Results 661-680 of 2,712 for speaker:Marian Harkin

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 680. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are any current open funds for women’s shed projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52218/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (23 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request the European Commission to start the process of suspending the EU-Israel Trade Agreement. [51090/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 153. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures, if any, he and his Department have taken to strengthen diplomatic ties with Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51639/23]

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: Today, for the first time, there is some glimmer of hope, a faint ray of light as there seems to be an agreement between Israel and Hamas for a four-day ceasefire and the release of hostages. Every hostage released and every hour of a ceasefire is a positive. It is not a solution but it is a start and we have to start somewhere. As this process continues every hour of every day must be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide information on a series of matters in relation to international protection applicants (details supplied), by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51388/23]

Health Service Recruitment Freeze: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: This motion from Sinn Féin highlights many of the critical issues facing our health service. The Government's amendment, on the other hand, outlines much of the work undertaken by the Government and indeed, there is some progress. However, it is from a very low base in that the number of inpatient acute beds per capitain Ireland was one of the lowest in Europe and just to start...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: I raise the crisis faced by a number of childcare providers, especially the smaller, independent ones, in my constituency and elsewhere. This relates to the fact that the Department will not accept the set of accounts from these providers that Revenue has already accepted. The Department wants much more detail and requires the accounts to be prepared by a chartered accountant, at an extra...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (21 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the refusal of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50672/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for a specific technical aid for the blind and visually impaired for personal use, not for use in the workplace (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51015/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 564. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for technical aids for the blind and visually iimpaired for personal use, in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51016/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 577. To ask the Minister for Health how many full-time and part-time healthcare staff have been employed in a facility (details supplied); to provide a breakdown of each medical discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51094/23]

Science Week: Statements (16 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: Who would ever have thought that Science Week would generate such energy and excitement? As a former maths and science teacher, I am personally excited to see this, mainly because Science Week is primarily about making science fun, accessible and interesting, particularly to our young students. Earlier we heard the Minister list off the work of his Department. He promised not just to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: Just over a year ago, I raised the crisis in the dermatology service at Sligo University Hospital, SUH, with the then Taoiseach, now Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin. Back then, Dr. McKenna, the consultant dermatologist at SUH, had contacted all healthcare providers to inform them his clinics would be cancelled as there were more than 3,500 new patients waiting for their first...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (16 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 19 October 2023, if he will clarify an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50327/23]

Imposing Sanctions on Israel: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Social Democrats for tabling the motion. I support all of its asks with one exception. I agree we must intensify our efforts for an immediate ceasefire, suspend the EU-Israeli Association Agreement, suspend the EU-Israel Horizon Europe association agreement and pass the occupied territories Bill. I cannot support the call to expel the Israeli ambassador for a very simple...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (15 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of any plans for the appointment of a county registrar to Sligo (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50099/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (15 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 152. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1328 of 7 November 2023, if treatment for retrograde cricophalyngeas dysfunction (R-CPD) will be made available on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50226/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (14 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide information in regard to US military planes refuelling in Shannon in relation to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49661/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (14 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 597. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a timeframe for the construction of the new renal dialysis unit in Sligo university unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49930/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (14 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 622. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of each of the higher education institutes across the country, to provide details of capital investment allocations to each of these institutes for the years 2012-2022 inclusive; and if he will present this information in tabular form. [49928/23]