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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: The Irish Sign Language Act establishes "a scheme to provide Irish Sign Language support for children attending recognised schools ... whose primary language is Irish Sign Language". The Geary family campaigned for this Act and, a few months ago, appeared on "The Late Late Show" with their twin boys, one of whom, Callum, is deaf, to highlight the fact that he is still not able to access...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: We have heard some ugly truths about how some people in positions of power continue, not to behave but to operate, because that is what it is: operating within a certain culture. Is it a minority or a majority? We do not know. I agree with my colleague that we should await outcomes and results. Why have the reviews, structures and systems that have been put in place already not worked?...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 94. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the mechanism of expression of interest, interview, assessment and or evaluation by which the nominees to the inquiry to investigate the disturbing disclosures of sexual violence, sexual assault and rape in the Defence Forces will be appointed given his statement that arrangements for same are at an advanced stage. [46913/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: I have listened to the Minister's responses this morning and I am glad he has done a complete U-turn on the inquiry to be set up to investigate these allegations made by the Women of Honour. All of us were shocked and sickened that women of different ages had to go on public radio and bear their souls and private lives to bring about real change. When I heard a young member of the Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate the funding to primary schools to stock their libraries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47327/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will raise the €350 income threshold on the earnings disregard on disability allowance to €400; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47306/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (30 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will undertake a review of online gambling regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47340/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Reliefs (30 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will intervene with the Minister for Finance to ensure the extension of stamp duty relief and stock relief for young farmers in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47339/21]

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: My time is brief so I will go straight into it. I am not convinced this plan will deliver for renters. Rents are out of control and many people end up paying more in rent than they would on a mortgage. This means, of course, that they cannot even save for a mortgage because they are paying such high rents, and that is a really cruel trap in which to be caught. It is worth noting that a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: EU Directives (29 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the transposition of the Work Life Balance Directive; the process by which this directive will be transposed and implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46966/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (29 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 260. To ask the Minister for Health when day centres (details supplied) in County Sligo will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47152/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: The number of men, women and children on waiting lists is truly shocking. I do not use that word lightly or often but "shocking" is an appropriate word to describe the fact that nearly 18% of our population is on a healthcare waiting list. I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion. While the national figures are stark, the figures in the north west, at Sligo University...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide information on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and the review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if information on the stated need to consider environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider setting up an expert panel to investigate and quantify the extent of the use of defective concrete blocks in construction to assist local authorities where relevant, in view of the fact it is viewed as a waste of time and resources if each local authority must individually put that expertise in place....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (28 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delay in providing a broadband connection point under the National Broadband Plan to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46013/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (28 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 579. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are circumstances in which the fees for an application for naturalisation can be waived. [46347/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 793. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to appoint a 0.5 whole-time equivalent clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes paediatric diabetes team; his views on whether psychosocial support in paediatric diabetes care should be available in each team; the reason there is no access to this support outside of Dublin paediatric diabetes services; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 801. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the funding in budget 2022 to provide a minimum of one whole-time equivalent diabetes specialist pump nurse in all 18 does adjustment for normal eating, DAFNE, certified diabetes centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46644/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 802. To ask the Minister for Health if the extra funding required to provide the appropriate diabetes staffing resources to provide access to the dose adjustment for normal eating programme for all persons with type 1 diabetes will be made available in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46645/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (28 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 702. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he is putting in place as a matter of urgency to deal with the backlog in the CervicalCheck screening; his further plans with regard to the number of women who are required to have retests due to the time delay in testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46236/21]