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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: 257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 696 of 18 January 2023, the counties in which the pilot scheme was deployed; and the dates that each scheme was deployed in each county. [3819/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4931/23]

Seanad: Address by H.E. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament (2 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Uachtarán go dtí an Teach. As a former MEP, I remember her when she was also an MEP, in particular in her role as vice chair of the petitions committee, where many petitioners from across Europe, including Ireland, came to make their case. I remember her humane approach and consideration, which was appreciated. However, we did not always agree...

Address by H.E. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament (2 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Uachtarán go dtí an Teach. As a former MEP, I remember her when she was also an MEP, in particular in her role as vice chair of the petitions committee, where many petitioners from across Europe, including Ireland, came to make their case. I remember her humane approach and consideration, which was appreciated. However, we did not always agree...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Schemes (2 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister of State for coming in to take this matter. I wish to discuss with him the need for some type of support schemes or compensation measures to assist businesses and individuals dependant on seasonal tourism, in particular, where there is a very substantial reduction in available tourism accommodation, due to the fact that hotels and other accommodation providers are now...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Schemes (2 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister of State. There is still a lot of goodwill out there and it is crucial that we harness it. The people best placed to harness it are the Government in the decisions it makes and local Deputies and politicians in trying to support communities. We have to make sure it happens and it is real in order that when people get up tomorrow and the day after they can see it is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the timeframe of the publication of the all-island strategic rail review report (details supplied). [5346/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (2 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 26 January 2023, if there are any plans to include counties Leitrim and or Sligo in the pilot voluntary redeployment scheme in the next possible slot, given that the scheme has not been deployed in either of counties Leitrim or Sligo since 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5335/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 387. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1087 of 8 November 2022, the rationale behind not listing Covid-19 as an occupational injury (details supplied). [5342/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (2 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 422. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 26 October 2022, and the subsequent reply from Coillte, if he will clarify an issue (details supplied). [5334/23]

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: The Sinn Féin motion to reintroduce mortgage interest relief is worthy of serious consideration. I say that for many reasons but, in my short time, I will address two that stand out. First, the proposal is made in the context of inflation levels of more than 7.7%, allied with very significant price increases for many daily essentials such as food, home heating oil, petrol, diesel, etc....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Fiftieth Anniversary of Ireland’s Accession to the European Community: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the witnesses. I apologise for being late as I was doing local radio at 10.30 a.m. For anybody who has been in the European Parliament, we know that is the meat and potatoes to make sure people have some concept of what is happening at European level. I have one or two comments to be followed by one or two questions. Like Mr. Montgomery I am also one of Mr. Connelly's family and...

Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: It must be difficult for the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to sit here and defend a policy strategy that at the time made every effort to take away or minimise the eligibility of people for the nursing home subvention scheme. Those people, and some with disabilities, were denied their rights. That is what we are talking about. We have all heard about the Ombudsman's report and we...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to appoint a cultural officer to the Embassy of Ireland in Paris. [5732/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Aviation Industry (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 179. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the requirement placed by certain airlines on Irish citizens to hold a valid Irish passport for travel infringes on the rights of Irish citizens in the Common Travel Area (details supplied). [6017/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to include home economics as a subject in the post-primary upskilling initiative (details supplied). [6001/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and motorcycles attached to Sligo-Leitrim roads policing unit as of 30 June 2021 and 10 January 2023, in tabular form. [5731/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 372. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dementia day care centres currently opened in CHO1. [5733/23]

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I want to thank Sinn Féin for the motion we have before us this evening and I note we also have an amendment from the Government. The Government's amendment lists all of the supports, both once-off and permanent, that it has put in place, and some of those are significant. I know some people who consider that the supports they have been provided with are a type of safety net. While...

Energy Costs and Windfall Taxes: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Social Democrats for bringing forward this very important motion, which allows all of us here on the Opposition benches to call for the immediate introduction of a windfall tax on energy companies and to ring-fence that tax for households, many of whom are struggling to pay exorbitant energy bills, for the many who are living in fear of their next bill, and for businesses,...