Results 61-80 of 2,295 for speaker:Marian Harkin

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 Mar 2024)

Marian Harkin: 398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to increase the income thresholds for social housing in any or all of the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10176/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Marian Harkin: 435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how plans are advancing in introducing a pay related benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9967/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Mar 2024)

Marian Harkin: 624. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give a commitment to extend the special pay with leave long-Covid scheme for healthcare workers past 31 March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9984/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (5 Mar 2024)

Marian Harkin: 795. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of international students to Irish students in the Royal College of Surgeons for the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9959/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: I want to raise the issue of the termination of the special scheme of paid leave for those who suffer from long Covid. In fairness, the payment has been extended on several occasions over the past number of years. Despite the Minister for Health asking for an extension to the end of June this year, the request was denied by the Minister for public expenditure. A number of my...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: That is the problem. It is unclear and uncertain and families really do deserve better.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: The frameworks?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: Not for-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: When I spoke on the family referendum in the Dáil a few weeks ago, I agreed that we need to widen the definition of the family in the Constitution to include, for example, one-parent families, non-married families, grandmothers and grandchildren and so forth. Like many others who spoke in the Dáil that day, who were mostly women I might add, while supporting the aspirations of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: I await the Tánaiste's answers. Why did the Government not trust this House to give some legal framework or guidelines to those who wish to assert their family status by means of a durable relationship?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: My concern is that legal ambiguity around durable relationships, which will be families if the referendum passes, will only arise where there are disputes, between members of a family or between Revenue and a family. Given that we have no legal framework, the only way to resolve those disputes will be to go to court, and perhaps one court after another, up to the Supreme Court. The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: The apology is noted.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 81. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to progress residential care accommodation in south Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9890/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: I am asking about progress towards residential care accommodation for young adults with special needs in south Leitrim. The Minister of State has been hands on and while she attended a public meeting with all stakeholders and public representatives about 21 months ago, progress has been slow, especially when it comes to residential accommodation and parents are very concerned. I want to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: Did the Minister of State just say that there was a planning decision from Leitrim County Council on a residential house? I thought that was on a respite house.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: That planning decision was due on 3 February this year. Parents are now contacting me. This is the last day of February and they are asking what is the hold-up. This is 21 months later and people are really concerned. The decision was due on 3 February. People are asking me to ask the Minister of State what is the hold-up. What is causing this delay? I will speak more on residential...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: I am pleased to hear that and that the funding is ring-fenced. It is important to note that when the Minister of State attended that meeting, the parents and friends had already fundraised €300,000. That was already in the bank. I have looked at the minutes of 11 different meetings in October and December 2022 and in May, June, September, November and December 2023. On...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 42. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the establishment of a dedicated intestinal failure unit in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9482/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (29 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what therapy and intervention supports are available to children who are unable to access these supports through the public disability network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9583/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (28 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 215 of 23 January and 89 of 17 October 2023, if further consular assistance will be given in this matter (details supplied). [9595/24]