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris, the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, and all relevant Government departments to acknowledge that the UCC Dental School can no...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (27 Feb 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 3. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following on from his confirmation that his officials were examining the issue of 51-week leases for purpose-built student accommodation, if he can update on same. [9105/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (27 Feb 2024)

Mairead Farrell: I seek confirmation the Minister's officials are examining the issue of 51-week leases for purpose-built student accommodation and ask for an update on that.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (7 Feb 2024)

Mairead Farrell: ...in relation to the detrimental impact that invasive pike have on the freshwater pearl mussel's reproductive cycle by extirpating native juvenile salmonid populations (details supplied) will be examined and rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5782/24]

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Mairead Farrell: ...available for new tenants. It is an issue that all councils struggle with at different times. It is a huge challenge for housing maintenance issues in my constituency at the moment also. Perhaps we could examine how apprenticeships might help reduce turnaround times. On the national development plan, a report in 2016 recommended that the Government should have social clauses in all...

National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2023)

Mairead Farrell: ...month. Imagine an 18-year-old who has just entered college. The student needs to work to cover rent but obviously cannot work a standard 40-hour work because he or she needs to attend class and tutorials, sit examinations, complete assignments and prepare, etc. Let us assume the student works half that amount. This 18-year-old could be earning €9.04 per hour. After one month,...

European Year of Skills: Statements (10 May 2023)

Mairead Farrell: ...makes things more difficult for people with the cost of travel, difficulties finding affordable accommodation and not being able to commute as easily. I hope that, as part of the year of skills, we can examine ways to support the throughput of apprentices through the system with a greater all-island approach. In respect of workforce upskilling and lifelong learning, there are a few things...

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023)

Mairead Farrell: ...conditions. The need to work at heights is also greatly reduced. The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has already undertaken some work in this regard and has been examining the kinds of apprenticeships that will be needed to support greater uses of modern methods of construction here. This is an area in which I am particularly interested and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Mairead Farrell: ...well there. Doing the leaving certificate equivalent to go on to third level is not the only route to do things like nursing. For example, my cousin is a nurse. She never did her leaving certificate examination. She did a training course after school. It is the same for physiotherapists. When Mr. Bermingham was in Germany, did he get much of an understanding about how their...

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Mairead Farrell: ...I have written to the Ceann Comhairle about the matter and will follow up on it with him. It is unfortunate that amendment No. 1 could not be moved, but when it comes to lobbying and access, we need to examine carefully the fact former Members have a different type of access from that of other people and whether that constitutes fair situation. I would argue that is not the case and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Mairead Farrell: I take that point and that is definitely something we can examine and raise with others. That is really welcome and it is something that we will have at the back of our minds the next time we meet representatives of the Central Bank. On the question of regulating the regulator, as mentioned by Mr. Hall, do any our guests have an international perspective on that?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2023)

Mairead Farrell: ...and businesspeople are having difficulty accessing their paper bills and, as a result, are finding it very difficult to prove the difference for TBESS. That is something the Minister might examine. On unallocated expenditure, the figure stands at between €1.1 billion and €1.2 billion. Will the Minister outline how much of that will be needed for the Ukraine response and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Mairead Farrell: ...function coming into play as well? In a situation where something could potentially cost vast sums of money, the Minister will have his public expenditure hat on, but at the same time he must examine the issue in the context of wider reform.

Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Dec 2022)

Mairead Farrell: ...a prudent use of scarce resources. If the workforce had been directed towards building more homes the Government would not need to be spending so much on these subsidies. I know the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform first began examining how to promote modern methods of construction for which it deserves credit. I note that the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment...

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Mairead Farrell: ...a small allowance to move there or to help them with the commute, which is obviously a difficult commute. However, that allowance was taken away. I have raised this issue previously and it needs to be examined. Another issue I feel strongly about is that some islands, such as Inishbofin, do not have a secondary school. I have been trying to raise this issue in the Chamber for some...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2022)

Mairead Farrell: I thank the Minister. Will he include an examination of whether it is done elsewhere internationally? We could learn from that.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures (13 Jul 2022)

Mairead Farrell: 197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine a matter (details supplied). [38457/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Use of Section 110 by Russian Firms: Dr. Jim Stewart (1 Jun 2022)

Mairead Farrell: .... It is quite interesting to note the IMF in a 2019 paper found 60% of all FDI into Russia is made by empty brass-plate holding companies, which are the type of companies Dr. Stewart's own study examined. Do we have any idea what proportion of that 60% would be comprised of investment from the IFSC? As a broader point, and one very relevant to us, do FDI statistics need to be...