Parliamentary questions

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]

Flood Risk Management

Holly Cairns

410. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the flood relief scheme in Skibbereen, County Cork will be officially completed. [2618/22]

Housing Provision

Holly Cairns

611. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on developing a publicly financed student accommodation building strategy and charter for student tenant rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2611/22]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Holly Cairns

612. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the establishment of a wildlife crime unit in the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2612/22]

Heritage Sites

Holly Cairns

613. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ensure that Toon Wood, Macroom, County Cork is designated as a natural heritage area immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2613/22]

Heritage Sites

Holly Cairns

614. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2614/22]

Rental Sector

Holly Cairns

615. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking in response to the high rates of private rental properties that failed to meet minimum standards when assessed by Cork City Council's private rental inspection unit in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2615/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

865. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure the safety of students and staff special schools and classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2580/22]

State Examinations

Holly Cairns

866. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education her engagement with a group (details supplied) in relation to leaving and junior certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2581/22]

State Examinations

Holly Cairns

867. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education her views on permitting leaving certificate examinations and assessment in 2022 to use a hybrid model similar to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2582/22]

State Examinations

Holly Cairns

868. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the arrangements for the junior certificate examinations and assessment for 2022 considering the disruption endured by this cohort of students throughout the junior cycle of secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2583/22]

Departmental Functions

Holly Cairns

869. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will assist a person (details supplied) accessing appropriate secondary school education in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2585/22]

Departmental Data

Holly Cairns

1062. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to ensure that PAYE and PRSI payments paid by or on behalf of undocumented workers can be counted towards social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2619/22]

Direct Provision System

Holly Cairns

1065. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in each direct provision centre by month between 1 February 2020 and 10 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2616/22]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Holly Cairns

1129. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date his officials are working towards regarding the introduction of legislation for the redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2575/22]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Holly Cairns

1130. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his engagement with the forum for the survivors of mother and baby homes; the number of meetings since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2576/22]

Legislative Process

Holly Cairns

1131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on and response to recommendation 3 (details supplied) of the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth report on pre-legislative scrutiny of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2577/22]

Legislative Process

Holly Cairns

1132. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on and response to recommendation 8 (details supplied) of the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth report on pre-legislative scrutiny of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2578/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

1133. 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 for all of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2579/22]

Further and Higher Education

Holly Cairns

1178. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to expand the eduroam network to all towns and villages in County Cork. [2591/22]

International Protection

Holly Cairns

1331. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of same-sex couples who have been reunified under section 56 of the International Protection Act 2015 since its enactment. [2617/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Holly Cairns

1928. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide antigen tests and FFP2 masks to medical card holders without charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2596/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Holly Cairns

1929. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide antigen tests and FFP2 masks at a subsidised rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2597/22]

Hospital Services

Holly Cairns

1930. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of the Bantry Hospital dental and orthodontic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2598/22]

Healthcare Policy

Holly Cairns

1931. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide medical treatment for persons diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/22]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

1932. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will revise the long-term illness scheme to cover persons diagnosed with Crohn's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2600/22]

Health Service Executive

Holly Cairns

1933. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the longest waiting-time experienced by a CHO4 staff member to have a grievance hearing arranged for stage 1 of the HSE grievance procedure following submission of their formal grievance and for the arrangement of a stage 2 hearing following the completion of stage 1 in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2601/22]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

1934. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the details including the location of the service, the date of appointment and contract type, that is, permanent or fixed term of appointments to HSE adult mental health psychology posts that were not subject to a competition process from January 2014 until December 2021 in CHO4 (details supplied); the reason in each instance a competition process involving eligible candidates did not take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Holly Cairns

1935. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a subsidy for antigen tests and FFP2 masks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2603/22]

Dental Services

Holly Cairns

1936. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure adequate HSE dental appointments are available to children in south-western areas of County Cork. [2604/22]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

1937. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if all student occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and radiology students will be paid for the work they do in hospital and healthcare settings as part of mandatory placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2605/22]

Hospital Services

Holly Cairns

1938. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on putting in place the resources to extend the medical assessment unit opening hours in Bantry General Hospital to a 24/7 basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2606/22]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

2028. 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. [2560/22]

Organic Farming

Holly Cairns

2029. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of organic lamb and organic beef, respectively that were produced in Ireland in each of the years 2008 to 2021, in tabular form; the markets that consumed the total tonnage produced for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2561/22]

Organic Farming

Holly Cairns

2030. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the markets that have been developed by the organic associations and by Bord Bia between 2009 and 2021 for organic beef, organic lamb and organic milk; the new markets that have been secured and that will be secured for each organic product in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2562/22]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

2031. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences it is planned that his Department will issue for 2022. [2563/22]

Harbours and Piers

Holly Cairns

2032. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress regarding the upgrading of Dinish Pier, Castletownbere, County Cork; the reason construction has stalled; and the expected completion date. [2565/22]