Official portrait of Mairéad Farrell

Mairéad Farrell

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Sinn Féin · Galway West · serving since 2024-11-29

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Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-04-14 · to Housing
1731. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his proposal to remove any ban on pets in social and affordable housing; if this will include HAP tenancies; if he intends on progressing legislation to include private tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25418/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Justice
1969. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an opportunity will be given to solicitors to provide feedback on his proposed plan to simplify the criminal legal aid payment in the District Courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24016/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Justice
2014. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application for citizenship through naturalisation for a person (details supplied); if he will confirm that this application continues to be processed and that a letter sent to the applicant advising that the application was refused was sent in error. [24372/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Justice
2019. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if advice will be provided to a student at an Irish university (details supplied) whose IRP card has been stolen while they have been abroad; and when they will be able to legally re-enter the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24427/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Agriculture
2184. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount the ACRES teams are being paid for the participation of each farmer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23711/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
2659. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the proposed introduction of a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) in County Galway; if she could confirm that the base of such a service will be located in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23733/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
2709. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to three schools (details supplied) that have been without hot school meals since June 2025; if she will ensure the EHO conducts a return inspection on these schools immediately, to allow hot meals to return; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23892/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
2780. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the improvements she is making to disabled car parking at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24171/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
3143. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Sláinte cé mhéad páiste a fuair atreorú chuig an tseirbhís teiripe urlabhra i Leitir Móir in 2025 agus cén ráta tinrimh a bhí ag na páistí sa mbliain chéanna [26104/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
3239. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.1818 of 18 March 2026, if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE urgently prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for this progressive disease, which currently can be classed as having an 'unmet need' as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025 -2030; her views on whether the current delay aligns with the "equitable access" promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26573/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Rural
3493. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available to bring tidal pools back into repair (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24792/26]
oral 2026-03-26 · to Rural
7. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht an mbeidh ardú ar an bhfóirdheontas do theaghlaigh agus do choláistí cónaithe Gaeltachta faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge i mbliana; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [23101/26]
written 2026-03-26 · to Rural
49. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht nuashonrú a thabhairt ar an obair atá ar siúl ag Údarás na Gaeltachta agus Roinn na Gaeltachta chun tacú le forbairt tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht; nuashonrú a thabhairt ar chruinnithe a bhí ag an Aire leis an Aire tithíochta maidir le foilsiú treoirlínte pleanála tuaithe agus Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [23100/26]
written 2026-03-26 · to Foreign
124. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will advance the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, for goods and services, with urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22979/26]
written 2026-03-26 · to Foreign
126. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will use her diplomatic influence to press for the immediate lifting of the US blockade of Cuba to ensure the free flow of fuel, medicines and essential supplies to the Cuban people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22978/26]
written 2026-03-26 · to Social
327. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the per diem rate of payment for electricity allowance for the years 2010 to 2026, in tabular form; the way this rate is calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23147/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Climate
255. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to give an update on his Departments’ provision for the establishment and maintenance of forestry corridors to improve resilience and operational safety of the electricity network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23121/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Defence
273. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the work of the Energy Sector Group; to provide details on the priority areas they have identified for resilience in the energy sector; to detail the measures that have been examined to address the challenges identified in recent stress tests of the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22405/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Defence
274. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence if any sector groups have been established as part of the operationalisation of the EU CER regulations since the establishment of the Energy Sector Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22406/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Defence
275. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the development of the National Critical Entities Resilience Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22407/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Transport
314. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the material, Elastomac, that can be used to increase the efficiency of minor road and pothole repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21861/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Finance
367. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the details and progress of any national discussions in relation to the next EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework, with particular reference to Government priorities in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21697/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Finance
368. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether drafting has commenced at a national level on the proposed EU National Regional Partnership Plans; the way he envisages that this process will take place, including scope for input at parliamentary and civil society level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21698/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Enterprise
446. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for a breakdown of financial support provided under the humanitarian assistance scheme in the aftermath of storm Éowyn; the number of applications made; the number of successful applications; the amount of financial support paid to successful applicants; the amount of financial support denied to unsuccessful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22410/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Education
532. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places in reading classes in Galway city; the number of applications received for reading classes in Galway city; the work she and her Department are undertaking to address this oversubscription; if an additional reading class will be established in Galway city; if there are any additional in-school supports for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22255/26]
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