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Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Wastewater Treatment
Holly Cairns
204. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to examine the implications of the EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2021 and its findings on the inshore fishing sector. [53882/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Food Industry
Holly Cairns
75. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made in the programme for Government commitment to "support the small food producer, providing support for on-farm diversification enterprises and investment in local processing facilities, allowing farmers to sell their products into the local and wider domestic markets". [53207/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he is taking in response to backlogs in the forestry licensing system. [53208/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
91. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he is taking to increase the low national rate of afforestation. [53209/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Fishing Industry
Holly Cairns
107. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that the current distribution of the mackerel allocation aligns with the State’s obligations under Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53210/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Brexit Issues
Holly Cairns
114. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the funding levels in Budget 2023 for public marine infrastructure. [53211/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Enterprise Support Services
Holly Cairns
161. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that he is taking to provide target supports to self-employed disabled people and disabled entrepreneurs. [53271/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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National Postcode System
Holly Cairns
202. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to ensure that new Eircodes are assigned in a timely manner rather than in batches every few months. [53583/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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National Postcode System
Holly Cairns
203. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the provision of broadband will be ensured to residences that have not yet received Eircodes due to delays in the allocation system. [53584/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Public Transport
Holly Cairns
228. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his views on increasing the fines for public transport providers who do not accommodate persons with guide dogs or assistance dogs. [53274/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Tax Code
Holly Cairns
259. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on extending the tax credits for renters to include persons renting social housing and meet the financial threshold. [53272/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Mother and Baby Homes
Holly Cairns
518. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details from the records available to his Department of the number of persons who spend less than six months in mother and baby homes or county homes for the time period covered by the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022. [53582/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Disability Services
Holly Cairns
714. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who were accommodated in congregated settings by gender in each HSE region in each of the years 2015 to 2021, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53585/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Healthcare Policy
Holly Cairns
715. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of any policies issued by his Department or public bodies under his remit that refer to the importance of the bond between an infant and their parents, especially their mother, in the first six months after birth. [53586/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Health Services Staff
Holly Cairns
716. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the staff shortages of radiation therapists and its impact on radiation therapy cancer treatment services. [53587/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Budget 2023
Holly Cairns
766. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the funding levels in Budget 2023 for organic schemes, including a comparison with funding for those or similar schemes in Budget 2022. [53270/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
798. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to calls by an organisation (details supplied) to extend the application time for the agri-climate rural environment scheme to enable as many farmers as possible to apply. [53581/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Community Development Projects
Holly Cairns
805. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will ensure that the three local community development committees in County Cork are allocated proportionate funding in the LEADER 2023-2027 Programme reflecting their size and need. [53273/22]
Thu, 20 Oct 2022
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Family Reunification
Holly Cairns
16. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons facilitated in relocating to this country under the Afghan Admission Programme; the number of persons who have been accepted but are yet to be relocated; the number of persons refused participation in the programme; and the reason for the refusals. [36289/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Student Accommodation
Holly Cairns
112. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage concerning the shortage of accommodation for students attending third level courses. [51319/22]