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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (18 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of regularising the terms and conditions of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards; the timeline to address the outstanding commitments, recommendations, awards and claims within the terms of the quantum of the sectoral bargaining fund available for agreed sectoral bargaining units; if an agreed approach...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Regulations (18 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 790. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken around the new medical device regulation, MDR, which came into effect on 26 May 2021 (details supplied); the specific actions which he is taking to address this urgent matter at both Irish and EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide statistics relating to the use of the seize and release VRT enforcement procedure to obtain roadside cash payment of compromise penalties for September 2022, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52452/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Assisted Decision-Making (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of agents acting on behalf of a person who cannot manage their own financial affairs within the Department; and if she will provide a breakdown of the number of agents categorised across social protection schemes in tabular form. [52386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Assisted Decision-Making (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 142. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if current arrangements with regard to the appointment of agents acting on behalf of a person who cannot manage their own financial affairs will remain valid in view of the commencement of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 or if amendments will be necessary. [52387/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: We are facing a crisis in the nursing home sector because 16 private nursing homes have already closed this year and 450 beds are gone. Unfortunately, too many owners are at their wits' end in reassessing their current financial position. The escalation in the cost of energy and the cost of living is certainly a factor, but the underlying cause is the fact that the fair deal funding model is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: I acknowledge what the Taoiseach said in that there are various initiatives in the pipeline but two nursing homes closed in County Roscommon and one closed in Athlone, County Westmeath last week. The lady was on RTÉ and the figures are public knowledge. She said that her nursing home received €950 per person per week but the local public nursing home received €1,915 per...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: Earlier, I raised the issue of nursing homes closing. In his response, the Taoiseach mentioned the increase in home care. In that context, we see that care workers employed by private, not-for-profit companies are walking away from their employment because of low income, not having pay for their travel, not having sick pay and travel time not being counted in the number of hours worked....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: Yes.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: My time is limited but I want to say a few words on energy prices and energy supply. We are aware that Russia is using drones to target people in their homes - killing, maiming and destroying - and now we see the systematic and targeted bombing of energy installations across Ukraine. This is further evidence, not that we need it, that Russia is blindly determined to destroy Ukraine and to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider an increase to the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability and housing aid for older people scheme grant, given the increased construction costs and increased costs of building materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider making the fuel allowance available to those person aged over 66 years with a disability (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52475/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to extend the fuel allowance to those in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52476/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the €500 payment for people with disabilities to those who have moved to the State contributory pension due to their age (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52477/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the recent RSS and Tús top-up of €5 in Budget 2023 to at least €12 to keep pace with other social welfare payments. [52480/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 284. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to an increase in funding to all Family Resource Centres, so that all FRCs receive a minimum of €166,400 annually through core funding under the National FRC programme with an adequate percentage increase annually thereafter in view of the recent increase in Tusla funding in Budget 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: DNA Database (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 285. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reconsider his position to set up a database to hold DNA samples of family members of those who were resident at St. Mary's Mother and Baby home in Tuam. [52479/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank the guests for their presentation. What we are talking about here is massive. Land use and land use change and, as Mr. Keane just said, it is not just the farms or the lands where it happens, but it is adjoining land as well. We can basically say we are looking at much of the country here. My questions arise from the countries that are objecting. What is our position? It is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: Twelve months means going through the Parliament and agreeing with the Council. There is an eight-week window to object from when the Commission comes forward with a proposal. Is that what matters here?