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Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (30 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I wish to refer back to the recovery and resilience plan. The Minister of State told Deputy Mattie McGrath that the application went in "when the Commission wanted it". Did the Commission want the applications from the other 12 member states first? Was there some kind of rota in operation? I am happy to accept the fact that there was probably no closing date and perhaps the Minister of...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (30 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I have two and a half minutes so I will only mention one or two issues. The first is the €672 billion next generation EU recovery plan. The EU Commission has already issued positive assessments of recovery and resilience plans for 12 member states. The Taoiseach said our plan was submitted on 28 May. I have two questions. First, why were we not with the first 12 member states?...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (30 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: Second, can the Minister of State assure me that balanced regional development is fully taken into consideration in that plan and that those sectors, particularly the agriculture sector, which are hardest hit by Brexit and especially along the Border are fully supported in the plan? It is also crucial that all our fine words regarding the EU pillar of social rights and the Porto...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I listened to the Taoiseach's response regarding the TAPS scheme for nursing homes. This money is to ensure continued rigorous infection control measures are in place, quite rightly, demanded by HIQA. Some €134 million was provided, but every cost under TAPS was itemised and approved by the HSE, so it is not extra or free money. That money is still needed to protect residents and...

Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I am especially pleased to speak on this Bill and to support it. I thank Deputy Bríd Smith and all the organisations that worked on the Bill. There are many reasons to support the Bill but I will highlight two. First, this legislation would give a group of retired workers some rights when it comes to making decisions relating to their pensions. As one person who emailed me said, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (30 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if the VRT enforcement officers follow the operational instructions contained in the Revenue Commissioners VRT enforcement manuals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35228/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (30 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 25 May 2021, if he will clarify the section or subsection of the Finance Act 2001 that grants the Revenue Commissioners the power under section 144(2) to impose a penalty, and the section or subsection of the Finance Act 2001 specifies the amount, limit, and or method for the calculation of such penalty; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to reduce the waiting lists for speech and language services, CAMHS, physiotherapy and occupational therapy in counties Sligo and Leitrim; the plans in place to address the vacancy rates for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27074/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Functions (29 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department has in the provision of public street lighting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34662/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travel Trade Sector (29 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extra supports being put in place to assist travel agents due to restrictions on international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34563/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (29 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the request from Sligo Airport for financial support to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34663/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be extended to quarter 1 of 2022 for travel agents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34564/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if siblings of children with special needs that avail of school transport can also travel on the same bus to the same school provided that there is space available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34565/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (29 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 488. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed national maternity hospital will be in public ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26701/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Planning Issues (23 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will issue guidelines to An Bord Pleanála as a matter of urgency to have regard to the policy against the importation of fracked gas published on 18 May 2021. [33775/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (23 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to deal with orthodontic waiting lists in CHO1 given that current waiting lists are three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26080/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (23 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the number on orthodontic waiting lists in CHO1 in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; the average time from assessment to treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26081/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 579. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their vaccination; the reason for the delay; the timeframe for vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25683/21]

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: My first point is about convergence. It makes no sense that current payments are linked to production levels that obtained in 2000. That is illogical and unfair. There was a change in the previous CAP with 30% of Pillar 1 for greening. However, we pursued a deeply unfair policy whereby two farmers in the same county might be taking exactly the same actions under greening and one farmer...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Arts Centres (16 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply, from which it is clear that she is actively engaging with the Yeats Society Sligo, which I know, and that she and her Department are putting serious thought into this matter. It is always valuable to get a response from a Minister that shows that he or she is engaging rather than simply reading out a prepared speech. In many ways, the...