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Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: I must be brief in the 90 seconds available to me. As an MEP, I said I was proud that Ireland was represented by the Minister, Deputy Coveney, on Brexit, the Northern Ireland protocol and ensuring there would be no hard border on the island of Ireland. I stand by those words. Nonetheless, tonight is a different context. Many mistakes were made and they all arose from the premise that a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister for his response. I can hear that he has a real commitment to the childcare sector. He spoke about the expert group recommendations that are due in November. Those recommendations are important but they will be too late for many in the sector. The Minister must know that. There has to be an extra investment in the sector. I am saying that €150 million is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: I am pleased to raise the hugely important issue of early years childcare services and the need to provide adequate funding in the next budget to ensure sustainable and accessible childcare services for 2022 at least. I do not say it lightly but there is a crisis in the sector. Early years educators are expected to work for approximately €12 per hour. That is untenable. Is it any...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 115. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will call on the European Union to support a temporary TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines, medicines and diagnostics at the upcoming WTO meeting. [43648/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: 746. To ask the Minister for Health if supports will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44069/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 19. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if companies operating in Ireland are in breach of the EU Late Payments Directive by exerting undue pressure on suppliers to provide extended payment terms that the supplier does not wish to give or cannot give without jeopardising their cashflow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39695/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the responsibility he or his Department have in the provision of public street lighting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40066/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 386. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are specific operational instructions set out in the Revenue Commissioners’ VRT enforcement manuals that VRT enforcement officers are expected to follow when they encounter a resident in the State for the first-time in possession of a vehicle legally brought into the State by a qualified person on a temporary basis; if so, the specific...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 387. To ask the Minister for Finance if the power of seizure pursuant to section 141 of the Finance Act 2001 as amended may only be lawfully used when the Revenue Commissioners VRT enforcement officers have adequate evidence to make a determination of liability to forfeiture; if the power of detention pursuant to section 140 of the Finance Act 2001 as amended must be used instead in cases in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 388. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners other than as set out in SI 127(4) of the Finance Act 2001 as amended, have lawful authority to not issue condemnation proceedings if they are duly served with a notice of claim; if so, the specific section of sub-section of the Finance Act 2001 that grants the Revenue Commissioners such lawful authority; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 389. To ask the Minister for Finance if officers and-or employees of the Revenue Commissioners exercising the delegated prosecutorial authority to investigate, consider, prepare and-or prosecute summary VRT offences in the name of the Director of Public Prosecutions are required to adhere to the DPP code of ethics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40307/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 828. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39730/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 826. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department and the Government are taking to address the recent laws passed by the Hungarian Government repressing LGBTIQ+ rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39694/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 996. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for the school travel allowance will be processed and paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40220/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1379. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans that are in place to address the delays in the international protection process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40240/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Industry (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1709. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request his Department to review the Broadcast Authority of Ireland code that pertains to infant formula products and ensure that it is updated to be in line with WHO recommendations including those of the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (details supplied); the way he plans to bring the Broadcast Authority of Ireland code in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Industry (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1710. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Ireland’s progress on implementing via legislation the WHO Code of Marketing on Breast-milk Substitutes; the reason for the lack of progress in this matter since 2013 and the delay in adopting into domestic law the provisions of the WHO Code in its entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35045/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 2534. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider holding a stakeholder engagement meeting in which public health officials will take questions and brief older persons and their representative groups on the current Covid-19 situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38004/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 2535. To ask the Minister for Health the most up to date information on the level of protection provided against the delta variant by the different vaccines used in Ireland; and if he will provide this information for the different age cohorts. [38005/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 2628. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to roll out vaccination to the 12 to 15-year old age cohort following the recent approval by the EMA of a vaccine (details supplied) for use in this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38441/21]