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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: Apology accepted. In recent weeks, 50 townlands in or near Lough Melvin, County Leitrim and 69 townlands near Templehouse in the Ox Mountains, County Sligo, were finally officially designated special areas of conservation, SACs. That means there are approximately 37 different constraints on these lands. For example, they apply to any construction, alteration or removal of stone walls,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wind Energy Guidelines (25 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: I want to raise issues relating to the siting of wind farms, particularly on mountainsides and largely on peaty soil. I will begin with some general points about wind farms, their siting and how we do business in this regard. In addition, I will focus on two proposed wind farms, one at Dough Mountain near Lissinagroagh, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, and the other close to the top of Corry...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wind Energy Guidelines (25 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He said peatlands can be damaged. He and I know that peatlands will be damaged by wind turbines. The Minister of State saw peat stability and the side of Shass Mountain. We built homes on floodplains in this country, thinking that we had ways and means of directing the movement of water. We cannot. The same is true of peat on the sides of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: 83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application of a person (details supplied) [57692/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider, in view of the severe shortage of substitute teachers available, putting forward members of the inspectorate as well as teachers currently in seconded positions for the next three months as members of the substitute panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57881/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (25 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: 23. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position with regard to staff currently employed in job clubs; and if they will be treated fairly and be eligible to redundancy payments when the new local employment services are established. [50098/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (25 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: 40. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the criteria for entry to the Tús and rural social schemes in terms of restrictions on time limits, for example, a person who has completed a Tús scheme for one year cannot apply for another three years. [50099/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Pension Provisions (25 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: 205. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) since the postponement of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; if not, if a commitment will be given to hold such a meeting as part of the consultation process; if a timeline will be provided for this meeting; and...

Employment Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: Yes, we are. Tonight we are speaking of the value of community-led local development, of community knowledge, response and support to our long-term unemployed. The Minister’s proposal will undermine this community approach and replace it with a for-profit model that will not put the unemployed person at its core. This model will force the providers to provide inadequate services to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Nov 2021)

Marian Harkin: 138. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the further supports being developed to enable the hospitality sector to function effectively while the pandemic persists; if he will consider supports for the implementation of an affordable ventilation scheme for this and other high-risk environments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58322/21]

Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank Deputy Paul Murphy and People Before Profit for bringing this Bill before the House. It is a practical, down-to-earth Bill that will achieve real progress. I am pleased to hear that the Government supports the Bill in principle. However, I hope to see real urgency in progressing it. Earlier, the Minister of State, Deputy English, mentioned that there may be some legal...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: Yesterday an Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation protest at Sligo University Hospital was averted at the last minute because there is to be an emergency meeting of the Workplace Relations Commission and an independent assessment of staffing requirements. We should never have allowed this situation to fester to this point. Today's Trolley Watch figures show a total of 25 patients waiting...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Resource Centres (3 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: 5. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to expand the family resource centre network; and if he will prioritise Manorhamilton, Country Leitrim as a location for a family resource centre. [59681/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Resource Centres (3 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: There are two family resource centres in Carrick-on-Shannon and Mohill in south Leitrim. I have been to both centres and was very impressed by the caring and inclusive way, they respond to the needs of families in their communities. However, in the entire north of County Leitrim, a distance of 62 km from Drumshanbo to Tullaghan, families have no access to the supports and resources provided...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Resource Centres (3 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister. He said that the budget is not finalised yet. Both the Minister and I know that one of the most important aspects of family resource centres is that they are rooted in their communities, involve community participation and respond to the specific needs of families, especially in disadvantaged areas across the country. While the two centres in south Leitrim do really...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Resource Centres (3 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: The Minister has given me a positive but a very general answer. He has said that sometimes Tusla provides supports without family support centres. The Minister and I know that a family support centre provides holistic resources and supports to families within a geographical area, which is hugely important. Sometimes disadvantage can be harder to see in rural areas. It is more dispersed...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Extension of Notice Periods) Bill 2021: First Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Simon Communities of Ireland for all their good work on this legislation. I particularly thank the North West Simon Community for all its help to me in providing good information and background. This is a straightforward, practical proposal which does exactly what it says on the tin. Where the housing authority certifies that a tenant, who is under threat to quit, is at risk of...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (7 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: 51. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the arrangements that are being put in place to ensure an effective LEADER programme from 2023. [60566/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (7 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: What financial arrangements are being put in place to ensure an effective LEADER programme that delivers for communities? I have heard the Minister's responses this evening and last week and have received her written response regarding the six-year tranche of funding of €250 million, about which she is quite correct. This level of funding, however, is at a standstill compared with...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (7 Dec 2021)

Marian Harkin: The Minister and I agree that the LEADER programme supports community-led local development. It is unique. As an MEP, I was proud to see an EU Court of Auditors report in 2010 stating the Irish model was best practice. What has happened since then is we have significantly minimised the active role of the local community in the context of decision-making regarding funding decisions for...