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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drugs Payment Scheme (23 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister of State. Unfortunately, she did not give me a timeline or a date. It was very clear from my question and from what I have said that this is what the family are waiting for. This is a 26-month process. The Minister of State has quite rightly pointed out that it was the drugs group that made a positive recommendation last February. What has been the hold-up since...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drugs Payment Scheme (23 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: When will Duodopa, which was approved for reimbursement in February 2020, be sanctioned for use by patients who urgently need it? Duodopa is manufactured by AbbVie, which has a number of manufacturing plants along the west coast. It seems we are very good in this country at manufacturing new medicines but we lag behind when it comes to making those medicines available to people living here....

Level 5 Response to Covid-19: Statements (Resumed) (23 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: I have a few points prepared on the implications of level 5 and the role the State has to play if we expect our citizens and businesses to take the hit and observe the restrictions. Our approach is unbalanced. Today we introduced draconian legislation under which we will impose fines and jail sentences if ordinary citizens do not comply. I did vote for it but begrudgingly. However, the...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: I have been waving consistently. I will just speak for a few minutes before the Minister responds. I thank the Acting Chairman. I appreciate getting to make a second contribution. I will refer to something to which many Deputies have referred - the GDPR, with which I have some familiarity. As citizens of Ireland and of Europe, we enjoy certain rights under GDPR. Colleagues have referred...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: Earlier I supported activating the sunset clause in respect of the emergency powers we were discussing in the context of Covid. Many of us, with some hesitation, accept the extension of this draconian legislation, but somehow we are told that we cannot find a mechanism to extend the timeframe before we vote on this Bill. We are told it is simply not possible, yet we could find a way of...

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: I say first that I support the extension of the sunset clause but the Sinn Féin amendment has real merit. This is draconian legislation and should only be enforced for the minimum timeframe necessary. We often speak in this House about learning lessons. Allowing the Dáil to review the impact of this legislation in early February will give us a chance to learn lessons and to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if the CRSS will be accessible by a business (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32245/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: 202. To ask the Minister for Health when duodopa which was approved for reimbursement in February 2020 will be sanctioned for use by patients that urgently need the medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32271/20]

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: I have sat in my office for the past few hours listening very carefully to this debate. I listened to many powerful, moving insights and contributions. I read much of the text of the Seanad debate and the Bill itself. I read the amendments we will be discussing tomorrow. Like everyone else in this House, I have received thousands of heartbreaking and heart-rending emails from Irish men...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Regional Group for bringing forward this important and timely motion. I strongly exhort the Government to put structures in place that will ensure the long-term viability of the post office network. I have been involved in community development and politics for more than 30 years. At no time in that 30 years has the closure of post offices and campaigns to save them been off...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: I thought I had three minutes.

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: That is fine.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Employment Rights (21 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: 23. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the position of non-essential workers travelling from a number of different counties, including across the Border who wish to work from home but whose employers are refusing; the protections in place for such employees whose employer is insisting on employees working in their workplace or they may face being laid off; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Treatment Services (21 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: 243. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available to support the delivery of community action on alcohol from the additional funding announced in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31927/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: Two days ago, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, published its first medium-term forecast since the onset of the coronavirus in which it states that the pandemic will leave significant scars on the global economy and that in the short-term countries able to borrow, such as Ireland, should borrow as much as needed to protect the public from the impact of the virus and limit the extent of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Development (15 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: 5. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the measures he will take to ensure the viability of businesses and SMEs in the regions post-Brexit that will deliver a fair distribution of investment in jobs in the regions. [30478/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Development (15 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: I ask about the measures the Minister of State will take to ensure the viability of businesses and SMEs, particularly in the Border region post-Brexit, and to ensure there is a fair distribution of investment in the region.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Development (15 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister for his response. He said clearly there is a balance of development across the regions but does that explain why the European Commission has downgraded the Border and the northern and western area from a more developed to a transition region? That happened because the growth is not there, including in jobs. For example, the growth in high-value jobs in the north and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Development (15 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: It is better to look to the future than the past. In that context, because we will now be a transition region, we have an opportunity for European structural and investment funds. That means there can be a better co-financing rate. Will this Government ensure the highest possible co-financing rate of 60% vis-à-vis40% elsewhere? Will it look at integrated territorial investment? That...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Brexit Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: 67. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the measures he plans to introduce or that are in place to support the sectors most exposed by Brexit and workers in those sectors. [30479/20]