Results 301-320 of 394 for sligo speaker:Marian Harkin

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 May 2021)

Marian Harkin: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal that can access substitute teachers specifically through one of the 115 substitute teacher supply panels; the percentage of schools that cannot access the substitute teacher supply panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24829/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (11 May 2021)

Marian Harkin: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Sligo Airport will be reimbursed for mandated safety works carried out in 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24508/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2021)

Marian Harkin: This is my third time to raise the issue of payment of moneys to Sligo Airport for completed, essential safety works required by the Irish Aviation Authority. Since 2011, Sligo Airport has not received €1 of public money and yet it operates the busiest coastguard service in the country. At a meeting last December, which I and a number of public representatives attended, a mechanism...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (5 May 2021)

Marian Harkin: 166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Bus Éireann buses are not wheelchair accessible on the Galway to Sligo and Sligo to Galway bus route; when disabled passengers can expect to be in a position to use these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22627/21]

National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...this can cause frustration for everyone and directly impacts his ability to learn and become a functioning, included member of society. For the past five years, myself and a group of parents in Sligo have been fighting for an appropriate level of therapy to be provided for all our children. We have been met with barriers and excuses from the HSE at every turn. The next sentence is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 Apr 2021)

Marian Harkin: 424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Sligo rail freight yard is included in the Iarnród Éireann report on rail freight; the timeline for the publication of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20287/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (24 Mar 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1745. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Sligo and Leitrim that are currently awaiting initial assessment, initial treatment or further therapy in speech and language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15290/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (24 Mar 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1810. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new primary care centre for Grange, County Sligo; and the opening date for same. [15543/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1890. To ask the Minister for Health the positions allocated and filled in counties Sligo and Leitrim in respect of speech and language therapy, social work, physiotherapy and occupational therapy in tabular form; and the figures at a national level. [15822/21]

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Marian Harkin: .... I have two questions and I will take a written answer to the second, if necessary. I have spoken before to the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, about the need for essential funding for Sligo Airport. As it is not a regional airport, it no longer qualifies for funding. We know that and therefore we must look elsewhere. As I explained to the Minister of State approximately a...

Covid-19: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...to stop those variants from entering Ireland. We have new measures on the Border and I support them. Travelling from Derry to Donegal is the same as travelling from Donegal to Derry or Donegal to Sligo. There should be no unnecessary journeys. However, it is like having a field with two gates. One of the gates is closed but the other is open. That other gate refers to our ports and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2021)

Marian Harkin: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of the review by the schools' capital appraisal section for a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and the details of the next phase of the application process. [6749/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...the macro picture and the micromanagement that is needed as well as the detailed planning that helps to ensure confidence, buy-in and belief in the system. A few weeks ago, I raised the issue of Sligo University Hospital, where there has been real concern about those who got the vaccine, those who did not and when the latter group will get it. Such concerns are repeated throughout the...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...a care home where the process of vaccination had started. Everybody was delighted and happy. That is the way it should be but, unfortunately, it is not always the case. An example of that is Sligo University Hospital, in my constituency. The vaccination process started and then it stopped. The questions asked were whether it was patients and staff who were vaccinated and when the...

Covid-19 (Higher Education): Statements (14 Jan 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...said regarding the Connacht-Ulster alliance application? Is the Government actively supporting this process? Deputy MacSharry spoke about the possible linkage of St. Angela's College with IT Sligo, rather than NUIG, in the context of the upcoming application for technological university status. I do not always agree with the Deputy but I do on this occasion. He made a very...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2020)

Marian Harkin: I want emergency funding for Sligo Airport to continue its search and rescue operations and its emergency medical evacuations for a region that stretches from Clifden to Belfast. I direct this question specifically to the Tánaiste because he quite rightly supported €750,000 funding to Waterford Airport in 2018 to supply similar services. Waterford is a bit like Sligo in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (17 Dec 2020)

Marian Harkin: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a LocalLink route (details supplied) in County Sligo; if he plans to discontinue the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44154/20]

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

Marian Harkin: As the Minister of State is aware in 2011, the public service obligation, PSO, was withdrawn from the Sligo-Dublin route, which led to the end of commercial flights. However, since then Sligo Airport has focused on four services: search and rescue; medevac, which is medical evacuation for critically ill patients to centres of medical excellence and, God knows, we have few of those in the...

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

Marian Harkin: ..., good luck to Waterford Airport; it needs the money to provide its services and it has got it. That is what balanced regional development is - a balance across the regions. In the time since Sligo Airport last received funding, Waterford Airport has received almost €5 million. In the past, the Tánaiste has said that he absolutely supports the decision of Government to...

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2020)

Marian Harkin: ...to victims of domestic violence, to allow people to escape the terror of their homes. While it is not the issue in question here, the fact that many counties, including my constituency of Sligo-Leitrim, north Roscommon and south Donegal and, in fact, whole swathes of this country, do not have dedicated refuges is a disgrace. I know the Minister is determined to do something about this...