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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (15 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy McConalogue, on his appointment. I wish him and the Taoiseach well at the important meeting on Friday. It is the Taoiseach's first meeting and there will be many intricate negotiations ahead on the MFF, Brexit and all of that in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. I hope the Minister of State will be part of a good outcome for Europe and for...

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (15 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: I am sharing time with Deputy Fitzmaurice. I offer my sincere good wishes to the new Minister, Deputy Calleary; the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers; and the new Minister of State, Deputy Fleming. I am especially pleased that we now have a Minister of State with responsibility for credit unions. I look forward to working with him to ensure there is an appropriate regulatory framework for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: I am unhappy at one level to hear the Taoiseach state he recognises the imbalance but I am happy at another because it is there and glaring. The Taoiseach mentioned the technological university. By the end of the year Sligo, Letterkenny and GMIT will make their application. Two of the colleges are ready to go but there is an issue about the third. It is allowed that two out of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: I am afraid my question will not be as topical or controversial as some questions today but it matters a great deal to the people I represent. I want to ask the Taoiseach about his commitment to developing regional growth centres and, specifically, to developing Sligo as one of those centres. Project Ireland 2040 makes many promises but the programme for Government is light on detail....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (14 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: 933. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the campaign by an organisation (details supplied) to deliver change on drink deliveries; her further views on whether there is an urgent need to regulate drink delivery services, ensure effective age verification methods and legislate for both hours of sale and delivery; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Court of Justice Rulings (14 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: 950. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the impact the EU Court of Justice ruling C-335/17 has had on Irish legislation; her plans to update legislation to bring it into line with the ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15638/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (14 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: 1248. To ask the Minister for Health when adult disability day services will reopen for those that urgently require these services in order that they do not regress further; if there will be a reduction in day services; when parents will be notified (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15639/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: Am I sharing my time?

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: Perhaps not. I will speak for a while and give the Minister a chance to answer. I congratulate the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on retaining his portfolio. I also congratulate our new Minister of State, Deputy Brophy. Seeing as more congratulations are in order, I will get them out of the way at the beginning. I congratulate those involved in Ireland's success in securing a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Areas of Conservation (8 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I know he has his own portfolio. He referred to the birds directive and the habitats directive. I am very familiar with both directives but the species under threat in the context of this disaster that is heading into an emergency are the people who live in the area and those whose lands have been destroyed. I hear what the Minister of State is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Areas of Conservation (8 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, and wish him well in his new portfolio. I look forward to working with him. This is the second opportunity I have had in this House to raise the issue of the bog slide on Shass Mountain in Drumkeeran in County Leitrim. I raised it with the Tánaiste last week, when he told me that in situations like this, where this is a disaster, the...

Rent and Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: This Government has a real opportunity here to shape how it responds to the economic fallout from the Covid-19 crisis and how it responds to the significant challenges that will be faced by families and individuals as they struggle to pay their mortgages or their rent. If we are to learn any lessons from the previous crisis, it has to be that ordinary people do not pay the price for the...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: I am happy to have this opportunity to speak on the Microfinance Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill. On a personal note, for me it shows a real connection between the EU and what goes on here because nearly ten years ago I was one of the rapporteurs in the European Parliament on the microfinance fund when we set it up to help microbusinesses. It was an Irishwoman, Marie Donnelly, who led for the...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (7 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: This is the first opportunity I have had to congratulate the Taoiseach on his appointment. I wish him and his Government well because good government is good for the people. We are debating the Revised Estimates today. When we vote on them, as Members of this House and representatives of the people, we will be deciding how our constituents' tax moneys are spent. We know these moneys...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (7 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: Will the Taoiseach indicate whether the review process is automatic?

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (7 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Taoiseach. I take this opportunity to join others in paying tribute to Dr. Tony Holohan and his work. He has stepped back now and I know that the good wishes of the entire country go with him. The Taoiseach talked about the co-ordinated response from his office. People want to hear that because it gives them confidence. He also spoke about public awareness campaigns around...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements in place to ensure workers in rural areas can access public transport to travel to and from work in view of the small number allowed on buses and trains and in circumstances in which services have been curtailed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14105/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the stability fund for Gaeltacht Irish summer colleges to other foreign language colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14082/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: 622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average wait time between an IPO decision and her letter of confirmation since the establishment of the IPO in 2017; the average wait time in the each of the years 2017 to 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14081/20]

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Marian Harkin: I am sharing time with Deputy Fitzmaurice. I congratulate our new Minister. We soldiered together in another life and I know how committed he is to what he does. I wish him well in his new role. I want to raise three points, the first of which I raised with the previous Minister for Health. The HSE's framework for the resumption of adult disability day services baldly states that the...