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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...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (15 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 57. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that he proposes to take to support small businesses dealing with escalating electricity costs. [45155/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 95. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she intends to review the local action group structure in the LEADER Programme; and if so, the criteria that she proposes to use for same. [45173/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 124. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeframe for the commencement of the Leader programme; and if there will be scope for local development companies to administer other programmes, given the shortfall of funding. [45153/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 134. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding arrangements that will be put in place for the Leader programme in 2023. [45154/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have paused the use of the seize and release procedure and section 144 (2) of the Finance Act 2001 as amended to demand and / or offer on-the-spot roadside cash payment of compromise penalties in exchange for the restoration of vehicles seized for alleged VRT offences; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided as a matter of urgency for named persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45222/22]

Measures to Assist with Household Bills: Motion [Private Members] (14 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: The motion condemns the dithering by the Government, despite the urgency of the cost-of-living crisis. This statement is true because compared with our EU counterparts the Government has not responded in a proportionate way up to now. TheFinancial Times analysis, which covered September 2021 to August 2022, examined the funding allocated to households and businesses to shield them from the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: For the sixth time since last October, I am raising the issue of the number of people waiting at Sligo University Hospital. There are 56 today. Sligo University Hospital is always in the top four or five hospitals in terms of the number of patients waiting. It has a capacity of 359 beds. Compare that with Limerick hospital, which is always the worst in class. The number of patients...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Sep 2022)

Marian Harkin: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the availability of school transport for a student (details supplied) will be confirmed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45011/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: I am not a member of this committee and, therefore, I appreciate the opportunity to contribute. I listened to the speakers from Mullingar so some of my questions will relate to the issues raised earlier. Professor McMullin said that temperature limit is the overriding goal but this is not exactly what is being measured. Why does he think that the European Commission is not actively looking...