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Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling the motion which allows us the opportunity to ask the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, who was here before him, to urgently address many of the core concerns of retained firefighters. Retained firefighters need a fixed adequate income. The current retainer varies from about €9,000 per annum going up to a maximum of about...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the basis for a recent decision in regard to home births (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56798/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (16 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers that were culled or vaccinated in each of the years 2019 to 2021. [56870/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (17 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals that were heard in relation to the 'Seize and Release' VRT enforcement procedure for each of the years 2015 to 2021; the number of such appeals that were successful (details supplied); the corresponding data in respect to the 'Seize and Release' procedure for October 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (17 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the VRT enforcement targets for each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57075/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (17 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of badgers that were infected with TB of those that have been culled or vaccinated in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [57042/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: In my 20-plus years in politics, I have never experienced anything like the tsunami of emails from consultants across all disciplines. So far, I have received emails from 34 consultants at Sligo University Hospital, SUH, highlighting the completely unacceptable and unsafe conditions for patients and staff, the consistent underinvestment in the hospital and the unfair and unjust sharing out...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: I have listened to what the Taoiseach has said. He has told me about all the things that have been done. He is not responding in any way to the fact that 34 senior consultants signed an email that was absolutely incredible. The Taoiseach talked about the €30 million increase in funding to Sligo hospital. How does this compare to elsewhere? He talked about staffing increases, but...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: We need a proper focus on Sligo University Hospital. Saolta University Health Care Group is too Galway-centric and this needs to change. I do not believe in beggar-my-neighbour politics, but this needs to change.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: I wish to highlight the great work being done by Leitrim Volunteer Centre in providing a community car scheme to assist isolated and vulnerable people to attend hospital appointments, go to the pharmacy and pick up shopping etc. In fact, about 90% of all these trips are hospital appointments. It has become a go-to support system for the HSE with referrals from public health nurses and so...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (22 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: As the Minister of State is probably aware, an unprecedented event took place over the weekend, when 34 consultants from all disciplines at Sligo University Hospital all sent emails to the Minister for Health and others highlighting that conditions for patients and staff at Sligo University Hospital, SUH, are completely unacceptable and verge on the unsafe at times. These emails did not come...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (22 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: The Minister of State spoke about three issues. She spoke about the winter plan. Seven of the ten actions involve recruiting extra staff for SUH. When I wrote to the HSE asking how many extra staff had been recruited, I received a response not two weeks ago that told me that it was expecting to start recruiting soon. We are in the middle of winter so there is no winter plan here. ...

Transport in Galway and Other Areas: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: I thank Deputy Connolly for her timely and comprehensive motion on a new vision for transport in Galway and other areas. I was happy to sign the motion. While the proposals put forward in the motion largely relate to Galway city and county, nonetheless many of these proposals can in principle be applied to other areas throughout the country. That is one aspect I appreciate about the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans that he has explored in order to introduce a new taxation policy on biofuels; if carbon tax will be applied to biofuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56635/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 388. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the most recent figure on the number of carers in receipt of carer's allowance, including half-rate carer's allowance; the number of carers who receive a reduced rate of carer's allowance due to means; and the breakdown of these rates by the number of person's receiving a carer's allowance payment under...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 389. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the most recent figure on the total number of carers in receipt of carer's benefit and half-rate carer's allowance. [56426/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 390. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the total number of carers who received the carer's support grant to date in 2022; of these, the number of carers who receive the carer's support grant as a stand-alone payment, that is they do not receive carer's allowance, carer's benefit or DCA; and the number of carers who receive the carer's support...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (22 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a person (details supplied) will receive the electricity credit payment; the way that persons using coin operated meters will receive the electricity credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57912/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a bus stop at Maugheraboy, County Sligo, was excluded from the new 981 bus route from Coolaney to Sligo, even though it was included in all media releases in regard to the new, long-awaited route; if this stop will be included as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57913/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: 586. To ask the Minister for Health the number on the waiting lists to access CAMHS by CHO area in each of the years 2015 to 2021; and the waiting times involved to access these appointments. [57377/22]