Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Policies

Holly Cairns

613. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit fulfil their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34860/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Holly Cairns

614. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit undertake disability impact assessments; the process by which these assessments are monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34877/21]

Housing Provision

Holly Cairns

24. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide social and affordable housing to persons with disabilities. [33842/21]

Natural Heritage Areas

Holly Cairns

57. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it will be ensured that all proposed natural heritage areas are designated natural heritage areas. [33841/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

165. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the Cork City Council motion calling on the Government to support the waiving of patents on the Covid-19 vaccine in the EU and worldwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26558/21]

Hospital Procedures

Holly Cairns

437. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all maternity hospitals put in place safe procedures for nominated support partners to attend the 12-week dating and booking scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26398/21]

Hospital Procedures

Holly Cairns

438. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all maternity hospitals put in place safe procedures for a nominated support partner to attend for all appointments in which the pregnant person is attending an early pregnancy unit and attending for pregnancy loss or has been classified as a high-risk pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26399/21]

Hospital Procedures

Holly Cairns

439. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all maternity hospitals put in place safe procedures for nominated support partners to attend for all stages of labour including induction of labour and early labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26400/21]

Hospital Procedures

Holly Cairns

440. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all maternity hospitals put in place safe procedures for nominated support partners to attend for all antenatal appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26401/21]

Hospital Procedures

Holly Cairns

441. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all maternity hospitals put in place safe procedures for nominated support partners to attend for all unscheduled emergency care incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26402/21]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

454. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of assistant psychologists currently working in a voluntary capacity in HSE services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26559/21]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

455. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the recruitment of assistant psychologists in an unpaid capacity by HSE services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26560/21]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

456. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the national pilot to establish the efficacy of the assistant psychologist grade as a paid grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26561/21]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

457. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the actions he is taking in response to the advertisement of seven unpaid assistant psychologist roles for HSE services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26562/21]

Mortality Rates

Holly Cairns

458. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the high perinatal mortality rates among ethnically African mothers or expectant mothers living in Ireland as recorded in the 2017 perinatal statistics report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26563/21]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

459. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide ten days of compensatory leave for healthcare workers due to fatigue and overwork throughout the Covid-19 pandemic as requested by a union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26564/21]

Vaccination Programme

Holly Cairns

460. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of the delays experienced by persons in cohort 4 very high risk and cohort 7 high risk in accessing Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26565/21]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

462. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the percentage of posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts and platforms that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2020 and 30 April 2021, inclusive; the percentage of posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts and platforms that featured bilingual translations in Irish and English between 1 May 2020 and 30 April 2021, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26583/21]

Programme for Government

Holly Cairns

64. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to publish a clean air strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33956/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Holly Cairns

84. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his views on the paper on e-scooters by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33934/21]