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Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Sustainable Development Goals
Holly Cairns
115. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide his response to a report (details supplied) concerning Ireland's implementation of the sustainable development goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30769/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Holly Cairns
116. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a pensions agreement will be implemented (details supplied). [30776/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Fisheries Protection
Holly Cairns
128. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 789 of 13 June 2023, to outline the locations of the activities undertaken by IFI to improve habitat for salmon, including, but not limited to, habitat enhancement, barrier mitigation, stream maintenance and stock management; the amount spent annual on these activities; the systems in place to monitor the impact of these activities; any reports or findings from said monitoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31076/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Tax Reliefs
Holly Cairns
203. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the provision of a grant-aided, needs-based vehicular adaptation scheme to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passenger's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30770/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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School Funding
Holly Cairns
300. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will issue ICT grants for national schools at double the previous rate before the commencement of the new academic year to address the shortfall from the failure to pay the grant this year. [30767/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Housing Schemes
Holly Cairns
364. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure carer's allowance is not included in the assessment of means testing for social housing rents. [30772/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Departmental Properties
Holly Cairns
365. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether his Department owns a site (details supplied). [30774/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Legislative Measures
Holly Cairns
387. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to introduce legislation in response to the Supreme Court ruling in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31077/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Holly Cairns
417. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on introducing a cost of disability payment in Budget 2024 of at least €20 per week as a first step to addressing the significant additional costs of having a disability. [30775/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Fishing Industry
Holly Cairns
499. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address situations where individuals have begun a fishing vessel decommissioning process, but due to delays in the process, they have not received any payments and cannot fish as a livelihood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30764/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Fishing Industry
Holly Cairns
500. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with individuals who are currently applicants to the fishing vessel decommissioning scheme to address deficiencies in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30765/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Disability Services
Holly Cairns
585. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will continue to fund a bus service for young people to attend disability day services and training in Bantry, County Cork, until an alternative suitable public route is in place. [30766/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Holly Cairns
595. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1099 of 13 June 2023, to ensure funding is provided to an organisation for nursing support (details supplied) for a child to attend school to ensure the long-term provision of this service. [31068/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Disability Services
Holly Cairns
596. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure pay parity for employees of Section 39 organisations providing disability services with comparable workers in the HSE. [31069/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Departmental Functions
Holly Cairns
608. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on reviewing the sections of the Health Act 2004 relevant to his functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31366/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Departmental Legal Services
Holly Cairns
609. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has any plans to establish a direct portal for legal firms or advocates for the creation of enduring powers of attorney on behalf of individuals. [31368/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Holly Cairns
656. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that a national vasectomy services contract is in place for all areas of the State to enable medical card holders access this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30771/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Legislative Reviews
Holly Cairns
713. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to conduct a review of the Health Act 2004. [31074/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Departmental Reviews
Holly Cairns
800. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish the National Review of State Supports for PhD researchers. [31071/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Departmental Reviews
Holly Cairns
801. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on providing PhD researchers who are non-EEA citizens with updated residency visas with a four-year duration; if he has engaged with the Minister for Justice on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31072/23]