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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a place will be made available for a person (details supplied) in a special school to repeat a year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25218/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 779. To ask the Minister for Health the resources planned as part of the Living with Covid Plan and in the context of Budget 2021 to ensure increases in staffing in mental health services, the development of out of hours crisis services and investment in primary care mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25214/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the outcomes or recommendations of the women’s health taskforce for endometriosis patients; the measures in place to deal with long waiting lists and the lack of consultants for these patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25215/20]

Protecting Jobs and Supporting Business: Statements (16 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: I listened to the contributions of the Minister of State's colleagues. I agree with them that some of the supports that are now in place, depending on the sector, are helping to bring about a positive difference to people's lives and the economy. While many sectors are operating, albeit on a knife-edge, others remain horribly exposed to the effects of Covid-19. Earlier I spoke of the great...

Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: First, I congratulate my colleague, Deputy Collins, for bringing forward this motion because it lays bear the completely unacceptable and totally disgraceful situation whereby redundant workers are being deprived of agreed redundancy payments due mainly to the transfer of company assets. The core question that we are asking here today is how the law can protect employees during the...

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, on his appointment and I wish him well. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this Sinn Féin motion which concerns the specific difficulties and challenges faced by the taxi industry due to Covid-19, and crucially, to agree with many of the proposals which will help the industry to survive in the short term, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (15 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications for animals moving across the Border from Northern Ireland to here and vice versa for slaughter or as carcasses in the context of Brexit; if an all-island approach and a level playing field will continue to apply to each aspect of agricultural production and processing on the island of Ireland; and the actions that...

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: I formally congratulate the Minister of State on her new and most important role. I know she will bring intelligence, empathy and real commitment to her work because she is a woman who likes to get things done. First, I ask for the Minister of State's strong support so the forthcoming budget will provide adequate resources to support people with disabilities. Consider some of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: I spoke to the Minister earlier on this. I believe that the Connacht-Ulster alliance, is on target to reach the qualifying metrics. I have two brief points. Extra intake of students means the metrics will change slightly with higher numbers required. The Minister might take this into consideration because it could happen that by the tiniest margin some colleges might not reach the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Support Schemes (9 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports being put in place to support third level students returning to education to ensure their health and well-being during these challenging times. [22644/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Support Schemes (9 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister, Deputy Simon Harris, and the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins. My question concerns mental health and well-being. That has already been interrogated very thoroughly by Deputies Brendan Smith and Pringle. Rather than going over the same ground again, I would like to ask about the 2,700 additional places the Minister referred to and the further 800 that have been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Support Schemes (9 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister. I have spoken to Sligo IT's representatives and the €120,000 will be most welcome and useful. That will mostly be used for mental health services but it will also go to other areas like access. I hear what the Minister is saying. The services were already overstretched. With the increased intake of students and the particularly difficult year students have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Support Schemes (9 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: I will be briefer this time, because I did run over slightly. The Minister has said he will call this out. Recent media reports have shown that this is not confined to the student body, but extends to lecturers, professors etc. It is a problem throughout the sector. Calling it out is fine and I take the Minister's point about governing bodies. That will matter. However we will also need...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (9 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the response that has been put in place to deal with the issue of sexual harassment and gender-based violence on third-level campuses in view of a recent survey carried out by the Active Consent Programme in NUI Galway in collaboration with a union (details supplied) highlighting the issue. [22645/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Connacht, Ulster Alliance Technological University application. [22643/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of all current technological university applications. [22656/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (9 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to progress a university of the north-west involving Letterkenny IT and Magee College, Derry; and the way in which such plans may impact on the Connacht, Ulster Alliance for a technological university application. [22646/20]

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: I fully support this Sinn Féin motion. If we implement its recommendations, we will save lives. Like many Deputies, I have received correspondence, particularly from women who are most anxious about the delay in BreastCheck and cervical screening. I accept that, because of Covid-19, we have major challenges but we need to strike a balance and respond in an equitable and efficient way...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 278. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason proprietary directors and certain connected persons cannot access the new employer wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21252/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (8 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: 435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options open to landlords and tenants in cases in which the tenant is under a termination notice in view of the current moratorium on rent increases and evictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22289/20]