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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (12 Dec 2023)

Marian Harkin: 389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the inclusion of Sligo in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54497/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Marian Harkin: 533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a list of the 17 current serving country registrars attached to each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54737/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Dec 2023)

Marian Harkin: 605. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what precautions the Government is taking to reduce the risk of importing further disease through the importation of trees, saplings, shrubs and soil; if there is a plan in place to increase the production of native Irish stock for the home market, so Ireland can decrease or stop its reliance on importation and protect our native...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (12 Dec 2023)

Marian Harkin: 820. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment and operation of neuro-rehabilitations teams to be set up in every CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55198/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (13 Dec 2023)

Marian Harkin: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on a decision of the Tax Appeal Commission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55663/23]

An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: I will support both the Government's amendments to the Constitution. I will do so with reservations but sometimes you have to look at the bigger picture and the greater good. All my political life, I have campaigned for adequate support for family carers and all that entails. Family carers, I have always said, along with volunteers, are the glue that holds our society together. They allow...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: The ambassador can come back to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: It was about any specific legislative dossiers on SMEs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: Yes, they are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: I wish the ambassador well. She will have a very busy three, four or five months ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Chair for allowing me to say a few words as I am not a member of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: Thank you. First of all, I thank Deputy Shanahan for this initiative. It is very positive and, as he said himself, it is a start. The Deputy used the word "gentle" twice and it certainly is that, but he wants to get this across the line and that is the most important thing. Legislation, if it is put in place, can be amended afterwards. It depends on who is in government and whether they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: Would anyone else like to comment on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: Mr. Griffin may correct me if I am wrong, but I think he said that 64% of the major capital projects were in Dublin. Is that on spend or is that on the numbers of projects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: I think that when Deputy Conway-Walsh suggested positive discrimination, Mr. Power said "No", and suggested that if the investment is there now and is equal, the regions will catch up. What if the gap is so wide? I have quoted figures for the north west. Mr. Power is quite right about figures for the south east when they are disaggregated. You see the same patterns. It is not just one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: Dr. Griffin says they feel discriminated against. It is not that they feel it, but that the outcomes show it. We will not argue about that here today. I will not take up any more time. I thank the witnesses again. This is a really serious attempt to identify a major issue. It is not just about balanced regional development but that is the part of it in which I am most interested. It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the long-outstanding issue of regularising the terms and conditions of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2048/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: I am asking for an update on the agreement for a public service contract for adult education tutors. In particular, I am asking for as much information as possible on the terms and conditions that will be provided for in that contract and whether, finally, the adult education tutors will be recognised and given fair terms and conditions for the work they do.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: The Minister talked about a new adult educator pay scale. From speaking to adult education tutors, I know they do not want teacher contracts or contracts aligned to the terms and conditions of resource workers. They want to be recognised for the work they do. It is not better or worse; it is different. It is reasonable that any contract would reflect that difference and the actual work...