Parliamentary questions

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

650. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on adding a requirement that all funding from her Department include provisions to meet and further the rights of persons with disabilities. [62828/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

168. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been detected in meat processing plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62385/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

169. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of reported Covid-19 cases found in meat processing plant workers between 1 January 2020 and 1 December 2021, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62386/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

214. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if a hostel for disabled persons (details supplied) in County Cork will be reopened to pre-Covid-19 service levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62389/21]

Food Industry

Holly Cairns

231. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the pledges made and initiatives taken by Ireland in the agricultural sector at the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference given Ireland's commitments at the United Nations Food Systems Summit and Food Vision's 2030 ambition for Ireland to become an international leader on sustainable food systems, specifically regarding the rationale for Ireland joining the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate but not endorsing the Policy Action Agenda for a Just Transition to Sustainable Food and Agriculture at COP26; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62384/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

232. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are in place in meat processing plants to halt the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62385/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

233. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the measures in place to monitor the health and working conditions in meat processing plants to prevent further clusters of Covid-19. [62387/21]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

234. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to a scheme run by a farming organisation (details supplied) annually since 2017; the role of his Department in oversight of the spending of these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62388/21]

Climate Change Policy

Holly Cairns

42. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the report by an advisory body (details supplied) regarding the implementation gap between climate action policy and action. [61537/21]

Waste Management

Holly Cairns

77. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way his Department will support persons with long-term incontinence with respect to the disposal of medical incontinence wear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61536/21]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

121. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the supports or grants in place for hotels converting heating systems to CHP boilers to become more energy efficient. [61237/21]

Public Transport

Holly Cairns

181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to increase transport accessibility in public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61241/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

211. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if employment wage subsidy scheme employment supports will be restored for hospitality businesses to November 2021 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61557/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

212. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if hospitality businesses will be eligible in December 2021 to be given the opportunity to requalify for the employment wage subsidy scheme supports in January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61558/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

213. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will permit automatic qualification for the Covid restrictions support scheme in cases in which hospitality businesses qualify for the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61559/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

214. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will apply a 30% revenue drop threshold for the Covid restrictions support scheme supports for hospitality businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61560/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

215. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will set the weekly cap on the Covid restrictions support scheme payments at €25,000 in order to ensure larger hospitality businesses are not disadvantaged by the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61561/21]

Sports Funding

Holly Cairns

250. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when all applicants to the sports capital programme will be informed of the outcome of the assessment of their applications. [61563/21]

Housing Policy

Holly Cairns

294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will update housing circular 41 of 2012 to reflect the relevant changes in Irish immigration law such as SI No. 548/2015 - European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015. and relevant case law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61562/21]

Schools Building Projects

Holly Cairns

386. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the status of the planning of a new building for a school in (details supplied). [61236/21]

Departmental Reports

Holly Cairns

430. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will immediately publish a report (details supplied). [61240/21]

Coroners Service

Holly Cairns

498. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to address the backlogs in the Cork City Coroner’s Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61239/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

571. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that all acute hospitals, community hospitals, health centres and primary health care centres are fully wheelchair accessible. [61238/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

766. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for the transfer of €7 million in capital expenditure from the forestry budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61234/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

767. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that the €7 million in capital expenditure intended to be moved from the forestry budget is spent on community and small-scale tree-planting initiatives for National Tree Week 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61235/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his engagement with regard to pursuing existing flexibilities in the WTO's TRIPS agreement to allow for a waiver of intellectual property rights concerning Covid-19 vaccines, to facilitate universal and equitable access to vaccines. [56515/21]

EU Programmes

Holly Cairns

84. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ensure that the budget for the Leader Programme 2023 - 2027 is maintained at the levels of the 2016 - 2020 Programme. [60250/21]

Social Isolation

Holly Cairns

90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to tackle social isolation in rural areas, especially for older people and people with disabilities. [60253/21]

EU Programmes

Holly Cairns

96. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the budget will be increased for the Leader Transitional Programme for 2021-2023 to take account of rising construction costs. [60251/21]

EU Programmes

Holly Cairns

97. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to increase the amount of funding for communities available under the Leader Programme 2023 - 2027. [60252/21]

Island Communities

Holly Cairns

101. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the islands action plan and her engagement with island communities in relation to it since taking office. [60254/21]

Personal Injuries Assessment Board

Holly Cairns

132. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that insurance companies must engage with the Personal Injuries Assessment Board process. [60188/21]

Personal Injuries Assessment Board

Holly Cairns

133. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to introduce time limits to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board process to ensure the timely completion of cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60189/21]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

141. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the RESS-2 scheme. [59901/21]

Climate Change Policy

Holly Cairns

142. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the engagement he has had to date with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to supporting and promoting efforts at local government level on climate action, particularly in relation to County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59902/21]

Housing Policy

Holly Cairns

247. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that 7% of all new builds are fully wheelchair accessible. [60191/21]

Foreign Policy

Holly Cairns

263. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has officially communicated with the state of Barbados in relation to the country becoming a republic recently. [59903/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

322. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she is accommodating requests form schools for additional CO2 monitors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60186/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

323. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the number of additional CO2 moniors that have been distributed to schools since 1 October 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60187/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

343. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the consideration that was given to the advice from a statutory authority (details supplied) concerning the reduction of the minimum age for the application of mask wearing requirements and recommendations in the issuing of guidance on the use of face coverings in primary schools on 30 Nov 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60537/21]

School Admissions

Holly Cairns

344. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a place in a local secondary school is made available for a young person (details supplied). [60538/21]

Care Services

Holly Cairns

569. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his response to a recommendation made by a representative body (details supplied) that day services and respite services for adults with an intellectual disability be reinstated to pre-pandemic levels. [60190/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

634. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he sought advice from a statutory authority (details supplied) since 1 September 2021 concerning the reduction of the minimum age for the application of mask wearing requirements and recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60539/21]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

635. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the progress made in meeting the Neurorehabilitation Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60540/21]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

636. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the timeline for when community neurorehabilitation teams will be established and fully staffed in each community healthcare organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60541/21]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

637. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist rehabilitation beds that are currently in place in each HSE region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60542/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

638. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of times the HSE national steering group responsible for the implementation of the National Neurorehabilitation Strategy has met since 1 January 2017; the dates they met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60543/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

639. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the National Public Health Emergency Team sought advice from a statutory authority (details supplied) since 1 September 2021 concerning the reduction of the minimum age for the application of mask wearing requirements and recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60544/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

640. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide multi-annual funding to disability services providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60545/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

649. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the significant backlog in the applications for forest road licences. [59897/21]