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Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Undocumented Irish in the USA
Marian Harkin
148. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the ongoing work to resolve the plight of the undocumented Irish in America; if he will consider the appointment of a Government representative to deal with this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15450/22]
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marian Harkin
110. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the refusal of pandemic unemployment payments to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15133/22]
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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Departmental Bodies
Marian Harkin
172. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will support the request to establish a working group under the joint auspices of the National Dementia Office and the Integrated Care Programme to determine the needs and solutions to provide people with Huntington’s disease and their families a good standard of care in Ireland (details suppled). [15114/22]
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marian Harkin
173. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will qualify for the bonus payment for health care workers or part thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15119/22]
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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Transport Costs
Marian Harkin
210. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will carry out a review into the travel expenses of public health nurses and community RGNs as a matter of urgency given the increases in fuel costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15442/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Nursing Homes
Marian Harkin
846. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will re-instate the medical officer to a nursing home (details supplied); and the reason for the withdrawal of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14079/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Marian Harkin
849. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if the once-off payment of €1,000 to healthcare workers will be paid to front-line staff at Cancer Care West (details supplied); if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14082/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Technological Universities
Marian Harkin
61. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the guarantees that can be provided to a college (details supplied) in regard to essential capital funding; if the funding committed by his Department will be processed under the same terms and conditions as capital funding promised but not realised in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11864/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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EU Agreements
Marian Harkin
183. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport if a person who is entitled to free transport in Ireland is eligible to avail of similar type schemes in the European Union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12661/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Marian Harkin
370. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision will issue in relation to an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13013/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Marian Harkin
776. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the next deadline dates for European Innovation Partnerships in Agriculture in particular in relation to north County Leitrim (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13019/22]
Wed, 2 Mar 2022
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Air Quality
Marian Harkin
51. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the proposed smoky coal ban will be in place from 1 September 2022; if so, when the regulations will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11983/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Driver Test
Marian Harkin
212. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport the plans that are in place to address the backlog in motorcycle tests (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11164/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Departmental Funding
Marian Harkin
866. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the compensation package that he committed to when he met with farmers whose lands had been damaged and or destroyed by the Shass mountain landslide which occurred almost 20 months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11679/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Irish Sign Language
Marian Harkin
311. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education when an Irish sign language teacher will be available in a school for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10826/22]
Wed, 23 Feb 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Marian Harkin
168. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) who is seeking the carer’s allowance will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10342/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Customs and Excise
Marian Harkin
234. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the threshold for the value of gifts received from outside of the European Union before customs will be charged (details supplied); if he will investigate this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9336/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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School Facilities
Marian Harkin
441. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available for a bus shelter at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9320/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Teaching Qualifications
Marian Harkin
496. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if she will immediately establish an expert review group to examine the minimum essential qualifications for special needs assistants, SNAs, and issue recommendations; if she will provide a clear commitment to implement the expert group recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9920/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Marian Harkin
774. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health his plans following the recently launched HSE model of care for the diabetic foot to address the shortage of podiatry specialists in CHO1 acute and community services; the status of plans for improving podiatry services for persons with diabetes in counties Sligo and Leitrim and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9535/22]