Results 1-16 of 16 for cork speaker:Marian Harkin

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Marian Harkin: ..., I want to emphasise that the five hospitals with the highest numbers on trolleys are all along the Atlantic coast. We have already heard and know that Limerick always tops that list, but it is followed by Cork, Sligo University Hospital, Letterkenny and Galway. I looked at the September 2020 figures and compared them to September 2022 and September 2021. I found the same five...

Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)

Marian Harkin: ...in Irish hospitals on record, with over 121,000 patients being left without a bed; - in 2022 University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded hospital in the country (18,028) followed by Cork University Hospital (12,439), University Hospital Galway (10,150), Sligo University Hospital (8,136) and St Vincent's University Hospital (7,513); - 67,000 patients waited at least a day in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (29 Mar 2023)

Marian Harkin: ...Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider a thorough forensic investigation of the existing grounds at the Bessborough mother and baby home site in Blackrock, County Cork, in order to establish whether there is a mass grave on the site. [15614/23]

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

Marian Harkin: ...have contacted me about the situation where the Revenue office in Sligo is not open to members of the public who wish to discuss their tax affairs. Revenue offices are open in Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Galway but not in Sligo. I know this is not the Taoiseach's direct responsibility but surely the Government should be able to ensure there is some public access to Revenue offices...

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: ...as against the numbers of beds, or the bed stock, in those hospitals. Figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, for the first ten months of last year show us the comparisons. Cork's trolley numbers were some 10% of the bed stock; St. Vincent's Hospital trolley numbers were 10.6 % of its bed stock; University Hospital Limerick trolley numbers were about 20% of its bed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...the name - was going to Brussels the following week and I asked him about these TEN-T projects. Mr. Murphy is right that at that point, the Government was looking at road and rail services from Cork to Belfast via Dublin. I remember asking whether consideration would be given to at least one of those routes running up the west coast. There was almost laughter in the place. Fortunately,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...numbers of people waiting for beds at Sligo University Hospital, SUH. Since January of this year, SUH has had the third highest number of people waiting for beds. The headline for figures for Cork are worse, but bed capacity in Cork is more than twice that of Limerick so in real terms, in terms of capacity, SUH is second only to Limerick. Time and again I have been told the winter plan...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...two hospitals is three hours, which is double the maximum recommended time of 90 minutes. There are six specialist heart units in Ireland. There are two in Dublin and one in each of Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Galway. There is nothing north of Dublin and Galway. Why are heart patients in the north west being discriminated against? Will the Minister confirm whether the national...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2022)

Marian Harkin: ...lab but what about the north west? Why are we being bypassed again? North of a line from Dublin to Galway, there are no specialist centres. There are two in Dublin and one each in Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Galway. According to the national heart attack audit report, it is estimated that it takes heart attack patients approximately three hours to reach Galway from their time of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regional Airports (15 Dec 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...to grant €5 million to Waterford Airport. It needs to be borne in mind that Waterford Airport must stay open because it is a Coast Guard base. A couple of years ago, we were looking at moving it to Cork, but it was not viable. Sligo Airport, therefore, has search and rescue facilities. I again wish Waterford Airport well, as it provides essential services, but so does Sligo...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...the case that moneys are available, mainly for buying new equipment, but my question is: who will operate this new equipment? Many people are leaving the Defence Forces. We have several ships in Haulbowline in Cork. I know some of them are in for renovation but we do not have the trained staff to operate some of our naval vessels. Members of the Defence Forces are on family income...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Marian Harkin: ..., talk about the N4 and N5. Much of this spending has already been allocated. He also mentioned that there are just two ports. Nothing else is mentioned in this budget. The budget talks about support for Cork and Shannon airports, which I fully support, but I did not see Ireland West Airport Knock mentioned. I see money for broadband, but is this new money? Finally, on agri and rural...

EU-UK Negotiations on Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (24 Sep 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...to using direct sailings from Northern Ireland to northern European ports and, if so, what progress has been made? Dublin Port is very important but Rosslare and, to a lesser extent, Waterford and Cork, have a significant role to play. One point that needs to be considered is not just the number of sailings, but the turnaround time. For example, if ships have to sail by Rosslare on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...Sligo as one of those centres. Project Ireland 2040 makes many promises but the programme for Government is light on detail. We are told the Government will develop the cities of Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Galway and there is mention of regional towns prospering. We need a strong statement and I will tell the Taoiseach why we need a strong statement and strong action. The...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...Taoiseach, came to Sligo to launch the 2040 plan. On that day, he designated Sligo as a growth centre. I looked carefully at the regional development part of the programme for Government, which sets out the Government's intention to "Develop the cities of Cork, Waterford, Limerick and Galway as viable alternatives to Dublin, and .... help regional towns prosper.” If we in the...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...of land across the Union. We already protect about 16% so that would double the amount of land protected. To put a picture on this, that would be the province of Connacht and about half of County Cork. That is the 30%. Within that, the EU wants one third, or 10%, to be strictly protected. Looking at the designations, that means that even human visitation, never mind land use, would be...