Results 1,221-1,240 of 2,717 for speaker:Marian Harkin

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: I thank all the people who presented this morning. I was speaking in the Dáil so I had to chase out so if I ask a question that has already been asked, please let me know. We are told the obligations and duties of public bodies are clear. They are fairly simple and straightforward. There are common things that people get wrong. How easy would it be to deal with some of the more...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 170. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider increasing the income threshold to a minimum of €50,000 to qualify for council housing assistance supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47810/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 244. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the lack of on-call services for the HSE in the community at weekends from Friday evening until Monday morning (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47678/22]

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6 – General (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: Yesterday, I raised the issue of the chronic and worsening imbalance between the northern and western region and the rest of the country. I have been banging on about this for a long time. The statistics and figures show it. Europe has downgraded the region vis-à-visother European regions for the second time in three years. It has now gone from a region in transition to a lagging...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (28 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are further supports available to owners of electric vehicles given the escalating cost of electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47463/22]

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: The litmus test of any budget is that nobody is left behind, that all citizens feel they have a stake in what is happening and that the budget has something for them, their families and their communities. In the current cost-of-living crisis, this budget has to provide a safety net for those most at risk of poverty or the growing cohort of people who are actually experiencing poverty. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify a matter in relation to the fuel allowance (details supplied). [46406/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (21 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 86. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for a decision on a social welfare appeal of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46141/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: At a recent meeting of Leitrim County Council, a number of councillors proposed and passed a motion that the HSE immediately reopen day care centres for older people which were closed due to Covid-19. I fully agree with Councillor Enda Stenson's statement that it is time to put Covid-19 to bed and reopen day care centres for the elderly throughout County Leitrim. I am not going to name the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: I apologise that I was a little late arriving. Last night I sat down and read your submissions for the best part of two hours. In all honesty I could hardly bear to read them and then I thought, what am I talking about? These are the lives the witnesses lead. The submissions were very powerful, especially where the different parents of children A-L spoke about the impact on their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: My time is up Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: My apologies again for leaving the meeting. A number of Deputies are running to different meetings and so on. I heard the remarks of Deputy Flaherty. I missed part of the discussion while I was out of the room. He referred to a monster being created. I believe some of the witnesses will meet the Minister after the meeting. If it is appropriate, I ask that they send us a short email or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: I want to make a brief comment on that. The vast majority of carers do not get the carer's allowance. It is a small proportion of them to begin with and you only get it if the person needs full-time care. The system as it is constructed is such that only a small proportion of carers get it. In that context, not having a means test is a reasonable ask. It would be a different thing if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm the maintenance of the school library book fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45403/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided as a matter of urgency for children (details supplied) in County Sligo. [45846/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (20 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 599. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will use his powers under Section 7b (2) of the Forestry Act before 1st March 2023 to retrospectively amend the conditions of any relevant previously issued unexpired and unexercised licences to amend the dates so that they recognise the Hen Harrier breeding period to start on the 1 March of any given year with a concomitant...