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Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Departmental Funding
Holly Cairns
1619. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide details on the funding streams and support available community groups who wish to develop/upgrade community recreational amenities. [13471/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Island Communities
Holly Cairns
1623. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide her response to the recommendation in the UCC report Housing and Sustaining Communities on the West Cork Islands to 'Set up an island resettlement fund, in conjunction with innovative schemes to promote employment and remote working on the islands'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13722/23]
Thu, 9 Mar 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
28. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to increase rates of afforestation. [11628/23]
Thu, 9 Mar 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
31. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an explanation for the unspent €25,995,012 from the forestry Budget for 2022. [11629/23]
Thu, 9 Mar 2023
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Fisheries Protection
Holly Cairns
47. 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. [11630/23]
Thu, 9 Mar 2023
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Forest Fires
Holly Cairns
98. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details on the number of illegal land fires recorded for 2022. [11612/23]
Thu, 9 Mar 2023
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Environmental Policy
Holly Cairns
102. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on ensuring that all marine protected areas only begin 500m offshore. [11613/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Credit Unions
Holly Cairns
134. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his engagement with the credit union movement concerning the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022. [11392/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Wildlife Protection
Holly Cairns
294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking in response to illegal land burning which occurred in Cork south-west in recent days. [11085/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Third Level Education
Holly Cairns
486. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places available on SNA courses in Irish universities; and the number of graduates of these courses for each year they have run. [11084/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Gorse Burning
Holly Cairns
693. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the prescribed Burning Code of Practice. [11082/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Gorse Burning
Holly Cairns
694. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to illegal land burning which occurred in Cork south-west in recent days. [11083/23]
Thu, 2 Mar 2023
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Road Projects
Holly Cairns
7. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on capital investment on the N71, including the Bandon relief road and the Innishannon bypass. [10273/23]
Thu, 2 Mar 2023
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Greenways Provision
Holly Cairns
51. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the investment in greenways in Cork South-West under the national development plan. [10276/23]
Thu, 2 Mar 2023
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Public Transport
Holly Cairns
78. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the delivery of Connecting Ireland in Cork South-West. [10272/23]
Wed, 1 Mar 2023
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Bus Services
Holly Cairns
56. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure all public buses serving Bantry, County Cork, have the facility to accommodate mobility scooters for individuals who require them. [10588/23]
Wed, 1 Mar 2023
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Grant Payments
Holly Cairns
83. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the grants of up to €5,000 announced for biodiversity and nature recording in 2022 will be made available again this year. [10587/23]
Wed, 1 Mar 2023
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Renewable Energy Generation
Holly Cairns
95. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the announced scheme to install solar panels on all schools. [10585/23]
Wed, 1 Mar 2023
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Direct Provision System
Holly Cairns
137. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will increase the funding provided to a direct provision centre (details supplied), which is over capacity as families cannot move out due to a local shortage of accommodation. [10584/23]
Wed, 1 Mar 2023
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Patient Transport
Holly Cairns
197. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of funding for a service (details supplied) to bring patients from Cork South-West to CUH to receive cancer health care. [10586/23]
Wed, 1 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
214. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on having a limit of 160 cows for young farmers applying to the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme 3 (TAMS). [10581/23]
Wed, 1 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
215. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will remove the inclusion of previous investment in robotic milking equipment as a criterion excluding farmers under Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme 3. [10582/23]
Wed, 1 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
216. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all grants available to farmers and landowners to plant native broadleaf trees on their land. [10583/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Third Level Education
Holly Cairns
463. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the disparity for accreditation of similar SNA courses in different third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10279/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Health Services
Holly Cairns
683. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the clinical programme for adult ADHD assessment in CHO4, including the number of people on waiting lists, how the programme is being implemented, and the date for commencement of the programme. [10280/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Veterinary Services
Holly Cairns
710. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recommendation from the Joint Oireachtas Committee of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to examining extensively the separation of prescribing and dispensing of veterinary medicinal products was undertaken by his Department; and if he is in a position to share the findings of this exercise, given the success this model of animal care and the lower levels of resistance to medicines as a result. [10277/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Departmental Funding
Holly Cairns
13. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the funding programmes available to men’s and women’s sheds from her Department. [8588/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Departmental Programmes
Holly Cairns
19. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on increasing the annual funding for the LEADER programme. [8586/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Holly Cairns
46. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the islands strategy; when the strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8587/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Departmental Programmes
Holly Cairns
65. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on increasing the annual funding for the CLÁR programme. [8585/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Employment Rights
Holly Cairns
135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the report by an organisation (details supplied) which shows that nearly two-thirds of retail workers are earning less than €451 per week. [8584/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Tourism Promotion
Holly Cairns
83. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she is taking to support the hospitality sector, specifically with regard to tourism, in rural areas. [8583/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Pension Provisions
Holly Cairns
418. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that ETB tutors are given pension entitlements. [8613/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Mother and Baby Homes
Holly Cairns
510. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that five facilities (details supplied) are added to the schedule of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022. [8611/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Ukraine War
Holly Cairns
511. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the number of Ukrainian refugees currently being accommodated in an area (details supplied). [8612/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Legislative Reviews
Holly Cairns
655. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately publish the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [8614/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Holly Cairns
656. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to regulate private providers of assessment of need for children and young people. [8615/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
734. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of monies that were unspent for 2022 and returned to the central Exchequer concerning forestry programmes. [8610/23]
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Holly Cairns
73. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to fulfil the State’s obligations under the Istanbul Convention to address gender based violence [7412/23]
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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Health Services
Holly Cairns
121. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to support women who choose to have home births. [7410/23]
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Holly Cairns
122. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure children with disabilities are assessed and receive medical aids/equipment in a timely manner. [7411/23]
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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Energy Prices
Holly Cairns
52. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of any engagement that he has had with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in relation to setting an upper limit on energy standing charges; if he will provide details of his engagement with the Commission with regard to carrying out a review of standing charges, particularly in view of recent price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7747/23]
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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Public Transport
Holly Cairns
55. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide interim funding for the provision of transport to enable young people in Beara, County Cork, to access disability services in Bantry, County Cork, until the permanent service is in place later in 2023. [7748/23]
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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Road Network
Holly Cairns
63. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to ensure that a survey of the integrity of roadside banks on the N71 between Innishannon and Bandon is carried out, especially concerning the section between the junctions with the L-3204-0 and L-97103-1. [7758/23]
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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Bus Services
Holly Cairns
64. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide an additional bus stop on the western side of Bandon to facilitate elderly residents. [7759/23]
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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Bus Services
Holly Cairns
65. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to ensure that a bus stop is put in place in Ballinhassig, County Cork. [7760/23]
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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Bus Services
Holly Cairns
66. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to ensure the reinstatement of the east bound bus stop on North Street, Skibbereen, County Cork. [7761/23]
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Holly Cairns
78. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Skibbereen flood defence scheme will be complete, given current delays are holding up necessary road works on the N71. [7757/23]
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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Heritage Sites
Holly Cairns
97. 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. [7756/23]
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Holly Cairns
210. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that SouthDoc out-of-hours GP service is operating in Castletownbere, County Cork. [7749/23]