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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (29 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 28. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to make the 9% VAT rate permanent for the hair and beauty sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22414/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (29 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the employment wage subsidy scheme until at least the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22415/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (29 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will be contacted by the International Protection Office for further processing of their application. [22439/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: The Minister and I do not disagree on the value of the local print media. It provides independent and quality journalism, but we are in danger of losing it. The Minister spoke of the need to avoid the perception of interference by Government that would result if it were to fund the local print media. That is an excuse; it is not a reason. The Government helped to fund local radio, and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 53. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will put supports in place as a matter of urgency to support the local print media sector. [22310/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: I want to ask the Minister if, even now, she will put in place Covid-specific supports for the local print media sector. The Government rightly put Covid supports in place for the local radio sector. It was badly needed and it has made a real difference. Why has a similar Covid-specific fund not been put in place for local newspapers, many of which are hanging on by their fingernails?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (28 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 278. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the current qualifying criteria for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Supervision and Substitution Scheme (28 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if emergency measures will be put in place for a school (details supplied) due to a lack of available teachers from the substitute panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21788/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (28 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 939. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the actions and targets of the Breastfeeding Action Plan 2016-2021; if the subsequent action plan will be clarified; if he will consider the recommendations set out in a report by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1067. To ask the Minister for Health when clarification will be provided on changes in restrictions to the number of persons allowed to attend weddings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22111/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Protocol on Northern Ireland-Ireland: Engagement with the Minister for Foreign Affairs (27 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister for his time and his commitment to the job at hand. Earlier he spoke about the gulf between the dynamic alignment and the equivalence when it comes to food standards, SPS checks, etc. Can he see that gulf being bridged? One of the complaints I recall from EU farmers in particular was the issue of equivalence when it came to Brazilian beef, etc., and there will be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 180. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount drawn down by Irish businesses from the Brexit loan scheme to date; the sectors in which the loan has been accessed; and the geographical distribution of loan recipients per NUTS III region, cross referenced with loan values. [19406/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Sligo rail freight yard is included in the Iarnród Éireann report on rail freight; the timeline for the publication of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20287/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 437. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the investment in public transport infrastructure in urban versus rural areas or by region in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (21 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 499. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the whole area of insurance reform and consider capping general damages for minor injuries by an average of 80% compared to the previous book of quantum guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 690. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if essential works which will prevent significant deterioration of a building can be conducted during the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18499/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (21 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 849. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider working with the United Kingdom and United States of America in imposing targeted sanctions on two major Myanmar military conglomerates (details supplied); the position of the European Union on Myanmar and the military conglomerates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18705/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (21 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1162. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in the case of a review of a disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19703/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (21 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that financial supports for this sector continue given that the English language, international student sector is entirely dependent on international travel in order to get students through the transitional period of gradual reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1986. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) to return here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19503/21]