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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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Agriculture Industry
Holly Cairns
13. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to develop domestic and international markets for wool-based products such as insulation and fertilisers. [11631/23]
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]