Results 361-380 of 1,318 for speaker:Marian Harkin in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2116 of 8 September 2022, when he will be informing the Director-General of the Environment of the European Commission of the error in his Department's letter dated 24 November 2021, and specifically informing the Director-General of the Environment of the European Commission that 232,000...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 232,000 hectares of the Coillte estate on peatland soils that are planted with trees, and to apportion the total figure between lands on peatland soils planted with trees managed by Coillte primarily for commercial timber production and lands on peatland soils planted with trees managed by Coillte, primarily for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the ramping-up of energy production on Irish farms and in particular, the use of anaerobic digesters. [53252/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Education and Training Boards (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 273. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science's reply to Parliamentary Question 140 of 18 October 2022, if he will provide an update on the progress of the joint proposal from officials in the Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and officials in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review an issue (details supplied) in relation to D stamp pensioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52955/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the amount of the €4 million funding in Budget 2023 requested by an organisation (details supplied) that was allocated to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52910/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 607. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the amount of the €941,000 funding in Budget 2023 requested by an organisation (details supplied) that was allocated to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52911/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider an increase to the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability and housing aid for older people scheme grant, given the increased construction costs and increased costs of building materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider making the fuel allowance available to those person aged over 66 years with a disability (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52475/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to extend the fuel allowance to those in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52476/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the €500 payment for people with disabilities to those who have moved to the State contributory pension due to their age (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52477/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the recent RSS and Tús top-up of €5 in Budget 2023 to at least €12 to keep pace with other social welfare payments. [52480/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 284. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to an increase in funding to all Family Resource Centres, so that all FRCs receive a minimum of €166,400 annually through core funding under the National FRC programme with an adequate percentage increase annually thereafter in view of the recent increase in Tusla funding in Budget 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: DNA Database (20 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 285. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reconsider his position to set up a database to hold DNA samples of family members of those who were resident at St. Mary's Mother and Baby home in Tuam. [52479/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide statistics relating to the use of the seize and release VRT enforcement procedure to obtain roadside cash payment of compromise penalties for September 2022, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52452/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Assisted Decision-Making (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of agents acting on behalf of a person who cannot manage their own financial affairs within the Department; and if she will provide a breakdown of the number of agents categorised across social protection schemes in tabular form. [52386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Assisted Decision-Making (19 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 142. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if current arrangements with regard to the appointment of agents acting on behalf of a person who cannot manage their own financial affairs will remain valid in view of the commencement of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 or if amendments will be necessary. [52387/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (18 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of regularising the terms and conditions of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards; the timeline to address the outstanding commitments, recommendations, awards and claims within the terms of the quantum of the sectoral bargaining fund available for agreed sectoral bargaining units; if an agreed approach...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Regulations (18 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 790. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken around the new medical device regulation, MDR, which came into effect on 26 May 2021 (details supplied); the specific actions which he is taking to address this urgent matter at both Irish and EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (11 Oct 2022)

Marian Harkin: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline and date for the roll-out of broadband in an area (details supplied) of County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50060/22]