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Questions and answers for all sittings
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Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Holly Cairns
548. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will include a site in west County Cork in the Airband technology exploratory initiative. [14571/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Holly Cairns
572. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 611 of 30 June 2020, if he will provide the evidence on which the statement is based (details supplied). [14581/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Maternity Benefit
Holly Cairns
657. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if clarity will be provided on the measures to temporarily extend maternity leave and maternity benefit by three months for those that are currently on maternity leave in view of Covid-19. [14580/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Midwifery Services
Holly Cairns
875. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruitment of 40 additional clinical midwife specialists in mental health. [14579/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Human Rights
Holly Cairns
17. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent infringement by Poland on LGBTQ rights and attempts to classify LGBT as an ideology. [13522/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Third Level Institutions
Holly Cairns
225. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the results of a survey by a union (details supplied) regarding student experiences of sexual violence, sexual harassment and college-based education, prevention and support strategies; and the steps she is planning to take to address the matter. [13520/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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State Examinations
Holly Cairns
226. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills if clarification will be provided on a special case regarding predictive grading relating to the leaving certificate 2020 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13521/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Farm Safety
Holly Cairns
344. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to evidence indicating that injuries and fatalities related to agriculture are increasing; and the steps he is taking to address the matter. [13508/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
359. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Covid-19 is not classified as an occupationally acquired illness under health and safety legislation. [13514/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Maternity Services
Holly Cairns
543. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health when women will have access to full prenatal, maternity and postnatal services; and when family visits to maternity hospitals will resume. [13503/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
544. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on advising local authorities to ensure that public toilets are kept open and regularly maintained to ensure people have access to hand-washing facilities. [13504/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Nursing Staff
Holly Cairns
545. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of additional ICU nurses employed in each hospital group between March and June 2020, in tabular form. [13505/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Mental Health Policy
Holly Cairns
546. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if representatives from a college were invited to the launch of Sharing the Vision - a Mental Health Policy for Everyone; and if not, the reason therefor. [13506/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Seafood Sector
Holly Cairns
609. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on running a promotional campaign to urge consumers and restaurants to purchase seafood from Irish fishermen and women to help offset the economic impact of Covid-19. [13507/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Farm Safety
Holly Cairns
610. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the provision of farm safety education through practical skills training and continuous professional development. [13509/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Holly Cairns
611. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fishermen and women that have availed of the Covid-19 tie-up payment by each category of the scheme and in absolute and relative terms to the estimate total eligible number of boats.
[13510/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Holly Cairns
644. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the situation in which workers have to work in their cars in a church carpark in Bandon, County Cork due to poor broadband in areas close to Bandon (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13517/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Holly Cairns
645. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the provision of broadband for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13518/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Domestic Violence Services
Holly Cairns
780. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that of the six family units in the one domestic violence emergency refuge in Cork city and county only two can operate due to social distancing; and the steps he is taking to provide additional emergency refugee spaces.
[13516/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
922. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when persons that own homes on offshore islands but do not reside there can travel to the islands.
[13511/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Island Communities
Holly Cairns
923. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated date for the publication of the islands action plan. [13512/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Island Communities
Holly Cairns
924. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on putting in place funding to provide public toilet facilities on each offshore island. [13513/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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UN Missions
Holly Cairns
13. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the delay of UN mission rotation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12668/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Holly Cairns
83. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will assist in securing an extension for a moratorium on business debt for businesses that are unlikely to see a recovery until 2021 at the earliest. [12669/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Flood Risk Management
Holly Cairns
101. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the policies and procedures that ensure there is a coherent whole-of-Government approach to flooding as outlined in the annual transition statement. [12653/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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School Equipment
Holly Cairns
298. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills if exceptional payments will be provided for schools to purchase laptops and-or tablets to enable students learning online in anticipation of restrictions on attendance in the 2020/2021 school year. [12656/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Traffic Fines
Holly Cairns
354. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have been fined to date on foot of legislation governing the overtaking of pedal cyclists. [12654/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Holly Cairns
387. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if it will be ensured that all grants and supports are accessible by businesses which operate on offshore islands (details supplied). [12655/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
572. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the guidelines will be changed to enable persons travelling on ferries to offshore islands social distance at 1 m with compulsory facemasks in order to ensure the viability of the services. [12659/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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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]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Holly Cairns
292. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills if children with special educational needs attending rural mainstream schools are included in the July provision. [11536/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Holly Cairns
293. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills if children with special educational needs that avail of transport to and from their educational facilities will have the service available during the July provision. [11537/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Holly Cairns
294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision will be extended into August 2020 to allow children with special educational needs to ease back into the school year and provide respite to those families. [11538/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
397. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the renewal of immigration permissions and future naturalisation applications for persons will not be affected by their having to avail of the pandemic unemployment payment or the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [11551/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
407. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the systems in place to ensure supermarkets and other retail spaces are adhering to Covid-19 guidelines. [11541/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Holly Cairns
461. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if supports or grants will be put in place for businesses that operate from privately-owned home premises in view of the fact the restart grant being issued by local authorities is inequitable as it only caters for businesses paying commercial rates. [11543/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Work Permits
Holly Cairns
462. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employment permits issued to boners of meat from August 2015 to April 2020, in tabular form. [11544/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
708. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the reopening model introduced by other countries such as France, Italy and China that focused regional variations using registers including the population density of an area and confirmed cases of Covid-19. [11524/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Departmental Funding
Holly Cairns
709. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for healthcare professionals including carers who cannot access or afford private vehicle transport to purchase bicycles and pedicels to travel to work in view of social distancing requirements and the vulnerability of the patients, clients, and family members they work with. [11525/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Disability Support Services
Holly Cairns
710. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for children with special educational needs to be able to attend appointments for speech and language and occupational therapy. [11539/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
711. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the procedures being put in place at airports, ports and other places of entry to ensure persons travelling will self-isolate for the appropriate period of time. [11540/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
712. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on social distancing guidelines that hotels, restaurants and cafés must follow; and the estimated length of time these restrictions will be in place [11542/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
885. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated timeline that overseas travel will be regularised again to enable the hospitality and tourism industry prepare and engage in medium-term planning. [11545/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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LEADER Programmes
Holly Cairns
945. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a breakdown for LEADER programme funding will be provided according to categories used by his Department for the period January 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; the amount of funding apportioned to women's projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11526/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Community Enhancement Programme
Holly Cairns
946. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of women's sheds groups that applied for and were successful under the most recent community enhancement fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11527/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Holly Cairns
1025. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on extending the pandemic unemployment payment to those who were in full-time employment prior to the crisis and are now full-time carers as a direct result of the pandemic. [11528/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Carer's Support Grant
Holly Cairns
1026. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide additional exceptional payments for carers to access equipment to enable them to safely and effectively work, for example, PPE and additional work clothing. [11530/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Disability Allowance
Holly Cairns
1027. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of disability allowance who have availed of the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [11532/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Holly Cairns
1028. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 666 of 9 June 2020 and her contribution to the Dáil debate of 28 May 2020, if she will clarify the position regarding the future clawback of the pandemic unemployment payment (details supplied). [11533/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Commercial Rates
Holly Cairns
1085. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on encouraging local authorities to suspend commercial rates for hotel and hospitality businesses when they are closed for the winter months; and his further views on providing local authorities with funding to make up a shortfall. [11546/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Holly Cairns
1112. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expected date non-resident travel to offshore islands can resume under the reopening roadmap. [11534/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Ministerial Communications
Holly Cairns
25. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to convey the condemnation of persons here of the actions of the President of the United States of America and those that seek to fuel racial tensions and racial inequality in the United States of America and elsewhere. [10154/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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State Examinations
Holly Cairns
165. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills the considerations or special exceptions that will be made when predicting grades for leaving certificate students that have had low attendance or struggled with class participation due to mental health related issues. [10147/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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School Transport
Holly Cairns
166. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills if children and young persons travelling to primary school from offshore islands will be provided with adequate funding in line with the principles of the primary school transport scheme through a mechanism such as a remote area grant to ensure they are not disadvantaged in accessing their education. [10149/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Crime Data
Holly Cairns
233. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of racial crimes and the rate of prosecution between January 2015 and December 2019, inclusive in tabular form. [10150/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
479. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Growing for the Future document is still the strategic plan for the development of the forestry sector here. [10151/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
626. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding provided to volunteer centres in each local authority area to enable the community call scheme; and the amount returned by each volunteer centre in tabular form. [10153/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Holly Cairns
666. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment will not be subject to forms of clawback in the future. [10148/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Cycle to Work Scheme
Holly Cairns
46. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on expanding the reach of the bike-to-work scheme to include students, jobseekers, those on disability allowance or doing unpaid work; and his further views on increasing the €1,000 limit to include e-bikes, cargo bikes and non-traditional bikes such as tricycles, handcycles and other modified bikes appropriate for those that require same due to physical capacities. [9386/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
101. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will encourage banks to extend the moratorium on farmers repayments into the autumn in view of the ongoing impact of Covid-19. [9388/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Value Added Tax
Holly Cairns
102. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on reclassifying the VAT status for the bus and coach sector to harmonise the VAT systems in view of the fact that operators in Northern Ireland have an advantage in their ability to claim VAT back on expenditure which the operators here are not able to do. [9389/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Public Sector Allowances
Holly Cairns
135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to review the current public sector motor travel rates; and if they include appropriate compensation for those using bikes and e-bikes which informs the rates that are paid tax free to private sector workers (details supplied). [9387/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
293. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an indicative roadmap will be provided on when and the way in which primary and secondary schools will be returning. [9382/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Youth Services
Holly Cairns
294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to provide young persons with non-formal educational and outdoor activities resources and opportunities for the summer months in the context of an absence of usual summer camps. [9384/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Direct Provision System
Holly Cairns
392. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the process by which decisions are made on the area in which a direct provision centre will be located; and the criteria that inform such a decision. [9390/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Direct Provision System
Holly Cairns
393. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the way in which local communities are consulted as part of the process of establishing a direct provision centre including the timelines involved and the types of consultation activities deployed. [9391/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Direct Provision System
Holly Cairns
394. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a direct provision centre in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9392/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Employment Data
Holly Cairns
480. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of workers in the meat processing industry who are stamp 1 or stamp 2 from January 2016 to April 2020, in absolute and percentage terms relating to the total number of workers in the sector in tabular form. [9385/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Disability Services Funding
Holly Cairns
701. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the underfunding of supports for persons with disabilities as a result of the cuts to funding for not-for-profit disability service providers in January 2020. [9366/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Health Information and Quality Authority
Holly Cairns
702. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will address the matter raised in a statement from HIQA at the Special Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response on 26 May 2020 (details supplied) in relation to a concern about the lack of clinical oversight of nursing homes; and if action was taken on foot of these concerns. [9367/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
703. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will address the matter raised in a statement from HIQA at the Special Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response on 26 May 2020 in relation to a list of nursing homes sent to his Department which were regarded as high-risk from an infection control perspective; if any action was taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9368/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Health Services Reports
Holly Cairns
705. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the timeline for publishing the Health Services Capacity Review as it relates to intellectual disability services. [9399/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Fishing Industry
Holly Cairns
781. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reviewing the tie-up scheme and the fact that the current start date of 1 June 2020 fails to recognise the previous six months of hardship suffered by the fishing industry due to the Covid-19 crisis. [9372/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Fishing Industry
Holly Cairns
782. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the tie-up scheme provides for retrospection; and the steps he is taking following the amended EU Regulation 2020/560 of 23 April 2020 with specific measures to mitigate the impact of the Covid19 outbreak in the fishery and aquaculture sector. [9373/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Fishing Industry
Holly Cairns
783. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the tie-up period of one month; and the way in which it is envisaged this period will relate to the objective of removing oversupply of product on the market. [9374/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Fishing Industry
Holly Cairns
784. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he did not adopt proposals of applying 30% of the full grossing of the vessel in the same period in 2019 in view of the fact that this approach is being implemented in other jurisdictions. [9375/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Greyhound Industry
Holly Cairns
785. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the deaths and injuries of greyhounds at tracks here from 1 January to 31 December 2019. [9376/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Greyhound Industry
Holly Cairns
786. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown by month and track of all greyhound drug testing since 2015, in tabular form as a percentage of starters at each track. [9377/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Harbours and Piers
Holly Cairns
787. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the way in which funding for piers and other marine infrastructure projects is prioritised; and the consideration that is given to small piers in supporting coastal and island communities. [9378/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Harbours and Piers
Holly Cairns
788. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of funding granted for piers and marine infrastructure projects in each local authority for the period January 2015 to April 2020, in tabular form. [9379/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Hare Coursing
Holly Cairns
789. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on legislation that would ban hare coursing. [9380/20]