Parliamentary questions

Disabilities Data

Holly Cairns

573. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adults with intellectual disabilities residing in acute or long-stay psychiatric settings in Cork city and county between January 2016 and May 2020, in tabular form. [12660/20]

Disabilities Data

Holly Cairns

574. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adults with disabilities residing in nursing settings in Cork city and county between January 2016 and May 2020, by age in tabular form. [12661/20]

Housing for People with Disabilities

Holly Cairns

575. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on producing a scheme to ensure that persons with disabilities under 70 years of age who are residing in nursing homes but do not have a medical nursing care need can be housed in more appropriate sheltered and supported accommodation services. [12662/20]

Harbours and Piers

Holly Cairns

617. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if dedicated funding will be put in place for small coastal piers in order to support sustainable fishing and coastal and island communities. [12650/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

618. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Coivd-19 fishing tie-up scheme will be reviewed and adjusted to greater meet the needs of fishing communities and ensure more fishers avail of same. [12651/20]

Fishing Communities

Holly Cairns

619. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a support scheme will be provided for fishers similar to the support scheme for beef finishing farms. [12652/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Holly Cairns

742. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet representatives of organisations (details supplied) to discuss their recovery plan and in order to open lines of communication with the tourism recovery task force and the task force for aviation recovery. [12670/20]

National Play and Recreation Policies

Holly Cairns

744. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the provision of specific funding will be ensured to support the development and maintenance of accessible play groups in towns and villages to enable children play and interact with their peers in an outdoor setting. [12666/20]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Holly Cairns

774. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the consideration she has given to extending the age limit on the second year for free preschool allowances due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [12667/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

862. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a time extension will be committed to regarding pandemic supports to photography and videography businesses in order to provide the certainty required for members of an organisation (details supplied) to keep their companies. [12657/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

863. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the extension of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment will be extended beyond the current timeline for the small public service vehicle industry. [12658/20]

Heritage Sites

Holly Cairns

950. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of sites on the list of proposed natural heritage areas by county; and when they will be designated as natural heritage areas. [12663/20]

Wildlife Protection

Holly Cairns

951. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the recent destruction of sensitive marsh habitats in Garrylucas, Garrettstown, Kinsale, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12664/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

952. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an exception will be made for ferries to offshore islands to allow persons social distance at 1 m with compulsory face masks in order to ensure the viability of the services. [12665/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

53. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the temporary wage subsidy scheme for the hospitality sector for as long as it is operating at reduced capacity due to social distancing guidelines, restrictions on overseas visitors and self-isolating procedures. [11529/20]

Insurance Fraud

Holly Cairns

135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the insurance claim culture in society which is putting small businesses under extreme financial pressure. [11547/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Holly Cairns

136. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on adjusting the cycle to work scheme to cover the purchasing of child seats or trailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11548/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Holly Cairns

137. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person can only avail of the cycle to work scheme once every five years even if the person's bike is stolen and-or damaged. [11549/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Holly Cairns

138. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on changing the cycle to work scheme from a benefit-in-kind model to a model similar to the electric vehicle grants scheme which would enable more persons to purchase a sustainable and healthy form of transport regardless of employment status. [11550/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

291. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration of the mental health of primary school children was taken into account during the decision making of the timeline for reopening of schools. [11535/20]