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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (20 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: 901. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the requirement that donkeys can only make up a maximum of 50% of the stocking density requirement for payments under areas of natural constraint will be deferred in view of the fact that many farmers are unable to purchase extra stock due to marts remaining closed and or due to restrictions in relation to travel distance from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (20 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: 902. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that will be taken to ensure that the proposed An Bord Bia farm sustainability platform development will not impose further demands on farmers for meeting further quality and environmentally friendly requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6627/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: 994. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider State support to a company (details supplied) due to the Covid-19 crisis and in the context of the almost complete shutdown of the aviation industry. [5952/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: 1040. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a timeframe for the resumption of driver tests will be confirmed; and the stage the re-opening phases test will resume (details supplied). [6626/20]

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: I am happy to hear that the restart grant can be used specifically to cover costs that have accrued while the business was closed. My second question relates to borrowing, and I have previously spoken about the issue of rates. The Government can borrow at less than 1%, yet we are charging between 4% and 5% over the lifetime of the loan. Why are we so out of kilter with our European...

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: So good they named it twice. According to an extensive IBEC survey, many businesses are running out of cash and yet the take-up of some of the liquidity measures announced by the Minister's Department is low. Why is that happening? One of the reasons is that many companies do not want to add to their increasing levels of debt. I have spoken about this previously in terms of their utility...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (14 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: I express my sympathy to the family and friends of those we have lost from Covid-19. I spoke to the Taoiseach last week about face masks. Yesterday, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport said it was likely that facial coverings would be encouraged from next week on public transport, etc. We need certainty on this for three reasons. First, we have to plan. Many face masks can be...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: Just like in the European Parliament, I have one minute.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: First, I commend the Minister on his work with UL and ask him please to keep up the pressure. Second, I am delighted to hear about July provision because it is an absolute lifeline. The Minister should contact parents about that as soon as he can. Not all parents want it, but many do. I have just one question. When schools go back in September, space will be an issue. Has the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason paramedics and EMTs are unable to claim flat rate expenses towards uniforms and other expenses incurred in carrying out their duties as is the case for a wide range of occupations, such as firefighters, doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, physiotherapists and so on; if paramedics and EMTs will be included on the list for same; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students in non-pilot schools of the computer science course will be allowed to sit the exam for computer science in 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4777/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the retention figures for two teacher schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4943/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (13 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: 676. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthodontic appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4776/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (13 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: 953. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations in regard to the spraying of forestry plantations with cypermethrin at different times of the year (details supplied); the regulations in regard to set-back distances between adjacent land and the location the spraying is being carried out; the regulations in regard to a notice period to be given to adjacent...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (13 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: 1069. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the release of the latest rail review report on the western rail corridor commissioned in 2019, in view of the fact the publication of the report is already delayed by more than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5445/20]

Brexit: Statements (7 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: I have four questions for the Tánaiste. The first is about the level playing field. Take the example of the dairy sector and the processing on both sides of the Border, which works very efficiently because of the different timetables of production. We rely on the highest European standards to maintain our exports of baby milk formula and so forth to many countries. If there is any...

Brexit: Statements (7 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Tánaiste for his work on Brexit to date. Unlike most other Deputies, I could observe Brexit from a Brussels perspective. As an Irish MEP I considered, like others, that we were well-represented. Of course, things have moved on. In recent times, Brexit has somewhat disappeared from the radar because of Covid-19. In a way, it is like the coronavirus in that it is still...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (7 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: I would like to ask three questions, the first of which relates to the wearing of face masks as a containment strategy for Covid-19. The science and the evidence is clear. There are issues around how we wear them, but not whether or not we wear them. There are concerns around supply and cost, but homemade masks require a needle, thread, a piece of material and, for some of us, a little...

Covid 19 (Childcare): Statements (6 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: Unlike many Deputies, I have not had the privilege to work with the Minister in this House but I have from a distance observed her progressive work and that of her officials in the area of childcare. I wish her well in the next phase. I have three brief questions. Covid-19 has upturned everything. From my conversations with providers and workers in the sector, I realise that many of...

Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (6 May 2020)

Marian Harkin: As many Deputies have said, tourism and food production are the lifeblood of many rural and regional economies in terms of jobs and generating income. I support the call of many Deputies here today for the establishment of a task force to deal with the myriad issues that will have to be managed as we begin to reopen our tourism industry. As a prelude to that, the Department of Transport,...