Mairéad Farrell

263. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total allocation in Budget 2026 towards the Office of Public Work's flood defence and coastal erosion projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46732/26]

264. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost savings to the State in the year 2027 from a reduction in the salary top up of politicians including an Taoiseach, an Tánaiste, Ministers and Ministers of State, by 25%, 50% and 75%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46733/26]

265. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total 2026 budget allocation for the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46734/26]

266. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of increasing the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service budget by 5%, 10 % and 20% respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46735/26]

293. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total cost for the national conversation on education; to provide a breakdown of the costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46736/26]

344. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify if capital allowances are deducted from self-employed income for the carer's allowance means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46502/26]

345. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify the reason there is a discrepancy between his Department and the Revenue Commissioners in relation to an application for maternity benefit (details supplied). [46513/26]

17. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the intention of the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006, was to give primacy to invasive/non-native freshwater fish in Special Areas of Conservation (SACs); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46184/26]

18. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the appropriate assessment screening produced by his departmental officials for the Pollack Fishing Conservation Bye-Law (No. 1028) 2026 as required under the EU Habitats Directive, followed European best practice in ecological desktop studies; furthermore was the appropriate assessment screening reviewed by an independent chartered ecologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46185/26]

19. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has received any independent legal advice since February 2019 regarding the legitimacy of the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 in Special Areas of Conservation (SACs); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46187/26]

20. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the licensed commercial draft netting on Lough Ree for brown trout has been subject to annual appropriate assessment screenings since 2006 under the framework of the Shannon Fisheries Region (Close Season for Draft Netting of Trout on Lough Ree) Bye-Law No. 284 of 2006 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46189/26]

21. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the Shannon Fisheries Region (Close Season for Draft Netting of Trout on Lough Ree) Bye-Law (No. 284) 2006 was never subject to a full appropriate assessment screening when drafted to ensure compliance with the requirements of Regulation 31 of the now repealed European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 94 of 1997) (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46190/26]

22. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason there have been repeated stockings of invasive/non-native rainbow trout into Lough Lene SAC, County Westmeath over a protracted period of time, considering that his Department officials never issued Section 14 authorisations under the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 for the stocking of the species into the said waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46191/26]

58. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of flood defence and coastal erosion projects under consideration or underway; the spend to date, by year and by county, in tabular form; the status of each; the date on which the current status was reached; the date on which each project is anticipated to move to the next stage; the date on which each project was initially planned to be completed; and the date on which each project is currently anticipated to be completed [46148/26]

111. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a recent report (details supplied) that was published by University of Galway that analysed eight coastal local authorities and identified 2,279 properties and 570 km of roads at risk of coastal erosion; if his Department are working on a roadmap for an Irish Coastal Change Adaptation Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46147/26]

114. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the forthcoming National Invasive Species Management Strategy for Ireland will give due consideration to the spread of invasive African curly waterweed (lagarosiphon major) and invasive Canadian pondweed (Elodea sp.) in Lough Corrib SAC, County Galway, as referenced in the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46193/26]

143. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will ban or restrict the use of rotenone (a natural piscicide) for the potential eradication of gyrodactylus salaris in Irish freshwater ecosystems, considering the recent NASCO (North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation) policy paper stating that rotenone is required “to preserve natural biodiversity”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46186/26]

185. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to ensure that there is increased resources and public expenditure directed towards State bodies that regulate the rapidly expanding AI industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40662/26]

300. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the decision to provide an extension to taxi drivers whose vehicles were registered in 2015 due to effects of the Covid 19 pandemic; the rationale behind this decision; if this includes all taxi vehicles and drivers that would have similarly been impacted by the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45251/26]

670. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proposals he is considering to develop a policy on removal orders to take domestic abuse offenders out of the home; if there is a timeline for the introduction of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45381/26]

35. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to reintroduce energy credits and immediately reform Ireland's energy market to bring electricity prices down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39765/26]

143. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give an update on the work his Department is undertaking to address the scourge of vacant properties (details supplied); if demands will be put on property owners to use it or lose it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44506/26]

183. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason County Galway has only received one of the 193 new probationer Gardaí assigned to stations across the country, as reported by his Department on 1 May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44505/26]

194. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the first-time verification funding scheme for Connemara pony foals is intended to support the full cost of DNA typing and verification for eligible foals born during the year; the reason for an additional charge after 15 September when foal registration remains open until 31 December; if funding can be used to offset these additional costs for breeders who remain eligible under the scheme; if the Department will consider reviewing the scheme to ensure that breeders who complete registration later in the year are not financially disadvantaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44317/26]

197. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the project undertaken by Galway City Council to repair the slipway in Salthill that allows wheelchair access to the beach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44500/26]