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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: All of us are used to meeting delegations. I just spent half an hour outside the gates speaking to sheep farmers from all over, some from Sligo and others from Donegal and Mayo. It is a long time since I met such a dejected group, some of whom are at their wits' end. Many of them are on the floor and are losing money. They watch French farmers and other European farmers get up to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (23 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 215. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of an Irish citizen imprisoned in Iran (details supplied); the efforts being made to assist this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9315/23]

Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I am pleased to support this motion, which unequivocally condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on 24 February 2022, one year ago this Friday. As an Irish citizen, I strongly support the right of Ukraine to defend its territorial integrity and its independence. As a European citizen, I strongly defend the European values of human rights, equality, the rule of law,...

Health (Amendment) (Dual Diagnosis: No Wrong Door) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: The Bill will be read a Second Time on this day 12 months.

Health (Amendment) (Dual Diagnosis: No Wrong Door) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: From Sinn Féin, I call Deputy Ó Murchú, who is sharing time with Deputies Martin Browne, Patricia Ryan and Pat Buckley.

Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I want to recognise, insofar as any person not directly affected by war can recognise, the horror and the pain of the loss of family, of friends and of a home; it is your life literally disappearing in front of your very eyes. It is important to say that is the context in which we speak. The challenge facing Ukraine, Europe and Ireland is unprecedented, and that is the right word to use....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I raise the urgent need to regularise the contracts of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards, ETBs, and the establishment of a salary scale that accounts for their years of service. The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, is in the Chamber. He will know I have raised the matter with him and submitted...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. He mentioned the 3,300 tutors employed in ETBs. Approximately 2,500 work full time. I know that the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform uses the 3,300 figure when it talks about the costs but the other 800 tutors are on two four-hour contracts. That is a small point. The Tánaiste is right that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: Once again, I raise the issue with the Taoiseach of more and more private and voluntary nursing homes closing - 18 last year, two this year already - because they are no longer viable. Before the current cost-of-living increases, it was recognised that fair deal scheme payments to nursing homes were inadequate. There was an 8% increase in inflation last year and 7% is forecast this year....

Energy Costs and Windfall Taxes: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Social Democrats for bringing forward this very important motion, which allows all of us here on the Opposition benches to call for the immediate introduction of a windfall tax on energy companies and to ring-fence that tax for households, many of whom are struggling to pay exorbitant energy bills, for the many who are living in fear of their next bill, and for businesses,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 172. To ask the Minister for Health to release the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the drugs payment scheme for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7564/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 171. To ask the Minister for Health what is the process in writing by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban (details supplied). [7563/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 173. To ask the Minister for Health for a timeline as to when the lymphoedema service will recommence at Sligo University Hospital. [7566/23]

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I want to thank Sinn Féin for the motion we have before us this evening and I note we also have an amendment from the Government. The Government's amendment lists all of the supports, both once-off and permanent, that it has put in place, and some of those are significant. I know some people who consider that the supports they have been provided with are a type of safety net. While...

Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: It must be difficult for the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to sit here and defend a policy strategy that at the time made every effort to take away or minimise the eligibility of people for the nursing home subvention scheme. Those people, and some with disabilities, were denied their rights. That is what we are talking about. We have all heard about the Ombudsman's report and we...

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: The Sinn Féin motion to reintroduce mortgage interest relief is worthy of serious consideration. I say that for many reasons but, in my short time, I will address two that stand out. First, the proposal is made in the context of inflation levels of more than 7.7%, allied with very significant price increases for many daily essentials such as food, home heating oil, petrol, diesel, etc....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Fiftieth Anniversary of Ireland’s Accession to the European Community: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the witnesses. I apologise for being late as I was doing local radio at 10.30 a.m. For anybody who has been in the European Parliament, we know that is the meat and potatoes to make sure people have some concept of what is happening at European level. I have one or two comments to be followed by one or two questions. Like Mr. Montgomery I am also one of Mr. Connelly's family and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to appoint a cultural officer to the Embassy of Ireland in Paris. [5732/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Aviation Industry (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 179. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the requirement placed by certain airlines on Irish citizens to hold a valid Irish passport for travel infringes on the rights of Irish citizens in the Common Travel Area (details supplied). [6017/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to include home economics as a subject in the post-primary upskilling initiative (details supplied). [6001/23]