Results 141-160 of 600 for at speaker:Marian Harkin

Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (26 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: The Good Friday Agreement signed in 1998 has provided a basic infrastructure within which we on this island can build and sustain peace. The institutions created by the Good Friday Agreement are largely political. Many are not functioning now, and that is a huge loss. These institutions provide a framework within which we can find ways to live together on this small island. Of course we...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: Once again, I raise the issue of the lack of delivery of balanced regional development, specifically in the northern and western region. Once again, I use the statistics compiled by the European Commission and the analysis of those statistics by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly, which does sterling work not just in analysing the problem but in proposing solutions. The assembly has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: ..., but not across the EU. We are 52% of the European average. I am not even talking about how far behind we are being compared to the southern, midlands and eastern regions. The Taoiseach knows that we have a real problem. It is not just GDP. Look at the European Commission report on the competitiveness index. The reason we are so far behind is poor infrastructure provision and the...

Re-introduction of Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: ...It is a reasonable, well-thought out proposal and it would be very much welcomed by the many families and individuals struggling with the increased cost of living and who find themselves dreading the latest notification from their mortgage provider that their interest repayments have increased again. Many families have received four, five or perhaps even six such notifications. The pace...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Relations and the Windsor Framework: Engagement with European Commission Vice President (25 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: I wish the Commissioner good afternoon and thank him for his time. Like everyone here I want to genuinely thank him for the huge commitment he has shown and, as everybody has said, his unending patience. As the Commissioner explained and as we know, there is a huge level of detail in the Windsor Framework because that will underpin everything. We have an expression here that an issue is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (20 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: 61. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide a timeline for the construction of the new ED/Surgical Block at Sligo University Hospital. [18617/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: ...particularly those with disabilities, which is the need to find a way to reopen the hydrotherapy pool in Cregg House, Sligo. Pre-Covid, this hydrotherapy pool was utilised full time but it closed at the beginning of Covid and never reopened. In the meantime, Cregg House was sold but the new owner has indicated that he would have no problem in coming to an arrangement with the HSE to use...

Department Underspend and Reduced Delivery of Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: Once again we are debating the critical situation that many families and individuals find themselves in when it comes to putting a roof over their heads. It is truly frightening for many people and families. They are fearful, even if they do not have a notice to quit. They are worried that if one arrives, they will have nowhere to go. In my own constituency of Sligo-Leitrim the CEO of...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister of State for his response on the cross-border healthcare directive. I wait to hear back from him for further detail on that. One of the questions I asked was specially around Irish business. I know many things are in flux at the moment due to the US Inflation Reduction Act and the new state aid framework, etc. How proactive is the Minister of State being with Irish...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: I will reiterate some of the questions I asked earlier and speak to what Deputy Howlin said. He talked about the temporary state aid framework that is now in place to help European companies. That is partly a response to the Inflation Reduction Act in the US. I do not expect to hear from the Minister of State about any policy discussions he might have had with the American President last...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: ...half minutes so I only have time to make a few brief comments. The first is on Ukraine. Just this afternoon we met the Ukrainian ambassador for an exchange of views. We discussed the continued state-sponsored abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia from occupied areas of Ukraine. This is a war crime of the most heinous kind, designed to strike terror into the hearts of Ukrainian...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Apr 2023)

Marian Harkin: 1509. To ask the Minister for Health the plans currently in place to establish a genetics service at Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin to help diagnose and treat rare diseases. [17018/23]

Education and the School Building Programme: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Labour Party for this motion. In the short time available to me - just over two minutes for an intervention - I want to raise school accommodation in the constituency I represent. I have time to mention just two schools, but there are others and I have written to the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, and to the Minister, Deputy Foley, about them. The first school is in north...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (29 Mar 2023)

Marian Harkin: 142. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider a thorough forensic investigation of the existing grounds at the Bessborough mother and baby home site in Blackrock, County Cork, in order to establish whether there is a mass grave on the site. [15614/23]

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2023)

Marian Harkin: ...ban. However, this is anything but straightforward and, sometimes in this House, we have to vote for the lesser of two evils. Landlords should not be put in the position where they have to take at least part responsibility for dealing with the housing crisis. On the other hand, we know 4,700 evictions notices have been served and many of those tenants will struggle to find any...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2023)

Marian Harkin: I listened to the Taoiseach's presentation. This European Council will cover a wide range of topics, all of which are important. However, because of my limited speaking time I can only highlight one or two issues that I am concerned about. As far as economic issues are concerned, the EU will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Single Market. In my opinion, apart...

Reform of Carer's Allowance Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2023)

Marian Harkin: I welcome pupils and teachers from Grange Post Primary School in Sligo to the Dáil today. I think they were in the Gallery earlier. I think another school is there now. I am delighted that they got a chance to hear this important debate on carers and caring because the truth is that many of those students will, in time, have to either give care or be the recipient of care. That is...

Reform of Carer's Allowance Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2023)

Marian Harkin: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — according to the Central Statistics Office's (CSO) Irish Health Survey 2019, one in eight people over the age of 15 provide care, and therefore there are approximately 500,000 family carers in Ireland; — the 2018 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children survey, sponsored by the Department of Health, shows that 13.3 per...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (21 Mar 2023)

Marian Harkin: One voice at a time.

Finance Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Mar 2023)

Marian Harkin: This Bill, I presume, is seen as a further response to the continuing cost-of-living crisis. In 2022, inflation stood at over 8% and is expected to be well over 7% this year. It may increase further, an issue I will come back to later. That amounts to 15% in total, which makes a significant difference to families, individuals and businesses. Food inflation is even higher, at 16.3%...