Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

61. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to ensure the provision of proper infrastructure along regional and expressway bus routes to accommodate customers who are wheelchair users. [35754/20]

Pension Provisions

Holly Cairns

75. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the status of the no-double-taxation agreement between the UK and the Republic of Ireland regarding pensions after 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35753/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

240. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if persons are allowed to bring an accompanying person with them to accident and emergency departments under levels 4 and 5 restrictions. [35750/20]

Maternity Services

Holly Cairns

241. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the provision of water births as part of the home birth service is currently being facilitated; if the practice is under review; if a specific incident is under review; if so, the professionals who are conducting the review; and the timeframe for completion and decision and any reviews. [35751/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

242. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if craniosacral therapists are classified as essential health workers; and the rationale on which this assessment was made. [35752/20]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

259. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fishermen and fisherwomen who availed of South and South West Fisheries Local Action Groups by each category of the scheme and in absolute and relative terms to the estimated total eligible number of boats in tabular form. [35743/20]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

260. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process by which information on the scale and amounts of inshore fishing is gathered and collated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35744/20]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

261. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fishermen and fisherwomen who are members of existing producer organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35745/20]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

262. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on implementing prohibitions on vessel and net sizes for inshore fishing rather than a blanket ban on pair trawling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35746/20]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

263. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with organisations (details supplied) to discuss the High Court ruling that overturned policy directive No. 1 of 2019 and related matters. [35749/20]

Climate Change Policy

Holly Cairns

101. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which his Department defines the concept of just transition; and the information on which the definition is based. [35120/20]

Energy Production

Holly Cairns

135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of a microgeneration scheme to incentivise persons generating their own energy. [35119/20]

Driver Licences

Holly Cairns

260. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the reason persons living here with UK driver licences will not be able to exchange their current driver license for an Irish driver licence after 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34756/20]

Driver Licences

Holly Cairns

261. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if persons here with British Commonwealth driver licences will be able to exchange their current driver license for an Irish driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34757/20]

Data Protection

Holly Cairns

417. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if her Department facilitates the release of personal information under the general data protection regulation, GDPR, by persons with personal data in the archive of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. [34752/20]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

431. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools that have requested an additional teacher, based on the availability of classrooms rather than student numbers, to enable smaller classes and social distancing between 1 May and 31 October 2020, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34760/20]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Holly Cairns

548. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if experienced data protection law experts will be engaged to oversee the processes by which survivors of mother and baby homes and other relevant persons can access their personal information from the mother and baby homes commission archive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34761/20]

Legislative Measures

Holly Cairns

549. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Civil Registration Act 2004 will be amended to ensure that all adopted persons have access to their publicly registered birth certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34762/20]

Legislative Measures

Holly Cairns

550. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an Act will be introduced to ensure respect for the dignity and privacy rights of persons with experience of historical abuse within the social care and adoption system here by providing them with explicit statutory rights and clear avenues to access their personal data, to facilitate them in depositing personal data or other information about their experiences for the national historical record where desired and to facilitate an ongoing process of national truth telling in respect of Ireland’s social care and adoption system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34763/20]

Immigration Support Services

Holly Cairns

600. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to cases of passports being lost, misplaced or sent to the wrong person by INIS; if all relevant cases have been reported to the Data Protection Commission; if persons affected will be refunded the administration fees they paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34758/20]

Immigration Support Services

Holly Cairns

601. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of passports either lost and-or misplaced or sent to the incorrect address by INIS between 1 October 2019 and 1 November 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34759/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Holly Cairns

691. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if routine Covid-19 testing is available for home helps and carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34754/20]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

819. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fishermen and women that availed of the Covid-19 tie up payment by each category of the scheme and in absolute and relative terms to the estimated total eligible number of boats in tabular form. [35195/20]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

820. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost when the Covid-19 tie up payment scheme was devised; the areas in which the remaining funds in the difference between the two have been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35196/20]

