Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Reviews

Holly Cairns

849. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make available the terms of reference of the review by his Department of the review of the 2011 and 2017 EIA Regulations (Agriculture); the timescale of this review; and if it is being conducted internally or by an external entity. [46141/21]

Animal Welfare

Holly Cairns

868. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that are taken by his Department or public bodies under his remit to inspect animal welfare organisations before such organisations can be given charitable status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46733/21]

Flood Risk Management

Holly Cairns

34. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the flood relief scheme in Skibbereen, County Cork will be officially completed. [45592/21]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

133. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to address the shortage of special needs assistants for schools (details supplied). [45591/21]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

184. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to provide special needs assistants and resource teaching hours to all students who qualify for these supports. [45590/21]

School Funding

Holly Cairns

293. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will allocate €10 per primary school child for schools to buy books for their libraries including audiobooks and picturebooks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45930/21]

School Curriculum

Holly Cairns

294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will that ensure schools provide suitable alternative educational activities for students who have opted out of religion class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45931/21]

Student Accommodation

Holly Cairns

306. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to respond to the shortage of student accommodation. [45932/21]

Farm Household Incomes

Holly Cairns

354. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on introducing a universal basic income for farmers on a trial basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45928/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Holly Cairns

355. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a continuation of a welfare scheme for sheep, including the provision to pay up to €20 per ewe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45929/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Holly Cairns

144. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a subject access request from survivors seeking personal information from the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes will be facilitated without the requirement for a nominated general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45701/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Holly Cairns

157. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to address the backlogs in apprenticeship schemes due to the delays as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. [45705/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Holly Cairns

158. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will increase the remuneration rates for apprentices who have had their apprenticeships extended due to Covid-19 delays beyond their initial training period. [45706/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

159. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to ensure students can return safely to in-person teaching in further and higher education contexts. [45707/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

259. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the details of the staffing levels including the number of persons in each role for each of the children’s disability network teams operating in County Cork; the number of children each team has assigned to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45702/21]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

260. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure each of the children’s disability network teams has a sufficient number of physiotherapists to provide timely therapy to all children assigned to the team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45703/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Holly Cairns

261. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the situation of a young person (details supplied) will be addressed with regard to waiting for an MRI under general anaesthetic. [45704/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Holly Cairns

272. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degrees and qualifications his Department accepts in order to exempt persons from having to complete a green certificate to meet the requirements of a qualified farmer for the purposes of all of his Department and Revenue Commissioners schemes. [45700/21]

Departmental Properties

Holly Cairns

79. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the locations of all offices and buildings either owned or used by his Department or by public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit which are usually open to the public to access services. [44910/21]

Recycling Policy

Holly Cairns

107. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking in response to the finding in the EPA report Packing Waste in Ireland in 2019 that Ireland has had a gradual fall in packaging recycling rates in recent years from 70% in 2013 to 64% in 2018 and 62% in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44591/21]