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

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, for taking this matter. In October last, she hosted a Zoom meeting to consider the matter of core funding for Yeats Society Sligo. At that meeting, attended by the director, Susan O'Keeffe, board members and all the local Deputies, it was clearly outlined to the Minister and her officials the urgent need for core operational funding to keep the...

Pyrite and Mica Redress Issues: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I move amendment No. 1: (a)To insert the word “Sligo” after “in Donegal, Mayo and Clare”; (b)To insert the word “Sligo” after “homeowners in Clare”; and (c)To insert the word “Sligo” after “provide those affected by defective blocks in Donegal, Mayo, Clare,”.

Pyrite and Mica Redress Issues: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I acknowledge those who travelled to Dublin today, mainly from Donegal and Mayo, to demand, rightly, 100% redress. None of us in the Chamber can imagine the horror of looking at the walls of our homes as they split, as gaps appear between the walls and the floor and as holes open up beside doors and windows. None of us can imagine that awful pain in the pit of our stomachs. I thank Sinn...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: Like the Taoiseach, I have met families whose lives have been destroyed by the scandal of mica and pyrite. We have all seen the gaping cracks in the side walls of houses and the holes appearing under windows and doors. We know that the level of financial distress and stigma is huge. I raised this issue with the Tánaiste nearly five weeks ago because Sligo County Council had written to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 465. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a timeline in place for the introduction of the pilot universal basic income for the arts and culture industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30983/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 464. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason outdoor swimming classes are prohibited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (3 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the sector to which the carbon credits gained as a result of the rewetting of bogs and management of peatlands will be attributed; when this decision will be made; the reasoning that will be used to reach this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30338/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I want to raise the issue of the complete downgrading of Sligo from the perspective of policing. Approximately 18 months ago, there was a complete U-turn on building a new Garda station. The OPW had purchased a new site and plans were drawn up to build this badly needed Garda station. Even though all that money was spent and promises were made, a complete U-turn saw the entire project...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Taoiseach for his response and for undertaking to speak to the Minister for Justice. It is the case that many of these decisions are operational. However, I have a letter from the Minister dated 16 February telling me that a review of the decision to build a new station in Sligo determined the project to be no longer justified. What does that mean? Back in 2017, more than 150...

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I also congratulate the Acting Chairman on the birth of his granddaughter; it is a happy time. I sincerely thank my colleague, Deputy Connolly, for bringing forward this motion, which me and all my colleagues in the Independent Group were happy to sign. This motion refers to the national maternity strategy, the recommendations of the Sláintecare report on implementing that strategy...

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thought I had five minutes. We have eight minutes and 49 seconds left, according to the clock.

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: What time do we have left?

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: Then I will defer to my colleague. This is not right. This should have been sorted during the debate. I will not complain or take Deputy Connolly's time. It is not good enough, however.

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: Absolutely.

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: Okay, I will be as brief as I can. I do not want to take from Deputy Connolly's time. As I said, the HIQA report found high levels of compliance overall. It was clear from reading this report that there are weak links in the chain, however. That is why we have a national maternity strategy in place. While there is progress, we can see that certain gaps exist and until those gaps are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason post-primary schools were directed to close for summer break on 28 May 2021 given the time already lost by students since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30007/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I apologise for having to leave after I speak as I am due to speak in the Chamber. I thank both our guests. I read their presentations and they are very comprehensive. I was a Member of the European Parliament for quite a number of years and am fairly familiar with the background to all of this. I am certainly not an expert but I am familiar with it. I am pro-trade, I voted for many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: Do the witnesses have any thoughts on the question on positive and negative listing?

Situation in Belarus: Motion (1 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: The recent abduction of Roman Protasevich and Sofia Sapega was an act of air piracy that should shock us all. It was a brazen upfront demonstration on the part of Belarus that it will do whatever it wants on its own territory and elsewhere in its efforts to silence those who try to hold its government to account. This act further reflects the growing authoritarianism that is insidiously...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Programme (1 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: 307. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the call for critical changes to the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2019 to include the naming and establishing of an online safety commissioner and amending the Bill to include an individual complaints’ mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29732/21]