Questions and answers published after July 2012 can be viewed here. Viewing by Government Department is possible by term or specific dates from March 2016 onwards. Written answers are published as received from departments. To see parliamentary questions published before July 2012, search in Dáil debates.
Questions and answers for all sittings
Page 4 of 106
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
written
General Practitioner Services
Holly Cairns
564. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the scarcity of (details supplied); the measures being taken to ensure GPs are able to prescribe alternative medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5598/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
written
General Practitioner Services
Holly Cairns
565. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to provide up to date information to GPs of medication shortages and suitable alternatives, in order to prevent patients receiving prescriptions they are unable to fill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5599/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Middle East
Holly Cairns
21. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what efforts his Department is making to ensure the safe release of a person (details supplied) from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56555/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Special Educational Needs
Holly Cairns
480. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for an ASD class (details supplied); and if it will be put in place for the opening of the 2024 school year. [56486/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Live Exports
Holly Cairns
1177. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live cattle exported monthly; the mode of transportation used; and their ultimate destination from 2021 to date, in tabular form. [56487/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Live Exports
Holly Cairns
1178. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out on vehicles or boats transporting live cattle for export, from 2021 to date. [56488/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Live Exports
Holly Cairns
1179. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps taken by his Department to improve animal welfare standards on live cattle export journeys. [56489/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
1180. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers affected by delays to the ACRES payment; the number of farmers affected by delays to the ACRES co-operation payment; the estimated dates of payment for each cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56490/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
1181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports will be made available to farmers who struggle financially due to the delay in ACRES payments. [56491/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Departmental Appointments
Holly Cairns
1182. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current makeup of the Teagasc board; the process for appointment; and if his Department has considered expanding the board in order to allow representation from currently unrepresented farming groups. [56492/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Beef Sector
Holly Cairns
1183. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what consultations took place with suckler farmers when formulating the changes to the beef index; and what information has been provided to suckler farmers following the changes to the beef index. [56493/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Beef Sector
Holly Cairns
1184. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has conducted a risk assessment on the impact of the changes to the beef index on suckler farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56494/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Beef Sector
Holly Cairns
1185. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with suckler farmers on concerns they have in relation to the survival of pedigree breeding following changes to the beef index. [56495/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Animal Welfare
Holly Cairns
1186. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work his Department is conducting in relation to the welfare of unwanted bull calves which will be born next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56496/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Vaccination Programme
Holly Cairns
1495. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider the roll-out of a RSV immunisation programme as has been done in Galicia, Spain; the projected costs for a roll-out of this nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56485/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
oral
Agriculture Schemes
Holly Cairns
4. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department will make efforts to deliver ACRES payments to participating farmers without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56100/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
written
Fisheries Protection
Holly Cairns
415. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his Department's efforts to ban inshore trawling within the six-mile limit. [56101/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
written
Departmental Policies
Holly Cairns
446. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department's plan to support the development of the tillage sector. [56108/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Central Statistics Office
Holly Cairns
81. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach if he will consider requesting that the CSO conduct a regular victims of crime survey in order to capture data on crime which is not reflected in Garda statistics due to a lack of reporting. [54699/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Middle East
Holly Cairns
108. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has reached out to his counterpart in the United States, or other representatives of the United States government on the situation in Gaza; and if so, to provide details on these engagements. [55228/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Legislative Programme
Holly Cairns
124. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the progress in introducing the Aarhus Convention Bill. [54696/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
State Examinations
Holly Cairns
309. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education when the reviews of the reasonable accommodations for certified examinations were last updated; how often the committee responsible has met over the past 15 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54697/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
State Examinations
Holly Cairns
310. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will consider providing students with dyslexia extra time on Junior and Leaving Certificate exams, as is the norm in other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54698/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Holly Cairns
570. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number and amounts of capital grants for the provision of domestic violence and abuse refuges from 1 January 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55184/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Holly Cairns
571. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the way that the State is meeting its commitments under the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention including the provision of refuge spaces and support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55185/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Holly Cairns
572. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of domestic violence and abuse refuge spaces available in the State, by county, in tabular form. [55186/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Fishing Industry
Holly Cairns
607. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to open a public consultation on the matter of trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines. [54695/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Direct Provision System
Holly Cairns
705. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individuals who have been granted refugee status and remain resident in direct provision centres; and the number of these individuals who have been relocated to another direct provision centre since receiving refugee status. [55182/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Ambulance Service
Holly Cairns
819. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55183/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
written
School Curriculum
Holly Cairns
201. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a review of the current well-being curriculum in order to ensure that students are receiving comprehensive education in regard to emotional resilience and mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54310/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
written
Industrial Disputes
Holly Cairns
245. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on work ongoing to address the pay gap between Tús scheme supervisors and CE scheme supervisors; whether her Department will commit to meeting Tús committees and union representatives without further delay; the reason for the delayed response to their pay claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54311/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
written
White Papers
Holly Cairns
297. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the implementation of the White Paper on Ending Direct Provision; and the estimated timeframe for ending direct provision. [54315/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
written
White Papers
Holly Cairns
298. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and grade of staff assigned to implementing the White Paper on Ending Direct Provision, by year from 2021 to date, in tabular form. [54316/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Holly Cairns
318. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a new paramedic training facility in Cork which was projected to open to trainees in January 2024; the current projected opening date for the facility; and the cost of the facility. [54312/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Holly Cairns
319. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the delayed opening of a new paramedic training facility in Cork is related to budgetary constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54313/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Holly Cairns
320. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedic trainees who had been issued contracts to train in a new facility in Cork; whether these trainees will be accommodated in other training centres; what assistance is available to trainees who may be asked to change training locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54314/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
written
Legislative Measures
Holly Cairns
414. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide the reasoning behind her decision to remove proposals in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 in relation to consent; who was consulted as part of this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53784/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
written
Legislative Measures
Holly Cairns
415. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether she engaged with any domestic and sexual violence organisation in regard to her decision to remove proposals around consent from the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023; and if so, to provide details of those consultations. [53785/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
written
Legislative Measures
Holly Cairns
416. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice when it was flagged with her or her Department that there were legal concerns in relation to her proposals on consent in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53786/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
written
Apprenticeship Programmes
Holly Cairns
628. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the case of apprentices (details supplied); whether he will take steps to ensure off-the-job training will be arranged in SETU Carlow as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53857/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
written
Apprenticeship Programmes
Holly Cairns
629. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship programmes operating in the State; the number that have experienced delays in arranging off-the-job training in education centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53858/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
EU Directives
Holly Cairns
5. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52707/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
EU Directives
Holly Cairns
22. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52705/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
EU Directives
Holly Cairns
27. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52702/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
EU Directives
Holly Cairns
33. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52717/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
EU Directives
Holly Cairns
44. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52706/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
EU Directives
Holly Cairns
52. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52712/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
EU Directives
Holly Cairns
57. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52704/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
EU Directives
Holly Cairns
64. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within her Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52703/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
EU Directives
Holly Cairns
80. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within her Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52716/23]