Beef Industry

Holly Cairns

821. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the applications by organisations (details supplied) to become producer organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35197/20]

Library Services

Holly Cairns

833. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if libraries are allowed to operate collection and drop-off services in branches and mobile libraries under level 4 and 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34755/20]

Flexible Work Practices

Holly Cairns

15. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the development of town and village hubs and broadband connection points announced in the budget, including the timelines for roll-outs and the means by which areas will be prioritised. [34169/20]

Community Services Programme

Holly Cairns

17. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided to projects supported by the community services programme to make up for shortfalls as a result of Covid-19. [34173/20]

Housing Regeneration

Holly Cairns

31. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of funding to develop master plans to revitalise town centres and encourage more persons to live in town centres announced in budget 2021 including the timelines for roll-outs and the means by which areas will be prioritised. [34170/20]

LEADER Programmes

Holly Cairns

35. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the LEADER programme and the transitional arrangements from this programme cycle to the next. [34172/20]

Public Participation Networks

Holly Cairns

47. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which public participation networks and local community development committees will be supported in the next year in the context of Covid-19. [34171/20]

Animal Sales

Holly Cairns

29. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to respond to the crisis in the marts sector; and his plans for the safe return of physical marts. [33596/20]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

38. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the actions he is taking as a result of the High Court ruling that overturned Policy Directive 1 of 2019; and if an external review of the consultation process which was found to be in breach of fair procedures will be conducted. [33597/20]

Beef Industry

Holly Cairns

55. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the beef task force; and his views on criticisms from farming organisations on its slow pace and lack of engagement with farmers. [33600/20]

Meat Processing Plants

Holly Cairns

56. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the measures in place to monitor the health and working conditions in meat plants to prevent further clusters of Covid-19. [33599/20]

Food Safety Standards

Holly Cairns

177. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the management and funding of veterinarians who certify small-scale abattoirs and its impact on the processing of animals in abattoirs. [33598/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Holly Cairns

193. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 527 of 15 September 2020, the number of businesses that applied for the humanitarian assistance scheme after flooding in County Cork in August 2020; the number of applications that were successful and denied, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33114/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

198. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to ensure that the purchase of children’s clothes is classified as essential retail under levels 4 and 5 of the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33319/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

199. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the purchase of children’s clothes, underwear and winter jacks can be classified as essential retail under levels 4 and 5 of the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33321/20]

Fines Data

Holly Cairns

229. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of fines, including the amounts, his Department or agencies under his remit, have paid since 1 January 2019 to European Commission relating to cases for infringements of EU law in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33113/20]

National Broadband Plan

Holly Cairns

238. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if the National Broadband Plan contract includes fines for delays in the roll-out of the plan or financial incentives for accelerated roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33112/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

286. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if driving instructors are allowed to operate under levels 4 and 5 of the living with Covid plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32907/20]

Financial Irregularities

Holly Cairns

422. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to research carried out by an organisation (details supplied) on financial abuse and the erosion of financial independence for vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32900/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Holly Cairns

458. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the flooding in Bantry, County Cork on the morning of 20 October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32414/20]

Flood Risk Management

Holly Cairns

468. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 6 October 2020, if he will make reports from local authorities on the flooding events in west County Cork during August 2020 available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33115/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Holly Cairns

469. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the completion of the planned flood relief scheme in Bantry, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33116/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Holly Cairns

474. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of all planned and incomplete flood relief and management schemes in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33325/20]

Planning Issues

Holly Cairns

570. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if floating regasification storage units typically used for liquefied natural gas transfer will be regulated under the National Marine Planning Framework; the nature of this regulation and timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33942/20]

Building Regulations

Holly Cairns

647. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on amending building regulations to make it mandatory for public buildings to include changing places and toilet facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33945/20]

Ministerial Briefing

Holly Cairns

780. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 17 September 2020, if the briefing document provided to her on her appointment as Minister has been published on her Department's website; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33117/20]