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Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: I asked the Minister about nursing homes. He did not respond.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 152. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will further extend the domestic violence emergency rent supplement scheme past the end of 2021 and consider continuing the scheme on a permanent basis in a post-Covid Ireland. [35377/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 371. To ask the Minister for Health when will the four currently unfilled epilepsy nurse specialist posts approved in 2018 will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28504/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 372. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate which he announced in November 2020; the timeline to establish a stakeholder group to review safety and risk measures in relation to the prescribing and distribution of sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28505/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: The Taoiseach’s party made a general election promise to hold an independent inquiry into the historical use of sodium valproate, or Epilim, which, as the Taoiseach knows, is a drug used to treat epilepsy. Many children have suffered devastating neurological disabilities because their mothers were taking this drug. The Taoiseach promised to do this. I asked the Minister one year ago...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence: Statements (6 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: We are told that one in every five women experiences violence, domestic violence and abuse in their relationships. That is a gut-wrenching statistic. If we really think about what that means, the eradication of domestic violence needs to be right at the top of our agenda. We are talking about so many women. Approximately 370,000 women will experience some form of violence or abuse in...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (7 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Regional Independent Group for bringing forward this well-balanced proposal that outlines how we can help to sustain the post office network. The reality right now is that 900 postmasters are facing a significant drop in income. The Grant Thornton report said that €17 million per annum is needed to ensure viability of the post office network. However, An Post is speaking...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date for the return of events (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30506/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (7 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 91. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if rural social scheme supervisors will be included in the proposal for a once-off gratuity to be paid on retirement to community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36721/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (7 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 142. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the examination of the boarding out scheme in the context of the overall reform of older persons services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (8 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the dependent status of students for the purposes of SUSI grants in cases in which their dependent status changes from the first year of application for a SUSI grant. [37058/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: First, I am very happy to welcome our new colleague, Deputy Bacik. She will make a positive contribution and I wish her well. I have raised the following issue with the Taoiseach several times. The only reason I am raising it again is because it is an urgent matter and right decisions can still be taken. I speak of the need for a new Garda station in Sligo. To be clear, I am not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: The Taoiseach mentioned the OPW, which deemed that building unfit for purpose in December 2019. The Garda Commissioner then made changes around the operational model. I am not asking the Taoiseach to interfere but nothing has changed. The footprint of that building is too small and it is a warren of rooms. Despite the fact that some refurbishment has taken place, it still is simply and...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: This motion from Sinn Féin, which I fully support, calls for a full public inquiry into the deaths of residents and the quality of care in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of any public inquiry is to establish the facts in regard to the specific circumstances. Those circumstances include the fact that more than 2,000 nursing home residents have died due to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will lift the restrictions on peat harvesting for 2021 to avoid a shortage of supply in 2021 and reduce the further importation of peat from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37986/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce a fair and workable licensing system to allow for the phasing out of horticultural peat harvesting while ensuring there is a secure supply of growing media in order that the sustainable horticultural sector is not jeopardised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37987/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it will be ensured that peatlands are harvested in such a way that they are in the best possible condition for a planned and structured restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37988/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the assistance his Department can provide to tenants who have been given notice to quit by their landlord but are unable to find alternative accommodation due to lack of available housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37895/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 597. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish Just Transition supports to protect jobs and businesses in the horticulture sector into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37989/21]