EU: ‘Specific’ solution needed for Ireland on Brexit
The EU’s Chief Brexit negotiator says the EU will seek a ‘specific’ solution for Ireland as the talks progress. North West Independent MEP Marian Harkin has welcomed the comments made this morning by Michel Barnier during a debate in the European Parliament on Brexit. Mr Barnier said there can be…
MEP warns people to be aware of credit card scam
A North West/Midlands MEP is warning people to always be on the alert for credit card scammers. Marian Harkin is making the appeal after one of her friends was almost the victim of such a scam. The friend received a call from a man with a Dublin accent pretending to…
North West MEP says Ireland’s actions on Apple Tax have a GUBU ring to them
North West Sligo MEP Marian Harkin says the government has got itself into an embarrassing situation over the Apple tax affair. MEPs have been reacting to the decision by the European Commission today to refer Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover billions in taxes from…
Joint application with the North could secure vital EU funding for flooding
A North West MEP says the possibility of applying for solidarity funding from the EU along with Northern Ireland will increase both region’s chances of getting it. But the government has just 12 weeks to apply from the date of the disaster last week in North Donegal. First estimates of…
North West MEP says government has the ‘key’ to preventing future water charges
A North West MEP says that a vital clause in an EU directive that gives Ireland an exemption from charging domestic-users for water has to be maintained. It follows criticism this week in Donegal that anti-water charge TDs failed to recognise the importance of this clause and omitted to have…
Harkin says women often lose out on pensions
MEPs in Strasbourg have backed proposals this week to bring an end to the gender pension gap that exists in the European Union. Ideas include providing credits for maternity, paternity or parental leave and to those who leave their job to care for the sick and elderly. Independent MEP from…
North West MEP leads way in bringing in paid leave for carers
A North West MEP who’s a longtime advocate for carers is welcoming a proposal to provide them with paid leave for the first time in Ireland. The proposal has yet to be approved by the European Parliament. MEP Marian Harkin, who is founder and chairperson of the Parliament’s Carers’ Interest…