Results 1-20 of 2,065 for speaker:Marian Harkin

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: I fully support the Tánaiste's statement and the wishes of the Dáil to see the humanitarian ceasefire extended, with the aim of making it permanent. I too want to extend the question a little to the issue of the EU-Israel trade agreement. I put down a question and I got a response from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which tells me that this agreement between...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 152. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what efforts his Department is making to ensure the safe passage of Irish citizens from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49932/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Tánaiste. He has answered the question that we have posed several times today. Like Deputy Haughey, I warmly welcome the release of Emily Hand and the information we have been given about the Irish citizens who have been able to leave Gaza. Will the Tánaiste clarify how many Irish citizens remain in Gaza and how many of those wish to leave, if any? I am not sure of...

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank Deputy Shanahan and the Regional Group for bringing forward this important Bill. I am more than happy to support it. The Bill above all will provide an enhanced and hugely necessary level of transparency to ensure the details of capital spending by each Department are prepared and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas five or four years after the financial year concerned. Those...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: The division on PBP-Solidarity's amendment to the Tánaiste's amendment is postponed until the weekly division time tomorrow evening.

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: Last Thursday was a dark day for our capital city and our country. It was not an isolated event but the culmination of events as this State lost complete control of Dublin city for over two hours. For whatever reason, we were completely exposed and unprepared for the violent onslaught that escalated into mob rule, as gardaí, bus drivers and others were attacked, shops were looted, and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: Once again, I raise the issue of the significant inequitable financial treatment under the fair deal scheme meted out to public nursing homes on the one hand and private, community and voluntary nursing homes on the other. As a result, many small, family-run, often rural nursing homes are finding themselves in real financial trouble. Last week, two former TDs, Dr. Jerry Cowley and Dr....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: I agree with most of what the Taoiseach said. I certainly have not heard anyone in the Chamber today conflate terrible crimes with migrants. There is no evidence to support that. I am also not grandstanding and looking for the head of the Minister. As I said to the Taoiseach at the end of my initial comments, this is the time for cohesion and we need to see how we can work together. ...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: This afternoon our first thoughts are with a little girl and her carer who are gravely ill in hospital following a horrific knife attack. Second, we extend our heartfelt thanks to those who intervened, and to all the services for helping protect our capital city from mindless violence, and far right-fuelled hatred and fury. However, I want to raise the broader issue of migration policy in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 241. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of Enterprise Ireland sponsored jobs, by county for the years 2016 - 2022, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51866/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Industry (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality given the impact high legal fees are having in driving up insurance premiums, when she plans to publish the findings of a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51851/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 570. To ask the Minister for Health what plans and policies are in place to ensure the continuation of the dermatology services in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51908/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 571. To ask the Minister for Health what plans and policies are in place to ensure the continuation of the dermatology services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51909/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 680. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are any current open funds for women’s shed projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52218/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (23 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request the European Commission to start the process of suspending the EU-Israel Trade Agreement. [51090/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 153. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures, if any, he and his Department have taken to strengthen diplomatic ties with Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51639/23]

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: Today, for the first time, there is some glimmer of hope, a faint ray of light as there seems to be an agreement between Israel and Hamas for a four-day ceasefire and the release of hostages. Every hostage released and every hour of a ceasefire is a positive. It is not a solution but it is a start and we have to start somewhere. As this process continues every hour of every day must be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide information on a series of matters in relation to international protection applicants (details supplied), by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51388/23]

Health Service Recruitment Freeze: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: This motion from Sinn Féin highlights many of the critical issues facing our health service. The Government's amendment, on the other hand, outlines much of the work undertaken by the Government and indeed, there is some progress. However, it is from a very low base in that the number of inpatient acute beds per capitain Ireland was one of the lowest in Europe and just to start...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: I raise the crisis faced by a number of childcare providers, especially the smaller, independent ones, in my constituency and elsewhere. This relates to the fact that the Department will not accept the set of accounts from these providers that Revenue has already accepted. The Department wants much more detail and requires the accounts to be prepared by a chartered accountant, at an extra...