Parliamentary questions

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

3400. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately commence section 13 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997. [40175/21]

Agriculture Industry

Holly Cairns

3401. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the applications of organisations (details supplied) to become producer organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40176/21]

Departmental Surveys

Holly Cairns

3402. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the National Hedgerow Survey. [40177/21]

Agriculture Industry

Holly Cairns

3425. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will initiate an independent review of the EIA (Agriculture) Regulations, 2011 and 2017 and their implementation. [41084/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

3434. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will examine the case of an organisation (details supplied) which was eligible under the priority criteria for the COVID-19 Stability Fund for Community and Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprises but did not receive any funding. [39305/21]

Community Development Projects

Holly Cairns

3457. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to encourage book clubs for older persons to tackle loneliness. [41145/21]

Aquaculture Industry

Holly Cairns

12. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the role of the salmon farming sector and its impact on local ecology and tourism will be reviewed. [38149/21]

Aquaculture Industry

Holly Cairns

16. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the public consultation in process relating to an aquaculture licence application by a company (details supplied) in County Cork. [38152/21]

Aquaculture Industry

Holly Cairns

23. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on introducing legislation to prohibit the granting of aquaculture licences within or adjacent to special areas of conservation and marine protected areas. [38151/21]

Aquaculture Industry

Holly Cairns

31. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the granting of a licence for a salmon farm at Shot Head, Bantry Bay, County Cork. [38148/21]

Aquaculture Industry

Holly Cairns

75. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and types of aquaculture licence applications approved by his Department in south-western areas of County Cork since 2017. [38150/21]

Departmental Programmes

Holly Cairns

83. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding her Department makes available for the development and upgrading of playgrounds. [38168/21]

Vacant Properties

Holly Cairns

89. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to address the issue of vacant and derelict buildings in towns and villages. [38173/21]

Digital Hubs

Holly Cairns

97. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress in supporting the development of broadband connection points and the development of digital hubs in south-western areas of County Cork. [38171/21]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

104. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional rural recreational officers will be employed; and if so, if it will be ensured they are allocated according to the work plans being operated by the local development companies. [38170/21]

Island Communities

Holly Cairns

109. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the publication of the islands policy. [38172/21]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

115. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on her engagement with an organisation (details supplied) concerning the employment of additional rural recreational officers. [38169/21]

National Broadband Plan

Holly Cairns

146. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a broadband connection for a household (details supplied) in an amber zone in the national broadband roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38871/21]

Widow's Pension

Holly Cairns

267. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner (contributory) pension will be adjusted to make long-term partners eligible to receive the payment. [38872/21]

Asylum Seekers

Holly Cairns

279. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it will be ensured that all children and families in direct provision being moved from congregated hotel-style living are housed in own-door or independent living accommodation as close as possible to the community in which they have been residing. [38869/21]

Asylum Seekers

Holly Cairns

280. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will suspend the compulsory moving of five families from a direct provision congregated setting (details supplied) until own-door or independent living accommodation can be located within the community they have been residing in. [38870/21]

Home Help Service

Holly Cairns

349. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that a person (details supplied) is provided with the awarded amount of home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32128/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

350. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of new early intervention teams that have been established since July 2020 in view of the Programme for Government commitment to fully implement the access and inclusion model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32129/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of running a full staff early intervention team, including an occupational therapist, psychologist and speech and language therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32130/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of school age teams that are currently operating across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32131/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

353. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of running a full staff school age team, including an occupational therapist, psychologist and speech and language therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32132/21]

Care of the Elderly

Holly Cairns

377. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary capital and revenue resources for day care dementia services to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32518/21]

Departmental Policies

Holly Cairns

403. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and or disadvantaged communities, including, but not limited to, persons with disabilities, persons from ethnic minorities, Travellers, Mincéirí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32806/21]

Aquaculture Industry

Holly Cairns

459. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a salmon farm (details supplied) which had its licence discontinued in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38867/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Holly Cairns

460. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the ewe payment to €30 per animal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38868/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

19. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38500/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

20. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38517/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

29. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38478/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

30. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38507/21]

Trade Agreements

Holly Cairns

33. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the investment court system component of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; when it is due to come into effect; and if he is satisfied that participation in the system is a prudent decision for the Irish people. [38639/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

43. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38479/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

44. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38508/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

65. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38502/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

66. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38519/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

91. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38480/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

92. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38509/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

99. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38497/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

100. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38514/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

116. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38501/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

117. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38518/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

139. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38484/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

140. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38512/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

165. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38481/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

166. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38510/21]

Departmental Strategies

Holly Cairns

178. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38476/21]