Results 21-40 of 60 for going forward speaker:Marian Harkin

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...the Chairman's point about the TEN-T, I will never forget the meeting of the European Affairs committee at which the Minister at the time - whom I will not name, although I well remember the name - was going to Brussels the following week and I asked him about these TEN-T projects. Mr. Murphy is right that at that point, the Government was looking at road and rail services from Cork to...

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...the motion on long Covid. I am pleased to be able to contribute to the debate because I have been contacted by many people who are unwell. Their lives have been turned upside down. They have gone from being fit and healthy to being sick and exhausted. People are searching for answers. They want their lives and their health back. Those people deserve to be represented. They deserve...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...gas was not capped early on and now we see how they are using that money. I ask about the joint procurement process across the EU. The Commission cannot do this but the Council can push it forward. Any go-alone strategy damages all of us. I raise the issue of a windfall tax. It is my understanding that this is being looked at as a one-off and it cannot be retrospective. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: Twelve months means going through the Parliament and agreeing with the Council. There is an eight-week window to object from when the Commission comes forward with a proposal. Is that what matters here?

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion, which contains a number of very sensible and doable proposals. I want to address some of the remarks from the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, who has left us. He quite rightly informed us of the global and European situation which is worsening day to day as Russia not only sends drones to murder people in their homes, but also...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...I worked on the directive for many years in the European Parliament, not just in its final stages when it was a draft document, in committee and in the Parliament itself, but in trying to ensure it got on the Statute Book in the first place. When I was first elected to the Parliament, Kathy Sinnott and I founded the carers interest group and that was one of its first recommendations the...

Community and Voluntary Sector Workers: Motion [Private Members] (12 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward this motion regarding the fact that workers in the community and voluntary sector have not had a pay rise for 14 years. When you say it quickly, 14 years slips off the tongue, but that is a very long time. As somebody said at yesterday's briefing on the issue, they are tired asking for equity, justice and a bit of respect, and for an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...all like to think sometimes that our lives are the busy ones, and indeed they are, but lots of others have busy lives too. The truth is when teachers get to their summer holidays they are looking forward to it, just like ourselves, and it is the same with principals. July provision is not for everybody. It is for some teachers but not for others. In this committee we hear the heartfelt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Disability Matters
Accessibility in the Built Environment, Information and Communication: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: Earlier Mr. Cawley spoke about the fact that many videos have captions and auto text. The idea was put forward to have a disabled person on the team. This is a good idea. I suggest, in light of the web accessibility legislation, that this is a real business opportunity. Such a business could be established. An individual Deputy or a small company might not be in a position to employ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Autism
Accessibility in the Built Environment, Information and Communication: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: Earlier Mr. Cawley spoke about the fact that many videos have captions and auto text. The idea was put forward to have a disabled person on the team. This is a good idea. I suggest, in light of the web accessibility legislation, that this is a real business opportunity. Such a business could be established. An individual Deputy or a small company might not be in a position to employ...

Back to School Costs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank Deputy Ó Laoghaire and Sinn Féin for bringing forward this very timely and important motion. This reflects the real concerns of many families, certainly those who are in contact with me and from what I hear from my colleagues in the House in this debate. Throughout the country right now, many families are worrying about back-to-school costs and have been for many...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...offers from many Deputies to have the committee sit for six, nine or whatever hours it takes to get through the amendments. I am not saying that the Minister has to accept all the amendments put forward, but there are certainly a number of crucial amendments that must be incorporated into the legislation. I will shortly highlight what I believe are some of the crucial amendments that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Marian Harkin: It is great to have our first public meeting. Many people are very interested in this subject and we have a huge responsibility on our shoulders. I look forward to working with everybody so that we can produce a comprehensive and, hopefully, action-oriented report. I welcome our colleagues from the NCSE. Mr. Kearney said he was fairly new to this job, so I wish him well. My first...

Carbon Tax: Motion [Private Members] (27 Apr 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...thrust and intent, which is to lower taxation on fuel, home heating oil, gas and energy in general so that rising energy costs do not drive people into fuel poverty. It would mean that people can go to work and bring their children to school, and haulage companies, taxis, buses and the travel industry can continue to operate. Everything has a context. As I said, this is not the first...

Supplementary Budget for Rural Communities and Farmers: Motion [Private Members] (23 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Rural Independent Group for bringing forward this most comprehensive motion which captures the impact of rapidly rising inflation and the high cost of living, which affects every Irish citizen, but disproportionately affects those on lower incomes, middle incomes and, above all, fixed incomes. The motion captures many of the specific cost increases for those who work and live in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Special EU Programmes Body: Engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jan 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...of programmes are concerned including EU programmes, would be well aware of the fact that consultation does not always mean that the issues raised are always brought on board. I am certainly not going to prejudge what is happening in this instance. I am more than happy to accept that the consultation has been meaningful and not necessarily just box ticking here and there, and that we...

Gender-based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...second to none. Their humanity and empathy for those suffering domestic violence is something special to see and know but they are stretched way beyond what is reasonable. An essential part of any ongoing strategy to stamp out domestic violence must include proper resourcing of and support for those organisations that stood in the gap with abused women and children when Covid raged. ...

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...