Mairéad Farrell

166. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 689 of 12 May 2026, if he will clarify what is meant by "under the microgeneration support scheme led by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, 'solar PV is available for all domestic premises'; the way in which this is the case if local authority tenants are not eligible to apply for any solar PV grant and parameters for local authorities to install solar PV on their domestic premises is very narrow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37979/26]

248. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health following the Pans Pandas event in Brussels (details supplied), if she will commit to meet families in Ireland affected by Pans Pandas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38026/26]

344. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he will give an update on changes that will be made to bus stop number 526011 at Cloonarkin Drive in Oranmore village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36687/26]

590. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Galway City Council will be given its homeless allocation for 2026; if he will address the increased demand for homeless services in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36681/26]

591. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered increasing HAP payments in Galway; if he has considered increasing the homeless HAP flexibility from 35% to 50% in Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36682/26]

709. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify if an individual resident in Ireland on stamp 1 permission becomes incapacitated due to illness is eligible to apply for disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37737/26]

721. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the current coroners working in Galway; if the role that was vacated in 2022 has been filled (details supplied); if the details on his Department's website will be update in line with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36788/26]

754. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an individual who is resident in Ireland on Stamp 1 permission becomes incapacitated due to illness, if there is a pathway to regularise their status so that they can remain in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37738/26]

177. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35893/26]

441. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the next steps a person (details supplied) should take to access an IRP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36877/26]

472. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports in place for new service providers of early years education and after school provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35975/26]

42. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work his Department is undertaking to develop a new scheme to replace the disabled drivers scheme; if he can provide a timeline of when the new scheme will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35508/26]

202. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Galway waiting for assessment for PMC; the number in Galway waiting 4 weeks or less, 4-12 weeks, 12-24 weeks and over 24 weeks, in tabular form; the average waiting time between making an application and having an assessment carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35507/26]

245. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department belatedly published an appropriate assessment screening report required under the EU Habitats Directive for Conservation of Salmon and Sea trout (Bag Limits) Bye-Law (No. 1023) 2026, when the bye-law itself was surreptitiously published without the screening on 7 April 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34027/26]

246. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the Owenriff (Barna) River system No. 140, was not legislated for (details supplied) by either the conservation of salmon and sea trout (bag Limits) bye-law (No. 1023) 2026 or the angling bye-law (No.1022) 2026, considering that salmon were harvested by rod and line angling from the river in 2024 according to a report published by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34028/26]

247. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Departmental officials have failed to publish submissions to the public consultation on the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations and Conservation Measures 2026, which closed on 5 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34029/26]

248. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Departmental officials delayed announcing the signing of the Conservation of Salmon and Sea trout (Bag Limits) Bye-Law (No. 1023) 2026 on 2 April until 9 April 2026, when a departmental press release was published; was this delay a deliberate attempt to entrap salmon anglers who were still observing the 2025 season regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34030/26]

249. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the review of Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 taking cognisance of Regulation 46 of S.I. No. 477/2011 (European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations), considering that both bye-laws were not screened for under the EU Habitats Directive when drafted in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34031/26]

250. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Departmental officials issued any Section 14 Authorisations under the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 for Catchment-Wide Electrofishing (CWEF) surveys in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34034/26]

251. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of meetings of the Angling Consultative Council of Ireland (ACCI)/Angling Advisory Group (AAG) that have taken place this calendar year; the number in total envisaged for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34035/26]

270. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in which instances are window replacements included in the warmer homes scheme; if a defective double glazed window can ever be included in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34800/26]

317. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of public money that has been spent to date on the Cork to Kinsale Greenway, including consultancy, planning, legal and administrative costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34037/26]

494. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on his plans for the reform of the FOI system; the progress that has been made on implementing the recommendations from the last FOI review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34890/26]

671. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost and the implications that would arise from extending the voluntary extension of the retirement age to 65 for retained firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33994/26]

689. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on current guidelines for local authorities installing solar PV on social housing; if local authority tenants are eligible to apply for a grant for these either through their local authority or the SEAI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34366/26]