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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: My time is short so I will make three very brief points. First, on the upcoming European Council, I am satisfied with Ireland's position on Ukraine's application for EU membership. However, I want more clarity on our position on sanctions particularly around purchasing Russian coal, oil and gas. The impact of sanctions in this area would be very powerful but it would also hit the European...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: Next Sunday, the postmasters will hold an emergency meeting to consider balloting on industrial action because they have reached a tipping point with regard to payments, for example, their fit-for-purpose payment agreed in their contract of 2018, their Christmas payments of 2021, and payments for additional work due to the money laundering directive that was agreed nearly a year ago. There...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 846. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will re-instate the medical officer to a nursing home (details supplied); and the reason for the withdrawal of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14079/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 849. To ask the Minister for Health if the once-off payment of €1,000 to healthcare workers will be paid to front-line staff at Cancer Care West (details supplied); if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14082/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 110. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the refusal of pandemic unemployment payments to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15133/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (23 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the request to establish a working group under the joint auspices of the National Dementia Office and the Integrated Care Programme to determine the needs and solutions to provide people with Huntington’s disease and their families a good standard of care in Ireland (details suppled). [15114/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will qualify for the bonus payment for health care workers or part thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15119/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Transport Costs (23 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 210. To ask the Minister for Health if he will carry out a review into the travel expenses of public health nurses and community RGNs as a matter of urgency given the increases in fuel costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15442/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (24 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the ongoing work to resolve the plight of the undocumented Irish in America; if he will consider the appointment of a Government representative to deal with this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15450/22]

Services for Children with Disabilities: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank Sinn Féin and Deputy Tully for giving us the opportunity to discuss and hold the Government to account on the deteriorating situation in regard to services for children with disabilities. It is most concerning that just over two weeks ago the High Court decided that the HSE is in breach of the rights of children with disabilities as set out in the Disability Act 2005. That is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (29 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the work of the interdepartmental group, which was established to, inter alia, examine the feasibility of additional Government services being provided through An Post and the post office network will published; if all options will be considered fully to give effect to the Government’s commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (29 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected timeframe for the publication of the report of the interdepartmental group, which was established to, inter alia, examine the feasibility of additional Government services being provided through to An Post and the post office network; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (29 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his strategy to support the rural post office network; the additional Departmental services that could be provided via the network; when offline services for post offices will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15947/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (29 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to ensure a sustainable post office network as a key component of the economic and social infrastructure in rural and urban areas; the types of services that An Post can deliver into the future in order that it can continue to make a significant contribution to communities across Ireland; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (29 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions his Department is taking to support and strengthen the rural post office network and the wider post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15949/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (29 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he has taken to fulfil the clear commitment on post offices as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15950/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (29 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16298/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Response to the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine: Engagement with Ambassador of Slovakia (23 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: I confirm that I am on the campus. I thank the ambassador for the presentation. He clearly conveyed the immediacy and reality of what is happening and that 10,000 refugees are crossing the border into Slovakia daily. It says much about the humanity of Slovakian, Polish and Irish people that we are willing to take in so many refugees amidst all this horror. If just one positive thing has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Response to the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine: Engagement with Ambassador of Slovakia (23 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: I asked about medical supplies. That is something that can move. It is to do with supply and logistics. Is there anything in place at European level to try to ensure the medical supplies that are needed can move from one place to another? If not, does the ambassador think there should be?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (31 Mar 2022)

Marian Harkin: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide statistics relating to VRT compromise penalty refunds (details supplied) for the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [17257/22]