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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...presentations. I agree with Deputy Calleary that the European Year of Youth has crept up on us. That is unfortunate because, as we all know, if we were well prepared, we could make the most of it but we are where we are, as they say. Given we are now towards the end of February, perhaps the committee, Léargas and the NYCI could look at how this committee could play a role in...

EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Motion (20 Jan 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...to be able to welcome him to Ireland for a few days during those negotiations when he got a real sense of the impact of Brexit and the Border on local communities, SMEs and agriculture. However, we are where we are. Earlier the Tánaiste spoke about the Brexit fund and how well we had done from that fund. However, how we spend that money will be crucial. I have read the Commission's...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...species, instead of ensuring we have a proper spatial forestry plan, instead of engaging farmers and communities in the process, we have thrown money at the issue. That is one of the main reasons we are where we are today. We are also here because when we transposed the environmental impact assessment directive, we did not put in place the structures, supports and resources necessary to...