Results 701-720 of 2,712 for speaker:Marian Harkin

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (7 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 401. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new Enterprise Ireland-sponsored jobs, by county or by region, for the years 2016 to 2022, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47862/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (7 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 402. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost in Enterprise Ireland-sponsored jobs, by county or by region, for the years 2016 to 2022, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47863/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48675/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Business Supports (7 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 583. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if downstream businesses such as restaurants, cafés and gastropubs, that have suffered an equally devastating impact as a result of reduced footfall/tourism caused by contracting of beds by the Government for humanitarian purposes, will be included in any specific business support scheme for tourism activities and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies (7 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 968. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an organisation (details supplied) and its staff are included in the recent pay agreement for section 39, 56 and 10 workers; if this organisation will come under the recent pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48506/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (7 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 1214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds currently in five hospitals (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48085/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 1328. To ask the Minister for Health 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. [48591/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister of State, but my question was about any additional supports. I heard what the Minister of State said about the money she has distributed this year. She mentioned the Leitrim development company. It does excellent work. I am very familiar with it. What I am looking at more is the mainstreaming of support for placement and that there would be a level of core funding to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: I take what the Minister of State says, but I am talking about greater co-ordination between Departments. The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Rabbitte, has given an allocation of €200,000 under a HSE service plan for social farming. Although €2 million was requested, in fairness to the Minister of State, she started the process. That is important....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: 65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for increasing supports to social farming, given the huge and proven benefit to those participating in social farming programmes. [46851/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: I ask if the Minister of State has any plans for increasing supports to social farming given that we all know of the proven benefits of social farming and everybody recognises that. To be fair, agriculture has come up to the mark on this one but we need to look at greater coordination with other Departments.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: 89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the application for PGI status for boxty. [46642/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (26 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: 274. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the crisis in home help provision (details supplied); what measures are being put in place to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47119/23]

European Parliament Directive on Victims of Crime: Motion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: I am very happy to say a few words on this important legislation, the amended directive on the rights, supports and protection of victims of crime, which I believe will improve the 2012 directive that is already in place. It will respond in a more targeted and comprehensive way to victims of crime seeking to have their rights vindicated, particularly in another member state. This includes...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: In the very short time available, I will concentrate on the EU Council's response to the situation in the Middle East. Before that, however, I will refer briefly to two other issues. First is the review of the MFF. This is a core matter for the EU and determines the moneys at our disposal to pursue our priorities. I see there are new proposals in that regard on own resources. While I...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: The Deputy's time is up.

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: I will largely refer to comments made by the Tánaiste this morning. There are certainly one or two points I take issue with. He said we need a debate to draw out what we mean by neutrality. The debate on the motion this morning certainly does that. We need that debate and we are having it this morning, but I note that the Government's amendment to the motion states that the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline the dates of payment of social welfare payments for Christmas week and the week up to the end of December 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46907/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: I wish everyone a good morning. I thank Deputy Haughey for facilitating me; I have to go to the Chamber for a debate on my group's Private Member's motion this morning. I thank Ms Nolan for the presentation. It gives quite a detailed explanation of the work programme for the remainder of this Commission's tenure. I have just a few questions. At the end, Ms Nolan spoke about the...