Mairéad Farrell

1127. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Lough Corrib was never added to the protected area register under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD); the timeline for this oversight to be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20718/26]

1128. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is implementing so that Lough Corrib and the Corrib River in County Galway can achieve a 'High Ecological Status' as referenced in the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20719/26]

1152. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific nutritional standards mandated by his Department under the School Meals Programme; the way in which compliance with those standards are monitored at supplier level; the auditing or oversight mechanisms currently in place; if there is a formal mechanism for parents and schools to raise concerns about the food provided to their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18475/26]

1818. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that the HSE recognises and responds to the time-critical nature of Friedreich’s ataxia during the current price negotiations for skyclarys; the way in which the commitments, which are outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025–2030, and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement (which aims for a 180-day decision timeline), are being applied in this case to prevent further delays in addressing this clear unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19096/26]

2197. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of dieticians WTEs employed at the dedicated bariatric service for medical only patients at Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20593/26]

2249. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has made changes to funding to the Galway-Roscommon ETB for Adult English language classes; if he is aware of cuts to the number of Adult Education Teachers working in the Galway-Roscommon ETB network and how many teaching roles have been cut; if he is aware of cuts to classes available within the Galway-Roscommon ETB network; whether these cuts were a result of funding cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19283/26]

28. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the outcome of her meeting with Galway University Hospital regarding the chronic issue of overcrowding in the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17801/26]

91. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with the HSE to discuss broadening the criteria to provide access to continuous glucose monitoring sensors to more diabetics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17802/26]

172. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 8 October 2025, if he will provide an update on discussions his Department has had with Galway County Council in relation to the Ros a Mhíl and Eanach Mheáin social housing developments; the current status of the feasibility studies and cost reports on the sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17800/26]

228. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his attention has been drawn to the complete lack of housing commencement notices lodged in Galway city so far this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17799/26]

393. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 372 of 26 February 2026, if he will confirm that Lough Corrib is listed under SI 293/1988 (details supplied) as salmonid waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17923/26]

415. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 760 of 10 February 2026, if any internal briefing notes, guidance documents, policy papers, emails, memoranda or tracking systems exist within his Department concerning the enforcement, monitoring or recovery of retrospective PRSI liabilities arising from Scope decisions (details supplied); whether any records exist documenting engagement with the Revenue Commissioners regarding the operational interaction between Scope determinations and the Karshan Disclosure Opportunity; if such records exist, whether he will reconcile their existence with FOI-2026-28668, which stated that no such records exist; if no such records exist, to explain how full-period enforcement and tracking of PRSI liabilities is operationalised in practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17986/26]

195. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if carer’s allowance is an income or an allowance; if clarified as an income, the reason it is not subject to minimum wage legislation; or if clarified as an allowance the reason it is subject to tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17272/26]

223. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government will release the records relating to mother and baby institutions instead of keeping them restricted for up to 30 years. [17276/26]

224. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government will fully investigate and, if necessary, excavate the Angels' Plot burial ground at Sean Ross Abbey in order that the children who died there can finally be found, and their mothers told the truth. [17277/26]

225. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government will reform the mother and baby institutions redress scheme in order that survivors are judged by what was done to them, not by a rigid 180 day cut-off. [17278/26]

145. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the possibility of derogation from the World Athletics 1934 political boundary rule that prohibits athletes from the North of Ireland from representing Ireland at European and world athletics competitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16819/26]

194. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he supports a boycott of the upcoming Nations League matches between Ireland and Israel on the grounds that Israel is an apartheid state that has engaged in ethnic cleansing and genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16820/26]

235. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the disbursement for monies granted to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16175/26]

236. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department provided grants or financial aid to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16176/26]

237. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the legislative or scientific measures are in place to protect vulnerable and genetically distinct Atlantic salmon populations in rivers that are not assessed by the Technical Expert Group on Salmon (TEGOS), in particular the Owenriff (Barna) River system No. 140, situated in the Galway Fishery District No. 9(1) where seven Atlantic salmon were harvested in 2024 according to logbook data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16177/26]

238. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department is considering closing the Owenriff (Barna) River system No. 140, situated in the Galway Fishery District No. 9(1), to all rod and line angling under future legislation considering that it has a small and unprotected population of Atlantic salmon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16178/26]

239. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of Departmental principal officers who were representing his Inland Fisheries Section or managing Inland Fisheries policy in general through June 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16180/26]

240. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the scientific reasons his advisors changed the probability threshold from 85% (catch and release) to 75% (surplus) for Lough Corrib SAC Atlantic salmon stocks under the proposed Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026; if this change aligns with the ‘precautionary principle’ that is integral to the EU Habitats Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16181/26]

241. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the 2025 Programme for Government commitment to protect and recognise the Great Western Lakes including Lough Corrib SAC in County Galway as salmonid waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16182/26]