Mairéad Farrell

216. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to advise if social housing rents, including HAP differential rents, are based on a household's gross or net income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54311/25]

49. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the housing schemes in Ros a Mhíl and Eanach Mheáin currently owned by an organisation (details supplied); if funding will be given from his Department to ensure that these homes will be used for social and affordable housing for the Gaeltacht community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53457/25]

54. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of older persons who are falling into homelessness, particularly in Galway; the way in which he will support older persons in accessing secure and affordable housing given that the number of persons reaching pension age in precarious housing situations will only continue to rise with the unaffordability of home ownership; if measures will be given in Budget 2026 to address this aspect of the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53458/25]

677. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current wait times for a mental health crisis appointment across Galway city and county; the number of patients in each area of Galway currently awaiting a mental health crisis appointment, by wait time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53664/25]

121. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the HSE on the recent approval of Belimumab for the treatment of lupus; if funding will be given in budget 2026 towards this treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52239/25]

183. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health her views on the development of standard protocols for the identification and management of PANS/PANDAS in paediatric hospitals given that PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day is upcoming on the 9 October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52240/25]

25. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to scale car and bicycle parking spaces at Oranmore train station in line with the increased capacity that will arise from building an additional track; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52290/25]

26. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if the GLuas project has progressed since the publication of the feasibility study in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52291/25]

136. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be put toward rural public transport to continue expanding access to public transport in rural areas, particularly given the pressure on bus routes such as the 424; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51423/25]

138. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on Bus Connects Galway; the current expected date that the network redesign will be implemented; the work his Department is doing to ensure that the new bus network will be implemented as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51422/25]

366. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline he has in place for the Civil Service Regulation and Public Service Management (Amendment) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52147/25]

54. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the building of a new school at a location (details supplied); when it will go to tender in view of the fact it was granted planning permission on 8 May 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50523/25]

55. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plan and the consideration that has been given to deliver a secondary school in Moycullen County Galway given its increase in population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50524/25]

56. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans being considered to deliver a secondary school at a location (details supplied) in view of the increase in population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50525/25]

114. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding an application dated 11 August 2025 for relocation due to medical needs (details supplied) [50565/25]

122. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm that there are two principal officers assigned to the Inland Fisheries Division, as stated by his Departments website on 12 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50212/25]

123. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) should continue operating as a statutory body considering its reluctance to fully comply with the EU Habitats and Water Framework Directives by conserving invasive/non-native freshwater fish in Lough Corrib SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50214/25]

124. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will continue to legislatively conserve and validate invasive non-native freshwater fish such as pike and roach in SACs within the confines of a Geopark (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50215/25]

125. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will provide additional funding to Inland Fisheries Ireland to initiate a comprehensive rehabilitation plan for the Blackwater River after the catastrophic fish kill in August 2025 considering the river’s status as a SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50216/25]

259. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a third level student who is resident in Ireland on a stamp 3, and is required to do work placement to complete their college course, must have the right to work in Ireland generally; how they go about getting this; if he will advise on an individual case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50362/25]

329. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of concessionary ticket applications which were refused in 2025 to date on bus route 770 to Coláiste na Coiribe in Galway; the figure for each of the past five years, in tabular form; if a larger bus has been requested for this route and the outcome of that request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50331/25]

397. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the financial supports available to people with damaged roofs in private housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50371/25]

486. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the backlog of join family visa applications; the work his Department is undertaking to decrease waiting times for Irish citizens to reunite with their families in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50321/25]

490. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a third level student who is resident in Ireland on a stamp 3, and is required to do work placement to complete their college course, must have the right to work in Ireland generally; how they go about getting this; if he will advise on an individual case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50364/25]

579. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the plans in Budget 2026 to provide for Belimumab for those with lupus who are in urgent need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49580/25]