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Thu, 6 May 2021
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International Protection
Holly Cairns
124. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that the International Protection Accommodation Service has failed to put in place the necessary safeguards to ensure that children residing in direct provision, emergency reception and orientation centres and emergency accommodation centres are safe from harm and that there is no evidence on whether all accommodation centres comply with Children First. [23341/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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International Protection
Holly Cairns
125. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that Tusla did not recognise the inherent vulnerability of minors in the international protection process and failed to make reasonable adjustments, which would give the children in direct provision an equal opportunity to reach their full potential and that Tusla also failed to coordinate services to meet the needs of children in direct provision. [23342/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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International Protection
Holly Cairns
126. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that Tusla, the HSE and IPAS have failed to collaborate to provide on-site preventative and early intervention services and to gather data on national trends of referrals to services given that this was a recommendation of the McMahon report. [23343/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Holly Cairns
141. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the situation in which an apprentice student (details supplied) is being delayed in progressing to the next phase due to a backlog in the processing of examinations and assessments. [23349/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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International Protection
Holly Cairns
169. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that Tusla, the HSE and IPAS have failed to collaborate to provide on-site preventative and early intervention services and to gather data on national trends of referrals to services which was a recommendation of the McMahon report. [23344/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Health Promotion
Holly Cairns
170. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide accessible information on contraception and family planning including information accessible to persons with intellectual disabilities, persons that are deaf, hard of hearing or non-verbal, persons that are blind or vision impaired and Irish speakers and non-native English speakers. [23345/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Health Promotion
Holly Cairns
171. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide accessible information on informed decisions related to unplanned pregnancy including information accessible to persons with intellectual disabilities, persons that are deaf, hard of hearing or non-verbal, persons that are blind or vision impaired and Irish speakers and non-native English speakers. [23346/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Health Promotion
Holly Cairns
172. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide accessible information on informed decisions related to fertility treatment including information accessible to persons with intellectual disabilities, persons that are deaf, hard of hearing or non-verbal, persons that are blind or vision impaired and Irish speakers and non-native English speakers. [23347/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
173. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if persons arriving into Ireland from a jurisdiction not on the mandatory quarantining list to attend a wedding is classified as essential travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23348/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
242. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the request in a document from an organisation (details supplied) to scale up locally adapted results-based agri-environment payment schemes on all farm types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23334/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
243. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a request in a document by an organisation and organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23335/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
244. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the request in a document by an organisation and organisations (details supplied) in relation to introducing a full suite of agroforestry measures focused on a variety of species and a continuous cover management model to promote natural regeneration and ecological corridors for nature connectivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23336/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Climate Change Policy
Holly Cairns
245. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the request in a document by an organisation and organisations (details supplied) in relation to developing, fund and implement a Just Transition action plan for the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23337/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
246. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the request in a document by an organisation and organisations (details supplied) in relation to establishing networks of agricultural innovation that provide an enabling environment for on-farm diversification, facilitate peer-to-peer learning and knowledge transfer between farmers, State agencies, civil society and research institutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23338/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
247. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the request in a document by an organisation and organisations (details supplied) in relation to expanding small scale, local food production in particular, scale up local and innovative initiatives that shorten, amplify and democratise local food supply chains linking producers to consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23339/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Inshore Fisheries
Holly Cairns
47. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports put in place for inshore fishers whose livelihood are impacted by the different stages of the preparation and construction of offshore renewable energy projects. [23006/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Inshore Fisheries
Holly Cairns
62. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a response will be provided to the request by organisations (details supplied) for formal guidelines and structures to enable developers to interact with inshore fishers concerning offshore renewable energy projects, including an independent arbitrator to resolve potential conflicts. [23005/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Holly Cairns
129. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that employers provide reasonable accommodations for employees due to receive vaccinations during working hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23039/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Holly Cairns
130. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if small businesses whose annual turnover is under €50,000 will be allowed to qualify for the small business assist scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23040/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it will be ensured that the guidelines for the safe reopening of the hospitality sector are connected with the indoor and outdoor space available to a business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23041/21]