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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 232,000 hectares of the Coillte estate on peatland soils that are planted with trees, and to apportion the total figure between lands on peatland soils planted with trees managed by Coillte primarily for commercial timber production and lands on peatland soils planted with trees managed by Coillte, primarily for...

Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: While the budget sets out the fiscal parameters for next year, it is much more than that. It also provides the framework that finances the delivery of Government policy. This is what I want to focus on in my short contribution, namely, how this budget shaped the delivery of Government policy. Given that my time is limited, I will concentrate on the impact of this budget on people with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the ramping-up of energy production on Irish farms and in particular, the use of anaerobic digesters. [53252/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Education and Training Boards (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 273. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science's reply to Parliamentary Question 140 of 18 October 2022, if he will provide an update on the progress of the joint proposal from officials in the Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and officials in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review an issue (details supplied) in relation to D stamp pensioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52955/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the amount of the €4 million funding in Budget 2023 requested by an organisation (details supplied) that was allocated to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52910/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 607. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the amount of the €941,000 funding in Budget 2023 requested by an organisation (details supplied) that was allocated to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52911/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider an increase to the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability and housing aid for older people scheme grant, given the increased construction costs and increased costs of building materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider making the fuel allowance available to those person aged over 66 years with a disability (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52475/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to extend the fuel allowance to those in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52476/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the €500 payment for people with disabilities to those who have moved to the State contributory pension due to their age (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52477/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the recent RSS and Tús top-up of €5 in Budget 2023 to at least €12 to keep pace with other social welfare payments. [52480/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 284. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to an increase in funding to all Family Resource Centres, so that all FRCs receive a minimum of €166,400 annually through core funding under the National FRC programme with an adequate percentage increase annually thereafter in view of the recent increase in Tusla funding in Budget 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: DNA Database (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 285. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reconsider his position to set up a database to hold DNA samples of family members of those who were resident at St. Mary's Mother and Baby home in Tuam. [52479/22]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: My time is limited but I want to say a few words on energy prices and energy supply. We are aware that Russia is using drones to target people in their homes - killing, maiming and destroying - and now we see the systematic and targeted bombing of energy installations across Ukraine. This is further evidence, not that we need it, that Russia is blindly determined to destroy Ukraine and to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: Earlier, I raised the issue of nursing homes closing. In his response, the Taoiseach mentioned the increase in home care. In that context, we see that care workers employed by private, not-for-profit companies are walking away from their employment because of low income, not having pay for their travel, not having sick pay and travel time not being counted in the number of hours worked....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: Yes.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: We are facing a crisis in the nursing home sector because 16 private nursing homes have already closed this year and 450 beds are gone. Unfortunately, too many owners are at their wits' end in reassessing their current financial position. The escalation in the cost of energy and the cost of living is certainly a factor, but the underlying cause is the fact that the fair deal funding model is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: I acknowledge what the Taoiseach said in that there are various initiatives in the pipeline but two nursing homes closed in County Roscommon and one closed in Athlone, County Westmeath last week. The lady was on RTÉ and the figures are public knowledge. She said that her nursing home received €950 per person per week but the local public nursing home received €1,915 per...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide statistics relating to the use of the seize and release VRT enforcement procedure to obtain roadside cash payment of compromise penalties for September 2022, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52452/22]