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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: 732. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the completion and publication of the National Review of Cardiac Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35639/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: 886. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected timeline for a decision on an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35642/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (7 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: 340. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if and when he plans to conduct a review of the legislation which established Coillte, notably the Forestry Act 1988. [36903/22]

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: The question that I must answer to my electorate is whether I support this Government to continue with its current policies on health, housing, support for carers and, crucially, a delivery of a fair share to the regions, and the north west in particular. My answer has to be “No”. The Taoiseach earlier asked us to be fair. Therefore, I will stick to the facts. The...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: Just over two years ago there was a serious mudslide at Shass Mountain, Drumkeeran, County Leitrim when approximately 55 ha of agricultural land was completely destroyed. It is unusable. Approximately 15 farmers were affected. The Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Noonan, set up an effective working group, for which I thank him. It was...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: I suppose there was a time when many Irish people would consider a European Council meeting as being largely irrelevant to their lives but in the past five years, with Brexit and now the war in Ukraine, people recognise that decisions taken at a European Council impact significantly on their lives. Up until then, most Irish people were benignly supportive of the EU and thinking in terms of...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: Deputy Howlin has stolen my question on food security. My other question relates to Irish food production in that specific context. Does the Minister of State see any actions the Government can take on Irish food production to contribute to alleviating food insecurity? It is a bit of a roundabout question but, nonetheless, if I were to engage with farmers at a meeting tonight, one of the...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: The Minister of State always gives me the impression of being somebody who is prepared to roll up her sleeves and get things done. When I hear her talking about things such as a policy shift in the Department of Health, I feel like cheering out loud. However, we have to see that there is actual policy change. The fact that the Minister of State is prepared to speak up about it, say it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: If the Minister of State is under pressure I can come back as it is just a brief question. I will only be a minute. I asked her about next year and July provision. Everyone knows about all the families who are contacting us telling us they are in crisis and feel abandoned this year. We know that for many of those families, things will not change. The Minister of State has many good ideas...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (13 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: 401. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to commence the assisted decision-making (capacity) Bill 2021 as soon as the President signs same into law; if there will be any lead-in time to full implementation of the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38202/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: We are all aware that the wholesale price of gas has rocketed. It was 4.5% this week. With the fear that Russia will not reopen the Nord Stream pipeline, we know that the price is only going to go one way. Given that approximately 50% of our electricity is generated from gas-fired power stations, that means that for everybody the price of electricity is escalating. The issue of the impact...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: I did refer to the acknowledgement of the support of the Government during Covid; that was made very clear to me. The Tánaiste stated that most businesses are doing well. I am not so sure that is the case. I think a lot of businesses are on the brink. They are running out of working capital and contingency. While that may not be apparent in the figures that we have currently, it...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: 534. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that back-to-school allowance is not available to foster parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38939/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (14 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: 886. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 7 July 2022, if he has ensured that Coillte’s remit supports the delivery of climate change commitments and the protection of biodiversity; the means by which this was ensured; the evidential basis for his satisfaction that Coillte is adapting its approach and practices to meet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: I was asked to be brief and I will try. I have three questions. Last week, as the Minister of State knows, we had representatives of the NCSE before us. I asked if its planning and analysis of the need for school places was robust enough so the Department and schools could plan ahead. I ask the Minister of State the same question. Given the legislation we will deal with this week, does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: I meant the teacher training courses themselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: What about childcare practitioners?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations today. I want to focus on the challenges that teachers and schools face in trying to provide quality inclusive education. I have read the witnesses' documents and I agree with many of their asks. Many of them are practical, day-to-day asks. They include issues like teachers having substitution to go to another special needs class. How are we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Marian Harkin: I appreciate that. My question, which has been answered, was about the need for standardisation across the colleges.