Results 41-60 of 62 for going forward speaker:Marian Harkin

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...or anaesthetic before an abortion procedure. It never occurred to me this might not be the case. I have spoken to many others and they have the same opinion as me. I am not sure what is going on here and I will come back to that issue in a moment. In some ways I wonder what I am doing making a request in the Dáil for a foetus about to be aborted to be treated humanely. I know the...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...I propose the setting up of the credit union policy committee. Another credit union has suggested: The quantity and cost of regulation leads credit unions to question if they are sustainable going forward. There has been a push for change in the regulation, but this has been met with stiff resistance. Board succession has become one of the main risks facing credit unions as the Central...

Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...in Germany is approximately €18 per hour. In France, it is approximately €20. In the Netherlands, it is €26. Here, it is between €12 and €13. During a Topical Issue debate three weeks ago, I asked the Minister for an extra allocation of €150 million in next year's budget, including €75 million to help ensure those working in the...

Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...legislation would give a group of retired workers some rights when it comes to making decisions relating to their pensions. As one person who emailed me said, the Bill is not revolutionary but will go some way towards correcting a historical injustice to thousands of retired workers. It will give them a voice at the table. As she said, they are asking for a right to be consulted, a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (20 May 2021)

Marian Harkin: ..., certainly what I am asking, is for the Government's position and the Minister's position on convergence. Is the Minister looking at a minimum or a maximum of 75%? As he knows, the Council put forward 85% and that was rejected by the Parliament, so we may be looking at more than that. What is the Minister's position and the Government's position? I may be wrong but my view was that...

Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...' Union. They were concerned about the plans or lack of plans for the leaving certificate at that point. As a former teacher and a parent, I could fully appreciate their panic because of the ongoing uncertainty. At that time, before any decisions were taken, I suggested a hybrid model, which is basically what we have here today. This approach gives students some choice, flexibility and...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...in a sustainable way. Will the Minister please commit to working with farmers? That will do far more to deliver on climate change and sustainable agriculture. We have not seen the evidence yet that this is going to happen. I am still waiting to see it. We have heard about just transition, a fine and lofty term which sounds great. The nitty-gritty of getting from A to B is what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Engagement with Mr. Barry Andrews, MEP (5 May 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...say that MEPs across the board are still interested. I thought that some of that interest might have diminished as other issues took hold. Is there any sense of frustration and of wanting to move forward or because of the particular set of circumstances, does Mr. Andrews get a sense that they are willing to stay with it not just for now but for as long as it takes? My second question...

National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward this most important motion on autism strategy and services. I fully support its recommendations and I am pleased to hear the Minister of State say she is supportive. All of us know from speaking with parents and carers the intolerable burdens that have been placed on families and caregivers over the last 14 months. On top of that, waiting lists...

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...conclusions that flow from them are simply invalid. The one thing we cannot do is lose control of this virus because we know what happens if we do. I do not know how some people can have forgotten what happened in northern Italy, the scandal of people walking out of care homes in Spain and other countries and the terror that was New York. Members may know the phrase "it has not gone...

EU-UK Negotiations on Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (24 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister for his contribution, which I listened to from my office, and I thank him for waiting to listen to the debate. I am supportive of his and the Government's stance on the need to maintain the best possible relationship with the UK. Regardless of what happens at the end of this year, that relationship will be ongoing. It is not just about 1 January 2021, it is about 2...

Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: First, I congratulate my colleague, Deputy Collins, for bringing forward this motion because it lays bear the completely unacceptable and totally disgraceful situation whereby redundant workers are being deprived of agreed redundancy payments due mainly to the transfer of company assets. The core question that we are asking here today is how the law can protect employees during the...

Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...where necessary. These proposals seem reasonable when taken at face value. We have all had to change our work patterns and our work practices. I have listened carefully to the arguments put forward by Deputy Martin Kenny on the business section of the Bill concerning the admissibility of documentation as evidence of the truth. This arises from a specific case concerning a vulture...

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: .... I would have been very supportive of the Bill because it is an important one to set up this new Department, the new Minister and so on. To be honest, however, I really am flabbergasted that the Government would put this forward and would look for an increase of €16,288 for each of these new Ministers of State. If that is divided by 52, it gives a figure of €313 per week,...

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment. I look forward to working with him in his role in the new Department which is the subject of the Bill and which will be known as the "Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science". This title reflects the importance of the new Department. I fully support the Bill and I do not see a reason to amend...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (15 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...of State, Deputy McConalogue, on his appointment. I wish him and the Taoiseach well at the important meeting on Friday. It is the Taoiseach's first meeting and there will be many intricate negotiations ahead on the MFF, Brexit and all of that in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. I hope the Minister of State will be part of a good outcome for Europe and for Ireland. I am pleased...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...hear the Taoiseach state he recognises the imbalance but I am happy at another because it is there and glaring. The Taoiseach mentioned the technological university. By the end of the year Sligo, Letterkenny and GMIT will make their application. Two of the colleges are ready to go but there is an issue about the third. It is allowed that two out of the three would go forward and the...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: I am happy to have this opportunity to speak on the Microfinance Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill. On a personal note, for me it shows a real connection between the EU and what goes on here because nearly ten years ago I was one of the rapporteurs in the European Parliament on the microfinance fund when we set it up to help microbusinesses. It was an Irishwoman, Marie Donnelly, who led for the...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...grant aid to companies is around €10,000 and is higher if they are in retail or leisure. We need to be ambitious. We need to look at the real needs of SMEs because many business owners are looking around and wondering whether they are going to open up, given the mountain of debt that has been building up over recent weeks and months. They will look at that and ask, "When am I...

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...-deal Brexit. Today we heard about our €6 billion overall deficit and 750,000 people unemployed. Major challenges face us, but in the context of Brexit there is a real possibility - I will not go stronger than that - that we may default to World Trade Organization trading rules. Perhaps the most vulnerable sector is agriculture. What forward planning is in preparation at...