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Tue, 16 May 2023
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Equality Issues
Holly Cairns
545. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [23041/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Bord Bia
Holly Cairns
547. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Bord Bia’s remit includes the promotion of Irish tillage farmers, and their inclusion in Origin Green; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23114/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Departmental Communications
Holly Cairns
548. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his engagement with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media concerning a report (details supplied) querying the use of public funds to support the greyhound racing industry and questioning whether a portion of betting tax income could be redirected to soccer and other sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23115/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Holly Cairns
572. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding schemes offered by his Department for established early childhood education providers to construct a purpose-build facility to meet growing local needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22740/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Asylum Seekers
Holly Cairns
573. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure that all individuals in the international protection system are provided with suitable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22741/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Social Media
Holly Cairns
587. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of social media posts made on each of his departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23024/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Equality Issues
Holly Cairns
588. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2015. [23042/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Child and Family Agency
Holly Cairns
589. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on an individual seeking information under the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 from a State agency (details supplied). [23116/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Social Media
Holly Cairns
707. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the percentage of social media posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23032/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Equality Issues
Holly Cairns
708. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health how his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [23050/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Holly Cairns
718. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a separate lower rate of qualification for single-person households applying to the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23118/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Holly Cairns
719. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the estimated cost of reducing the qualifying cost to €60 a month to avail of the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23119/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Holly Cairns
720. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health when a new scheme will be introduced to replace the motorised transport grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23120/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Social Media
Holly Cairns
755. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of social media posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23031/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Equality Issues
Holly Cairns
756. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [23049/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Social Media
Holly Cairns
758. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of social media posts made on each of her Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23036/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Equality Issues
Holly Cairns
759. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under hers remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [23054/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Employment Support Services
Holly Cairns
66. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to improve the employment rates among individuals with disabilities. [21884/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Grant Payments
Holly Cairns
178. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the home tuition grant is processed in a timely manner to provide funding for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22226/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Diaspora Issues
Holly Cairns
198. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure that voting rights for Irish emigrants are aligned with the criteria used in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22228/23]