Results 141-160 of 2,355 for speaker:Marian Harkin

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (28 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the independent evaluation of the specialist training provision carried out by SOLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9651/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (28 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will agree to ensuring that a threshold of core funding is put in place to enable supported training organisations such as the National Learning Network to carry out their vital role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9652/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the provision of fast bus services from Sligo to Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8943/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (27 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the upgrade of the train line from Sligo to Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8944/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) will be considered as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9199/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: Alopecia.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: I am before Deputy Pringle.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: Yesterday, I raised the issue of cuts to the provision of post-mastectomy bras and prosthesis to breast cancer patients. I am pleased to say those cuts have been reversed. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for her intervention on this. However, there is still the outstanding issue of wigs and other hair loss solutions for cancer and other patients, for example, those who are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (22 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in the recent Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024, what is her rationale for proposing a change of employment status for coroners to designate them as civil servants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8270/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the recent power outages in parts of County Leitrim during storm Isha as a result of poorly maintained forests, where some areas in County Leitrim were without power for up to six days, what actions he plans to take to ensure remediation works are carried out as a matter of urgency and furthermore that proper planning is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (22 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given there is no EU funding in place to support farmers to implement the nature restoration law, if he still support this legislation. [8335/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures will be taken to deal with circumstances where forestry planting has occurred close to power lines, resulting in power outages due to power lines being knocked over by trees and sallies in their vicinity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5475/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action he is taking to ensure proper maintenance of forestry plantations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5476/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: Rarely have I heard so many breast cancer survivors and their families express such a level of outrage and anger as I have heard with regard to the HSE's 50% cut to the provision of mastectomy bras, mastectomy prostheses and post-mastectomy swimwear. These medical devices are essential to help to prevent lymphedema, and to give women just a little confidence to face the world. The HSE is...

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: I sympathise with Deputy Michael Collins and his family on the tragic death of his nephew. I thank the Rural Independent Group for tabling this motion on the significant and ever-increasing gaps in healthcare provision in rural communities. Over two thirds of rural GPs are unable to take on new patients and there are waiting times of up to two weeks for non-emergency appointments. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: Apologies for missing the opening statements, but I have read them. I have a few questions. I will go over ground that other people trod on earlier but which is still in my mind. How does the commission see itself distinguishing between misinformation or disinformation and political messaging or statements that simply go too far and stretch the elastic? I will not deal with the current...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: -----is the bad guy or the right-wing person or whatever. We all think our perspective is the right one. In that context, I was very pleased to hear Mr. O'Leary say, although I expected it, that not only is the commission politically blind but media blind. It has to be. While many trusted sources of information may reflect accurate stats, facts or whatever, again, they may only reflect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: The vote is clear. Nonetheless, this would be to try and stop that kind of thing happening. You would have the first booth that would clearly be for one referendum and a second booth for the other. As I said, it might not work logistically but I do think it is something that could be looked at, because sometimes people do not know which is which.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: They are way ahead of you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Marian Harkin: That is stretching the elastic very far.