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Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: While the budget sets out the fiscal parameters for next year, it is much more than that. It also provides the framework that finances the delivery of Government policy. This is what I want to focus on in my short contribution, namely, how this budget shaped the delivery of Government policy. Given that my time is limited, I will concentrate on the impact of this budget on people with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the ramping-up of energy production on Irish farms and in particular, the use of anaerobic digesters. [53252/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Education and Training Boards (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 273. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science's reply to Parliamentary Question 140 of 18 October 2022, if he will provide an update on the progress of the joint proposal from officials in the Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and officials in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review an issue (details supplied) in relation to D stamp pensioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52955/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the amount of the €4 million funding in Budget 2023 requested by an organisation (details supplied) that was allocated to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52910/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 607. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the amount of the €941,000 funding in Budget 2023 requested by an organisation (details supplied) that was allocated to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52911/22]

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: The challenge for Ireland's energy security is in the present, not the future. That is where we find ourselves this evening. I agree with what was said at the beginning of this debate. We need short-term, immediate measures to help guarantee energy security. The Minister is proposing one of those measures here this evening. That is to exempt the provision of emergency generation of 450...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Daylight Savings Time (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans in relation to daylight savings time; his views on the merits of forgoing the winter daylight saving time change given the current energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53664/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 136. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the financial supports that are available to community and private early years' services which find themselves in financial difficulty. [53703/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 137. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any early years' services have engaged with their local childcare committee to get financial supports in 2022. [53704/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 135. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to any early years' services that have closed recently; the circumstances of those closures; and his views on the closures. [53702/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 138. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the types of funding available to ECCE, sessional early years' services; the current financial viability of those services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53705/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2116 of 8 September 2022, when he will be informing the Director-General of the Environment of the European Commission of the error in his Department's letter dated 24 November 2021, and specifically informing the Director-General of the Environment of the European Commission that 232,000...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 232,000 hectares of the Coillte estate on peatland soils that are planted with trees, and to apportion the total figure between lands on peatland soils planted with trees managed by Coillte primarily for commercial timber production and lands on peatland soils planted with trees managed by Coillte, primarily for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: Like many Deputies, I wish to raise the issue of the near desperation of many local businesses due to the cumulative impact of so many different increases in the past year. We have heard about the increase in the cost of energy. All businesses are impacted. I listened to the Tánaiste's responses this morning to oral questions. The Government has taken some steps in this regard. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: What I am talking about here are not small businesses. Even a small supermarket employs ten to 15 people. Those at the larger end in small towns still employ perhaps 50 or 60 people. The money that goes into the local community from the wages is significant. I hear what the Tánaiste says about subsidising businesses that may find it hard to get staff but I ask him to think about what...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: How does the Tánaiste decide?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: Will the Tánaiste give me some definite word for the people who contacted me about providing accommodation for Ukrainians in my constituency both on a commercial and a non-commercial basis? One lady from Grange, Sligo pledged a room last March. She was Garda vetted in the summer. The house was inspected in September. She was asked to install smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-level Policy Response to Current Energy Security Issues: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank our contributors. I missed some of the presentations at the beginning. From what I have heard, I am not sure if that is good or bad. I have heard enough in the meantime to have loads of questions and if they have already been asked, please ignore them. I will address the first question to Mr. O'Donoghue. At the meeting on 25 October the energy ministers will look at a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-level Policy Response to Current Energy Security Issues: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: I agree about people needing information, but who delivers the message is crucial. I have met too many people who feel the responsibility is being put almost exclusively on their shoulders as the Government is unable to take any meaningful short-term measures. Any message must be definite, "realisable" - that is the word Dr. Deane used earlier about the floating offshore energy terminals -...