Parliamentary questions

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

650. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagement with private forestry companies and their representatives regarding the delays in forestry related licences. [59898/21]

Agriculture Industry

Holly Cairns

651. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on establishing a statutory red meat regulator. [59899/21]

Pesticide Use

Holly Cairns

652. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on banning or restricting the use of glyphosate by public bodies. [59900/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Holly Cairns

665. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the concern by a group (details supplied) that the proposed Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan does not address the main issues faced by young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60182/21]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

666. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand the dieback scheme to help farmers clear the diseased trees and to replant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60183/21]

Departmental Reports

Holly Cairns

667. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to a report finding (details supplied) that 26% of sheep farms were defined as economically viable as of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60184/21]

Departmental Policies

Holly Cairns

668. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the recently published European Union soil strategy for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60185/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Holly Cairns

703. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if women who are not the head of a farm holding but who meet the eligible age and agriculture qualification criteria will be able to access the 60% TAMS in the next CAP if they join a formal farm partnership as is currently the case in the current Young Trained Farmer Partnership model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60535/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Holly Cairns

704. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide additional financial supports under the rare breed preservation grant for the Droimeann breed and other breeds with a recently established breeding programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60536/21]

Residential Institutions

Holly Cairns

2. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way the proposals for the payment rates of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme were arrived at. [59652/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Holly Cairns

18. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will personally assist a survivor (details supplied). [59327/21]

Adoption Services

Holly Cairns

37. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to a recommendation in a report by an adoptee organisation (details supplied). [59329/21]

Direct Provision System

Holly Cairns

44. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the process to end the direct provision system. [59328/21]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

59. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to provide play and recreation facilities for all children and young people with a particular emphasis on children and young people experiencing poverty. [59330/21]

Childcare Services

Holly Cairns

83. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address high childcare costs. [59331/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

107. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address waiting lists for assessments and therapies for the children’s disability network teams in Cork south west. [59346/21]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

200. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the details of progress made in addressing the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders Goals 2021. [59345/21]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Holly Cairns

59. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the report of the review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service will be published. [59691/21]

Renewable Energy Generation

Holly Cairns

56. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of community-led renewable energy projects operational in the country; the number which come under any other State-backed scheme broken down by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59395/21]

National Broadband Plan

Holly Cairns

57. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagement he has had with National Broadband Ireland with regard to the roll-out of high speed fibre broadband in County Cork, including the off-shore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59396/21]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

61. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the status of the provision of sheltered bus stops for Belgooly and Riverstick, County Cork. [59398/21]

Departmental Reviews

Holly Cairns

232. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the review by his Department of the 2011 and 2017 European Impact Assessment Regulations (Agriculture) and their implementation is internal or external in nature; if the terms of reference of same will be made available to the public; and current the timescales for this review. [59394/21]

Third Level Fees

Holly Cairns

61. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his response to the recent protests by organisations (details supplied) to the rates of fees in third level institutions. [58609/21]

Further and Higher Education

Holly Cairns

126. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to ensure that people with disabilities and persons with low incomes can attend higher and further education. [58610/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Holly Cairns

25. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the amount of time a person can stay on community employment due to the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic over the past 18 months. [50125/21]

Employment Schemes

Holly Cairns

45. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase payments on the rural social scheme, community employment and Tús schemes and programmes in line with increases in the minimum wage. [50124/21]

Rural Schemes

Holly Cairns

47. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the number of places on the rural social scheme by 500 and reverse the 2016 changes to the length of time a person can remain on the scheme. [50126/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Holly Cairns

61. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on introducing a scheme that would cover the cost of burials and cremations for the families of deceased children. [57978/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Holly Cairns

110. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to support community employment schemes during the continuing uncertainty in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. [57979/21]

International Protection

Holly Cairns

135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to address the recommendations concerning the international protection system in a report on the international protection process (details supplied). [57976/21]

Domestic Violence

Holly Cairns

162. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if the immigration system will be reformed to protect the victims and survivors of domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence who are placed at additional risk given their residency is based on being a dependent or due to the fact they are undocumented. [57977/21]

Ambulance Service

Holly Cairns

225. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that paramedics are facilitated to both train and be stationed within the region in which they reside. [58034/21]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

78. 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. [57268/21]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

107. 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 special needs assistant or resource hours is allocated these supports. [57269/21]

Employment Rights

Holly Cairns

179. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of public holidays employees are entitled to in 2021 under the Holidays (Employees) Act 1961 (details supplied). [57615/21]

Climate Change Policy

Holly Cairns

200. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a report on Irish peatlands and climate change by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57392/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Holly Cairns

206. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a broadband connection at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57616/21]

Energy Conservation

Holly Cairns

249. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that mortgage and loan providers offer loans for homeworkers to retrofit their houses for energy efficiency. [57390/21]

National Monuments

Holly Cairns

255. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to improve accessibility across national monument sites under the care of the OPW for persons with disabilities including persons with mobility restrictions and persons with visual and hearing impairments. [57396/21]

School Curriculum

Holly Cairns

373. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to support the roll-out of computer science as a leaving certificate subject. [57391/21]

Driver Licences

Holly Cairns

374. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will address the discrepancy by which persons over 70 years of age cannot drive school buses but the same persons are permitted to drive private coaches. [57397/21]

Departmental Data

Holly Cairns

412. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the number of appeals made monthly by schools who were refused the number of SNA or resource hours applied for regarding children and young persons with special needs between 1 September 2020 and 30 October 2021; the number of appeals which were successful; the number of appeals which were upheld; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57614/21]

Legislative Measures

Holly Cairns

490. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if persons who do not register their seaweed harvesting rights established by long usage will lose those rights if they are not registered under the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 by 30 November 2021. [57617/21]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

645. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that a stroke discharge plan is put in place for each person who has suffered a stroke leaving an acute hospital setting. [57393/21]

Ambulance Service

Holly Cairns

646. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the recommendations of the National Ambulance Service emergency service baseline and capacity review. [57394/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

738. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the support available to landowners who have suspected or confirmed Dutch elm disease. [57387/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

739. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the support available to landowners who have suspected or confirmed ash dieback disease on their land. [57388/21]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

740. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that inshore fishers are eligible for the tie-up scheme. [57389/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

745. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of approvals for forest road licences that have issued to date in 2021; the number of those licences that issued to Coillte; the number that issued to private owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57612/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Holly Cairns

746. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that the final version of CAP payments include recognition of hedgerow quality as a potent means of capitalising on the carbon and biodiversity values of these landscape features. [57613/21]