Parliamentary questions

Special Areas of Conservation

Holly Cairns

366. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a dedicated conservation management plan has been put in place for the Lough Hyne marine nature reserve including Barloge Creek; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8035/22]

Citizens' Assembly

Holly Cairns

367. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the forthcoming citizens' assembly on biodiversity includes marine biodiversity. [8036/22]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

444. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to improve the employment conditions for grant-funded school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8031/22]

State Bodies

Holly Cairns

528. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the practice of State agencies such as Tusla competing with families trying to buy homes on the open market; if he will commit to a review of such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8029/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

529. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that the State is meeting its commitments under the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention including the provision of refuge spaces and support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8030/22]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

780. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical CAMHS teams in each CHO; the multidisciplinary make-up of each; the number which have permanent consultant psychiatrists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8032/22]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

781. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that pre-exposure prophylaxis services are available in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8033/22]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

782. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1055 of 31 March 2021, the entire duration in weeks for the CHO staff member mentioned in the response from the submission of their grievance prior to the stage 1 hearing until they received feedback from their stage 2 hearing; the correct approximate duration for a grievance process of these two stages if the relevant HSE policy had been adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8034/22]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

958. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure a more equitable distribution of the mackerel quota regarding the inshore fishing fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8025/22]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

959. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps the Quota Management Advisory Committee is taking to avoid early closure of fisheries in 2022. [8026/22]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

960. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on all vessels on the polyvalent register being allocated equal quota of mackerel based on the national allocation via monthly and weekly vessel authorisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8027/22]

Farm Costs

Holly Cairns

102. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to the high price of fertiliser, which is having a major impact on farming families. [7037/22]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

120. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the backlog of forestry licences. [7038/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Holly Cairns

150. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to assist farmers install renewable energy generation capacities on farms. [7041/22]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

170. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to address the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and recreational fishers and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit. [7040/22]

Farm Safety

Holly Cairns

182. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to improve farm safety. [7039/22]

Transport Policy

Holly Cairns

234. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed review of the Galway Transport Strategy to be held in 2022; when the review is expected to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7370/22]

Local Authorities

Holly Cairns

235. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 248 posts for active travel staff in local authorities announced in January 2021 that remain unfilled by local authority. [7371/22]

Greenways Provision

Holly Cairns

236. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if the completion of the Galway to Dublin greenway is a priority project for Government; and if the inclusion of the Galway city to Ballyloughane section in the three-year capital programme of Galway City Council as not a priority reflects this position nationally. [7372/22]

Special Areas of Conservation

Holly Cairns

296. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a dedicated conservation management plan has been put in place for the Lough Hyne nature reserve and environs special area of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7367/22]

Special Areas of Conservation

Holly Cairns

297. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a dedicated conservation management plan has been put in place for the Knockomagh wood nature reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7368/22]

Special Areas of Conservation

Holly Cairns

298. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the activities that are currently regulated by either licence or permit in the Lough Hyne marine nature reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7369/22]

Human Trafficking

Holly Cairns

362. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the protocol in place to assess whether an unaccompanied minor is being trafficked when they arrive into an Irish port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7411/22]

Hospital Facilities

Holly Cairns

444. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the planned developments for Bantry Hospital; the timescale for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7413/22]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

445. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for CAMHS services in CHO4; and the length of time in months each has been waiting. [7414/22]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

446. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons aged zero to 18 in each CHO by individual area, awaiting first-time intervention in all areas of early intervention; the number on the public list; the number on the children’s disability network teams list in each CHO, in tabular form; and the length of time they are awaiting intervention by age. [7415/22]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

447. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons aged zero to 18 in each CHO by individual area awaiting first-time intervention for CAMHS; the number on the public list; the number on the CAMHS list in each CHO, in tabular form; and the length of time they are awaiting intervention by age. [7416/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

448. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if section 39 workers who worked during the pandemic in a frontline capacity will be entitled to the €1,000 tax-free payment. [7417/22]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

449. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1934 of 19 January 2022, the exact CHO4 mental health service locations, that is, the adult mental health team or CAMHS team transferred out of and into in the case of each appointment to a psychology post by an unadvertised transfer since January 2014; the nature of the contract, temporary or permanent, in each instance; the exact dates those appointments by transfer took place; if he will provide the same details for any appointment by local interview since January 2014 in which that post was not first advertised to the national recruitment panel; and the reason for a transfer or local interview being used as a method of recruitment over the national recruitment panel in each instance. [7418/22]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

450. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the human resources policy that was followed in sanctioning appointments to psychology posts by transfer or local interview that took place in the CHO4 mental health services from January 2014 onwards; the way the policy allows for recruitment by transfer or local interview in circumstances in which the post has not first been advertised to the national recruitment panel candidates for each appointment; and the eligibility criteria for being transferred into a post that has not first been advertised to other candidates. [7419/22]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

451. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the way that opportunities to transfer into CHO4 mental health service psychology posts outside of the national recruitment panel process were communicated to staff over the past five years; the way that expressions of interest were recorded; the process by which posts were allocated to candidates; and the managers, in addition to the psychology manager, that approved these appointments by transfer in each instance. [7420/22]

Further and Higher Education

Holly Cairns

78. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on a report concerning sexual violence in Irish colleges and universities (details supplied). [6325/22]

Further and Higher Education

Holly Cairns

119. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to ensure that persons with disabilities and with low incomes can attend higher and further education. [6324/22]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

19. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on and response to a key conclusion in the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report that measures to address the additional costs of disability should be based on a multi-faceted approach involving increased cash payments, enhanced access to service provision and specific targeted grant programmes. [5145/22]

Social Welfare Code

Holly Cairns

95. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on and response to the key conclusion in the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report that the levels of disability payments and allowances should be changed to reflect the very different costs of disability by severity and type of disability. [5144/22]

Childcare Services

Holly Cairns

156. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address high childcare costs. [5161/22]

Child Poverty

Holly Cairns

159. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address child poverty. [5160/22]

International Protection

Holly Cairns

176. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the process to end the direct provision system. [5158/22]

Childcare Services

Holly Cairns

178. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the childcare supports available to one-parent families. [5162/22]

International Protection

Holly Cairns

195. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to ensure that all children and families in direct provision being moved from congregated hotel-style living are housed in own-door or independent living accommodation as close as possible to the community in which they have been residing. [5159/22]

Cycling Facilities

Holly Cairns

228. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his response to the 28 electronic advertising panels in Dublin city connected with Dublin bikes which negates the bike-sharing schemes carbon savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5809/22]

Civil Service

Holly Cairns

258. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that no person in the employment of a local authority will be transferred to a utility provider (details supplied) without their consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5804/22]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

300. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to improve the working conditions for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5803/22]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

333. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on and response to a key conclusion (details supplied) in the Cost of Disability in Ireland - Research Report. [5798/22]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Holly Cairns

334. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the State has a database to record and monitor unaccompanied migrant cases in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5806/22]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Holly Cairns

351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied minor migrants who were referred to Tusla in 2020 and 2021 who were reunited with family members during this same time period; the procedure that is in place in cases in which a child is reunited with a family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5799/22]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Holly Cairns

352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of migrant children who have gone missing from Tusla's care in 2020 and 2021; the number of these children who have been located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5800/22]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Holly Cairns

353. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the protocol that is in place in cases in which an unaccompanied minor arrives into an Irish port and seeks to be reunited with a family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5801/22]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Holly Cairns

354. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the State has a database to record and monitor unaccompanied migrant cases in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5802/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

361. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his view on and response to a report concerning sexual violence in Irish colleges and universities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5808/22]

An Garda Síochána

Holly Cairns

402. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the role of An Garda Síochána when an unaccompanied minor migrant is identified in an Irish sea or airport when an unaccompanied minor migrant is seeking to be reunited with a family member; if trafficking assessments are carried out as part of this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5807/22]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

476. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the backlog of forestry licences. [5797/22]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

113. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to address special education needs in south-west areas of County Cork. [4648/22]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

169. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure that each child or young person who is entitled to a SNA or resource hours is allocated these supports. [4649/22]

Water Services

Holly Cairns

428. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on using section 19 of the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5178/22]

Social Welfare Rates

Holly Cairns

562. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on reviewing the maternity benefit payment rate. [5180/22]

Social Insurance

Holly Cairns

563. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on and response to the report of the Commission on Pensions with particular reference to the recommendation concerning charging PRSI on occupational pensions for persons over 66 years of age. [5181/22]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Holly Cairns

565. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on and response to a key conclusion in The Cost of Disability in Ireland – Research Report that persons with a disability experience significant challenges in accessing employment (details supplied). [5164/22]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Holly Cairns

577. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied migrants who arrived alone into Irish ports who were referred to Tusla in 2020 and 2021. [5172/22]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

817. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to fully implement the recommendations contained in reports (details supplied) and all other reports into CervicalCheck. [5165/22]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

818. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to support the CervicalCheck Screening Programme and to promote the uptake of the HPV vaccine. [5166/22]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

819. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the role of the liaison officers appointed to work with the persons affected by the CervicalCheck scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5167/22]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

820. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will make the document concerning liaison officers for persons affected by the CervicalCheck scandal available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5168/22]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

821. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the retrospective audit that will be offered for persons affected by the CervicalCheck scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5169/22]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

822. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to involve persons and groups affected by failures of the State to provide proper healthcare such as a group (details supplied) in the development of the Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5170/22]

