Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Humanitarian Assistance Scheme

Holly Cairns

908. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 527 of 15 September 2020, the number of individuals which 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [33114/20]

Food Poverty

Holly Cairns

920. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that its services currently show an anticipated 57% increase in need from families seeking help with food support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33324/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

943. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be made available to persons aged 16 or 17 years of age who meet all criteria for the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33936/20]

Social Welfare Inspections

Holly Cairns

944. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is an accepted practice for social welfare inspectors to carry out unannounced visits to the homes of persons receiving social welfare payments; and if so, the guidelines and protocols the inspectors operate under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33937/20]

Social Welfare Offices

Holly Cairns

945. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which recipients of social welfare payments can make complaints against employees of her Department or those contracted to work for her Department, including details on the independence of this process and the way in which anonymity is preserved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33938/20]

Financial Services Sector

Holly Cairns

963. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the research from 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. [32901/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Holly Cairns

965. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of his engagement with the forum for the survivors of Mother and Baby Homes, including the number of meetings, since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33119/20]

Legislative Programme

Holly Cairns

966. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the introduction of legislation to ensure the survivors of mother and baby homes have access to the archive of the Commission on Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33120/20]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Holly Cairns

972. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, following findings in the fifth interim report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation regarding the Bessborough Home in Cork city, he will fund a physical survey of the estate to locate the possible burial place of the more than 800 unaccounted for children who died in Bessborough or in hospital after being transferred from Bessborough; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33318/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

989. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to students being denied refunds on private student accommodation after returning home due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32415/20]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes

Holly Cairns

1002. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if it will be ensured safe pass courses can be delivered online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32411/20]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes

Holly Cairns

1010. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of safe pass, construction skills certification scheme and quarrying skills certification scheme under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32897/20]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes

Holly Cairns

1011. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the criteria to become a safe pass trainer including any barriers for persons applying. [32898/20]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes

Holly Cairns

1012. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for the price increases in safe pass courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32899/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

1013. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a decision will be made on whether third level institutions will be operating teaching and learning mainly online for the post-Christmas semesters to provide clarity for students and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32903/20]

Ministerial Briefing

Holly Cairns

1023. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 17 September 2020, if the briefing document provided to him on his appointment as Minister has been published on his Department's website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33118/20]

Teagasc Activities

Holly Cairns

1038. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students in Teagasc colleges can avail of the laptop scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33944/20]

Legislative Measures

Holly Cairns

1067. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1044 of 30 July 2020, the status of the amendments to the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017 which were to be approved in September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33326/20]

Legislative Measures

Holly Cairns

1068. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1044 of 30 July 2020, if she will ensure that legislation to tackle the non-consensual distribution of intimate images is introduced by her regardless of a potential Private Members’ Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33327/20]

Legislative Measures

Holly Cairns

1092. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 22 October 2020, the way in which persons born here or who are long-term resident here as minors but are not Irish, EEA, UK or Swiss nationals can apply for citizenship; if her attention has been drawn to barriers to them doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33943/20]

Animal Slaughtering

Holly Cairns

1099. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if local authority vets who had been funded by the Food Safety Authority to inspect animals for slaughter in the small abattoirs and butchers have had their contracts terminated; if that responsibility has been transferred to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32409/20]

Ombudsman for Children

Holly Cairns

1108. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a report from the Ombudsman for Children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32902/20]

Disability Services Funding

Holly Cairns

1147. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the way in which the €20 million in the Budget assigned to support for voluntary bodies providing disability services to support the Transforming Lives Programme will be spent; the way in which such bodies can access this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32410/20]

Hospital Staff

Holly Cairns

1148. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if all student nurses and midwives will be paid for the work they do in hospitals as part of mandatory placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32412/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

1149. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the rationale and evidence for the decision to limit the numbers attending funerals to ten persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32413/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

1278. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the restrictions on partners and-or accompanying persons attending for labour and prenatal appointments in the maternity services under levels 4 and 5 of the Living with Covid plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32904/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

1279. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if garden centres 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. [32905/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

1280. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if painters 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. [32906/20]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Holly Cairns

1346. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned CervicalCheck tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33322/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Holly Cairns

1347. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with a group (details supplied) since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

1473. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if extracurricular music, art, and dance classes will be allowed to commence following all health guidelines under level 3 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33939/20]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

1474. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 5,533 assessments of need for children which are overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33940/20]

Speech and Language Therapy

Holly Cairns

1475. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 13,419 persons aged under 18 years of age that are awaiting an initial assessment of speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33941/20]

Cycling Facilities

Holly Cairns

45. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the status of the bike station at King John's Castle and Limerick Institute of Technology which was committed to in 2017 by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32264/20]

Cycling Facilities

Holly Cairns

46. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the reason for and a breakdown of the additional €273,000 provided by the NTA to a company (details supplied) on 2 July 2019 which was in addition to the €1.2 million annual lump sum price paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32265/20]

EU Issues

Holly Cairns

67. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the amount of fines the State is paying weekly since 1 January 2020 to the European Commission relating to cases for infringements of EU law in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32263/20]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Holly Cairns

200. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will lower the age for cervical screening to 20 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32266/20]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Holly Cairns

201. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will lower the age for prostate cancer screening to 40 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32267/20]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Holly Cairns

204. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will lower the age at which women are screened for breast cancer to 30 years of age as a preventative measure for the incidence and mortality from breast cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32282/20]

Departmental Offices

Holly Cairns

124. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces assigned to his Department in percentage and absolute terms. [31752/20]

Departmental Offices

Holly Cairns

136. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces assigned to his Department in percentage and absolute terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31746/20]

National Broadband Plan

Holly Cairns

145. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if the national broadband plan involves the laying of fibre broadband lines in areas that are already served; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31460/20]

Departmental Offices

Holly Cairns

244. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces assigned to his Department in percentage and absolute terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31751/20]

Departmental Offices

Holly Cairns

250. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces assigned to his Department in percentage and absolute terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31749/20]

Departmental Offices

Holly Cairns

259. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces assigned to her Department in percentage and absolute terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31750/20]

Local Authority Functions

Holly Cairns

284. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Cork social housing task force; the number of times it has met to date; the reports completed to date by same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31732/20]

Departmental Functions

Holly Cairns

285. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has responsibility for allotments and community gardens; and if not, the Department or body that does. [31733/20]

Departmental Functions

Holly Cairns

286. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if allotments and community gardens are now classified as essential and will not be closed down under any of the phases of the national framework for living with Covid-19. [31734/20]

Departmental Functions

Holly Cairns

287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will introduce guidance documents for local authorities to help with the provision of allotments and community gardens under the Local Government Act 2001. [31735/20]

Departmental Offices

Holly Cairns

288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces assigned to his Department in percentage and absolute terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31748/20]