Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

391. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the details of the Acts falling under his Department which have been signed into law but not commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17444/21]

Equality Proofing of Budgets

Holly Cairns

418. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to implement equality budgeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16949/21]

Remote Working

Holly Cairns

419. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is facilitating requests for officials in Departments or persons employed in State agencies to work remotely full-time or part-time beyond Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17003/21]

Irish Sign Language

Holly Cairns

424. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17432/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

425. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the Acts falling under his Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17450/21]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

437. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding provided by her Department or agencies under her remit annually to family resource centres; the primary funding streams in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16986/21]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

448. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17436/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

449. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of the Acts falling under her Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17454/21]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

483. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grants available for private residences to retrofit to enable access for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16977/21]

Local Authority Funding

Holly Cairns

484. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding available to local authorities to retrofit social housing to enable access for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16980/21]

Irish Sign Language

Holly Cairns

500. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17430/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

501. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the Acts falling under his Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17448/21]

Local Authority Housing

Holly Cairns

502. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to address the findings of the European Committee of Social Rights that local authority tenants in Ireland continue to live with inadequate housing standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17504/21]

Irish Sign Language

Holly Cairns

532. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17427/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

533. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the Acts falling under his Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17445/21]

Irish Sign Language

Holly Cairns

553. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17422/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

554. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the details of the Acts falling under his Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17440/21]

Teaching Qualifications

Holly Cairns

604. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to enable Irish Sign Language teachers to receive teaching licences from the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16940/21]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

605. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the rationale for the different hourly rates payable to individual teachers or supervisors for additional supervision work in circular letter 0053/2020; the reason teachers and supervisors receive different pay for the same work; the reason teachers who entered a teaching post on 1 January 2011 are paid less than teachers who entered teaching prior to 1 January 2011; the reason supervisors who entered employment post 1 January 2011 are paid less than supervisors who entered employment prior to 1 January 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16941/21]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

636. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17423/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

637. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the details of the Acts falling under her Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17441/21]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

639. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if a student (details supplied) will be ensured a place in a special school in Cork city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17495/21]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

640. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking in response to her Department’s role in the building of dossiers on children with autism who were involved in legal actions against the State by the Department of Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17497/21]

Family Resource Centres

Holly Cairns

673. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding provided by her Department or agencies under her remit annually to family resource centres; the primary funding streams in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16983/21]

Family Resource Centres

Holly Cairns

674. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the family resource centres in County Cork which receive funding from agencies under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16984/21]

Irish Sign Language

Holly Cairns

684. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit meet the obligations of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17434/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

685. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the Acts falling under her Department that have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17452/21]

Family Support Services

Holly Cairns

691. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure that public consultation, on the development of a national model of parenting support services, is accessible to individuals with no Internet access, individuals who have difficulties using technology, persons with visual impairments, persons who speak Irish and persons who require plain English versions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17494/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

692. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the commencement of all sections of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17502/21]

Disability Support Services

Holly Cairns

707. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the low employment rate of persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16931/21]

Domestic Violence Services

Holly Cairns

708. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which the State is meeting its commitments under the Istanbul Convention, including the provision of refuge spaces and support services, for the years 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16932/21]

Disability Services Provision

Holly Cairns

709. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address rates of violence and abuse experienced by persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16933/21]

Disability Support Services

Holly Cairns

710. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which persons with disabilities, including children, and their representative organisations will be involved and participate fully in the monitoring process of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16934/21]

Disability Support Services

Holly Cairns

711. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the disability participation and consultation network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16935/21]

Domestic Violence Services

Holly Cairns

712. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the absence of targeted interventions with disabled women in the Second National Strategy on Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16936/21]

Child Protection

Holly Cairns

713. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to expand the deployment of services following the Barnahus model nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16937/21]

Child Protection

Holly Cairns

714. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will make reports relating to a pilot service (details supplied) available including recommendations on the way in which this form of service can be rolled out nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16938/21]

Disability Support Services

Holly Cairns

715. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the low employment rate of persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16942/21]

Child Safety

Holly Cairns

716. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure uniformity regarding the use and quality of parental capacity assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16959/21]

Child Protection

Holly Cairns

717. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to expand the deployment of services following the Barnahus model nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16981/21]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

731. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17421/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

732. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the Acts falling under his Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17439/21]

Disability Services Provision

Holly Cairns

733. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way a gender perspective is being included in the Disability Participation and Consultation Network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17492/21]

Disability Services Provision

Holly Cairns

734. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way children and young persons with disabilities are being included in the Disability Participation and Consultation Network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17493/21]

Disability Support Services

Holly Cairns

752. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to address rates of violence and sexual assault experienced by students with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16950/21]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

764. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17428/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

765. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the Acts falling under his Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17446/21]

Disabilities Data

Holly Cairns

818. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to address rates of violence and abuse experienced by persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16982/21]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

832. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17431/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

833. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the details of the Acts falling under her Department which have been signed into law but not commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17449/21]