Medicinal Products

Holly Cairns

823. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on making a medication (details supplied) for hyperemesis gravidarum to be reimbursed on the drugs payment scheme and medical card. [5171/22]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

824. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the longest duration experienced by a CHO4 mental health service staff member in a formal grievance case in 2020 and 2021; the total number of weeks from the submission of the grievance by the staff member to feedback being received following a stage 2 hearing; and the average duration of a HSE grievance case from the time of submission to the receipt of feedback by the staff member from a stage 2 hearing. [5174/22]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

825. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the conditions under which the nationally agreed recruitment panel process for HSE adult mental health psychologists can be bypassed by management for particular appointments either through local interviews or unadvertised appointments by transfer; the human resources policies that may enshrine these exceptions to the recruitment process; and if these exceptions have been agreed to by trade unions. [5175/22]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

826. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the proportion of appointments to HSE adult mental health psychology posts projected to bypass current national recruitment panels through local interviews or unadvertised appointments by transfer; the sanctioning process involved in these exceptions to the nationally agreed recruitment panel process; and the lines of management responsible. [5176/22]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

827. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on and response to a key conclusion in the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report finding, that measures to address the additional costs of disability should be based on a multi-faceted approach involving increased cash payments, enhanced access to service provision and specific targeted grant programmes (details supplied). [5177/22]

Agriculture Industry

Holly Cairns

861. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports that are available for agricultural producer organisations established in the past year; and the way these can be drawn down by such organisations. [5163/22]

Defence Forces

Holly Cairns

119. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the steps he is taking to improve reporting mechanisms for Defence Forces personnel experiencing sexual abuse, harassment and bullying. [3631/22]

Foreign Conflicts

Holly Cairns

86. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking in relation to the rising tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3745/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Holly Cairns

115. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that recipients of the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner’s pension can receive illness benefit. [3752/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

136. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to introduce legislation criminalising cyberflashing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3746/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

137. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to introduce legislation criminalising stalking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3747/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

167. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if agency staff that worked in a clinical setting throughout the pandemic will be entitled to the €1,000 tax free payment. [3748/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

168. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if carers that worked throughout the pandemic will be entitled to the €1,000 tax free payment. [3749/22]

Home Care Packages

Holly Cairns

169. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) who is receiving fewer homecare hours than they are entitled to. [3751/22]

Brexit Issues

Holly Cairns

221. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will adjust the requirements of the Brexit inshore fisheries business model adjustment scheme for vessels under ten metres to include activity during July, August, and September to reflect the seasonal nature of activities for smaller vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3744/22]

Natural Heritage Areas

Holly Cairns

90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ensure that Garrylucas bog, County Cork is designated as a natural heritage area immediately. [3087/22]

Housing Provision

Holly Cairns

137. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to provide persons with intellectual disabilities and or autism spectrum disorder suitable social or affordable housing. [3086/22]

Building Regulations

Holly Cairns

294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities in all publicly accessible in Department buildings to offer persons with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene in safety and comfort. [2544/22]

Flood Risk Management

Holly Cairns

4. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the flood relief scheme in Bantry, County Cork. [2543/22]

Tourism Industry

Holly Cairns

134. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she is taking to promote the Irish tourism and hospitality sector in 2022. [2572/22]

Tourism Industry

Holly Cairns

140. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans for eco-tourism infrastructure in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2573/22]

Departmental Bodies

Holly Cairns

43. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of persons with a declared disability on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of persons with a declared disability. [62536/21]

Farm Safety

Holly Cairns

71. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of accidents and fatalities recorded on farms for 2021; the steps he is taking to reduce these incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2564/22]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

182. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the national clean air strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2584/22]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

183. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the microgeneration scheme announced by him and due to be facilitated from January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2586/22]

Fuel Poverty

Holly Cairns

184. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to address fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2587/22]

Cycling Facilities

Holly Cairns

285. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport when the Transport for Ireland, TFI, bike share station on Connaught Avenue adjacent to University College Cork will be operational. [2622/22]

Cycling Facilities

Holly Cairns

286. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand the TFI bike share network in Cork city to suburban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2623/22]

Departmental Data

Holly Cairns

287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent in 2021 on active travel projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2624/22]

A Vision for Change

Holly Cairns

288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of monthly TFI bike share scheme users in Cork, Galway and Limerick in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2625/22]

Road Traffic Accidents

Holly Cairns

289. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of road deaths and accidents recorded for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2626/22]

Driver Licences

Holly Cairns

290. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if a person is required to have a public services card to apply for or renew a driver's licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2627/22]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

367. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking in response to the issues raised by the former members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2588/22]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

368. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the date on which his attention was drawn to the resignation of all members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; when he planned to make this information available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2589/22]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

369. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons awaiting decisions by the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; when a new board of appeal will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2590/22]