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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (18 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: 870. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to allocate Clár funding again in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36687/24]

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Regional Group for tabling this motion on eliminating the means test for family carers. It echoes part of the motion I tabled on supporting family carers. While there are many ways in which family carers need to be supported, eliminating the means test for the carer's allowance is one of my two top priorities alongside the provision of adequate respite care for family carers....

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: Yesterday, I listened to the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, speaking about this issue. He informed us that the cost would be between €600 million and €2 billion. That is off the charts; it is nothing like that.

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: The Minister should be better informed.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (24 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: 39. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the rural social scheme/Tús top-up to at least €12, to keep pace with other social welfare payments. [36468/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: 93. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has costed a publicly delivered childcare model in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38088/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Industry (26 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: 56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the application of PGI status for boxty. [36483/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Industry (26 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: Once again, I am asking for an update on the application for protected geographical indication, PGI, status for boxty. I put down this same question several times every single year throughout the lifetime of this Dáil. The original application was submitted to the Minister's Department ten years ago. We keep getting the same responses, which are a long explanation of what PGI status...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Industry (26 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister. I am pleased to hear that, but to be honest with him, I am looking at various responses he has provided to me over the years. I will go back 12 months. The final sentence in his response to my question on this was: My Department's scrutiny is almost complete. Once my Department is satisfied that the application is ready [it] can move to the next stage which is the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Industry (26 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister for that. As I said, I have raised this issue many times. I have a sense, and I hope I am not wrong, that we are almost at the final hurdle. It has just taken so long but sometimes you get to a point where you can only look forward and you cannot keep looking back wondering why it has not happened before now. There is a huge level of frustration among the producers....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Industry (26 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: Less than that if the legal matter is sorted.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (26 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to an increase in ANC supports. [36484/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 Sep 2024)

Marian Harkin: 190. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if urgent consideration will be given to increasing the household benefits package, which has not been increased since 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38339/24]

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Marian Harkin: There was a lot of money available to the Government so there are positive aspects to this budget and measures I agree with, including the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund. I actually voted for them in the previous budget and am glad to see they are being continued and that the Government is investing more in Irish Water and in the Land Development Agency....

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Marian Harkin: We have had some time to digest the budget and assess its impacts. Yesterday when I spoke, I was happy to recognise some of the positive changes in the budget that will benefit different groups of people. I also said that this is an election budget. It screams it from the rooftops. As the Taoiseach said, he would not apologise for any of the benefits, double payments or early payments...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (2 Oct 2024)

Marian Harkin: 137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to this Deputy’s previous correspondence on the inclusion of Sligo in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme and the reply received (details supplied), if he can outline the timeline for bringing a motion for resolution to each House of the Oireachtas and, subject to the passing of a resolution, bringing a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Properties (2 Oct 2024)

Marian Harkin: 147. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there are no public toilet facilities at the Sligo INTREO office, Cranmore Road, Sligo (details supplied). [39303/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Primary Care Centres (3 Oct 2024)

Marian Harkin: 4. To ask the Minister for Health if he will act on the urgent need to upgrade and extend the HSE-owned building from which the Gurteen family practice operates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39546/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Primary Care Centres (3 Oct 2024)

Marian Harkin: Will the Minister act on the urgent need to upgrade and extend the building from which the Gurteen family practice in County Sligo operates? I visited the practice two weeks ago. It is run by Dr. Helen Fitzsimons and was named rural practice of the year for 2024. I saw first hand the urgent need to upgrade the building. Sadly, I wish to extend my most sincere sympathy to Dr. Fitzsimons...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Primary Care Centres (3 Oct 2024)

Marian Harkin: I am pleased to hear that the process will be completed in the coming weeks and a priority application for capital funding will be put forward. When I visited the practice two weeks ago, I could see for myself the urgent need to upgrade the building. The reception area is tiny and cramped. There are three receptionists. There are wires trailing over sinks. It doubles as a kitchenette...