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Security Situation in Europe: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: I welcome the all-female delegation from Ukraine. I passed on my best wishes to them, their family and all Ukrainians. All I can offer to the ambassador and her colleagues are my words, but they are sincerely and strongly spoken. This House, representing the Irish people, is overwhelmingly supportive of the right of Ukrainian people to self-determination and territorial sovereignty. We...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 168. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) who is seeking the carer’s allowance will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10342/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: I am. I did not expect that. I thank the Chairman. I am due to speak in the Dáil Chamber in a little while. It is always good to listen to the debate before contributing, as we all know. I thank our guests for their presentations. I agree with Deputy Calleary that the European Year of Youth has crept up on us. That is unfortunate because, as we all know, if we were well prepared,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (22 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the threshold for the value of gifts received from outside of the European Union before customs will be charged (details supplied); if he will investigate this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9336/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (22 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for a bus shelter at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9320/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (22 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will immediately establish an expert review group to examine the minimum essential qualifications for special needs assistants, SNAs, and issue recommendations; if she will provide a clear commitment to implement the expert group recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9920/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 774. To ask the Minister for Health his plans following the recently launched HSE model of care for the diabetic foot to address the shortage of podiatry specialists in CHO1 acute and community services; the status of plans for improving podiatry services for persons with diabetes in counties Sligo and Leitrim and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9535/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: I agree that the Minister and her officials are actively engaged in the negotiation of the CAP strategic plan and want things to start next January. We also know that we need to plan for the future. There have been previous occasions where we have not been ready to go and it may happen again, when everything is not in place. Some companies just will not have administrative funding. Jobs...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 15. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the new 2023-2027 LEADER programme will be ready for activation at the start of 2023. [8716/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: Can the Minister confirm that the new 2023-2027 LEADER programme will be ready for activation at the start of 2023?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: The Minister clearly said that the timeline for implementation is closely linked to the negotiation of the CAP strategic plan. In that context, we know that it is not unusual for programmes to be delayed. If, for example, we are not ready to go by 1 January 2023, the Minister and I know some companies would struggle to keep going financially. The transition programme is in place to 1...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 74. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider running a national rural development programme concurrently with the 2023 -2027 LEADER Programme. [8717/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (17 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider a review of the bail laws in particular in the case of repeat offenders. [8596/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (17 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 327. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the crisis in regard to staff shortages in the home support sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8974/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (17 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 328. To ask the Minister for Health when home help hours will be fully reinstated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8975/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: Last week, I raised with the Tánaiste the issue of the spate of robberies in rural areas in the context of the vicious attack on Tom Niland in Skreen, County Sligo. Again, we all send him, his family and community our very best wishes as he remains seriously ill in hospital. In response, the Tánaiste said the Minister, Deputy McEntee, had launched the new phase of Garda...

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Regional Group for tabling this motion on mobility and transport supports for people with disabilities. The calls made on the Government and the Minister of State in the motion are eminently reasonable and absolutely doable. The motion looks at specific barriers to mobility and transport that people with disabilities face in their everyday lives. This could be accessing their...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (16 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 8 February 2022, if he will provide the statistics, by gender, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8764/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (16 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: 228. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 9 February 2022, if he will address the question asked of updating the current regulations on the sale of painkillers containing addictive substances such as codeine, that they will not be available as over the counter medication without a prescription. [8681/22]