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Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Departmental Reviews
Holly Cairns
802. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on enabling PhD research to have access to the PRSI system and to access sick leave and parental leave; if he has engaged with the Minister for Social Protection on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31073/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Road Projects
Holly Cairns
44. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to develop a bypass of Innishannon, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29562/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Bus Services
Holly Cairns
68. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to install more sheltered bus stops in Cork South-West. [29563/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Insurance Industry
Holly Cairns
96. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address rate insurance premiums faced by SMEs. [29564/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Banking Sector
Holly Cairns
120. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the rates charged to hospitality businesses by financial institutions for transactions carried out with cards. [29565/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Road Projects
Holly Cairns
183. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the roads projects being delivered in south-west Cork under the national development plan. [21882/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Hospital Services
Holly Cairns
393. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his response to the recently implemented programme to improve the offering and safety for those who required a texture modified meal in a hospital (details supplied); if he is examining the potential for this programme to be rolled out to other hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30483/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Hospital Services
Holly Cairns
394. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on maternity hospitals permitting visits by siblings to see newborn children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30484/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Third Level Education
Holly Cairns
407. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding options available to Irish students pursuing degree programmes in other jurisdictions when there is no comparable course available in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30482/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Holly Cairns
92. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention rates in the Defence Forces. [29552/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Inland Fisheries
Holly Cairns
152. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline his engagement with Inland Fisheries Ireland conceding the impacts of the Bandon Fish Pass on the flow of the River Bandon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29836/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Holly Cairns
165. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to remove the registration fee per product under the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29602/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Holly Cairns
166. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the measures he is taking to ensure that the deposit return scheme does not importunately impact on small-scale drinks producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Food Prices
Holly Cairns
287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to address rising rates of food prices, including his engagement with larger retailers and wholesalers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29601/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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State Examinations
Holly Cairns
339. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking in response to concerns regarding a Leaving Certificate examination paper (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29839/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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State Pensions
Holly Cairns
427. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide her response to a campaign (details supplied) which is calling on the Government to honour its commitment to a State pension rate of at least 34% of average earnings. [29845/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Child Protection
Holly Cairns
466. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to engage with a group (details supplied) regarding its concerns on parental alienation. [29844/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Food Industry
Holly Cairns
490. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to CSO figures showing that 14,119 tonnes of beef was imported into Ireland in the first three months of 2023, including where this beef is being imported from and which markets it is servicing. [29835/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Disability Services
Holly Cairns
530. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how much it would cost his Department to introduce a €500-per-month payment for the families who have a child/children participating in the AIMs programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29599/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Holly Cairns
531. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the analysis carried out concerning the cost of providing State-funded early-years services for all children resident in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29600/23]