Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

89. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52710/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

97. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within her Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52714/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

105. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within her Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52711/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

117. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52700/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52701/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

136. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for eating disorder treatment services; and the amount of time they have been waiting, by CHO, in tabular form. [52610/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

137. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for eating disorder treatment services; and the amount of time they have been waiting, by CHO, in tabular form. [52611/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

138. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for an update on the 16 eating disorder treatment hubs that were promised under the 2018 model of care; where these hubs will be located; the qualifications of the healthcare team that will be placed within them; and the services that will be provided. [52612/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

139. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail how patients can access treatment in eating disorder treatment hubs; the average waiting time to receive treatment in each hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52613/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

140. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of adult inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment; where each bed will be located; and the timeline for provision. [52614/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

141. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to inpatient services for the treatment of eating disorders from 2022 to date. [52615/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

151. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52709/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

152. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all vacancies for intellectual disability nursing positions in CHO4; the locations of the vacancies; and the impact of the HSE recruitment freeze on the filling of these positions. [52718/23]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

153. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether his attention has been drawn to instances where parents who contact out-of-hours GP helplines have been advised to directly visit an emergency department and, consequently, must pay a fee due to a lack of GP referral; whether he will make steps to ensure parents seeking emergency medical care for their children will not be charged an emergency department fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52719/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

162. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52708/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

164. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within her Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52713/23]

Middle East

Holly Cairns

103. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether, in light of the Taoiseach’s recent comments, his Department is actively considering a change to the conditions on which Ireland will provide aid to vulnerable people and communities in Palestine; whether the Minister or his Department has engaged with the Taoiseach on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52337/23]

Military Aircraft

Holly Cairns

104. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has investigated whether US military aircraft passing through Shannon Airport towards US military bases in Europe then proceed to travel to Israel, Syria or Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52338/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Holly Cairns

129. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated date for the roll-out of fibre broadband to (details supplied). [52563/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

154. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if a bus stop at Church Cross, Skibbereen could be relocated due to safety concerns raised by local residents (details supplied). [51960/23]

Tax Reliefs

Holly Cairns

208. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department would consider making it mandatory for any film or TV co-productions shooting in Ireland to engage local Irish performers on equal terms and conditions as any visiting performer whose fees are subsidised by state bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52569/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Holly Cairns

296. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education what measures she is taking to allow primary school teachers who have qualified in the UK to more easily qualify to teach in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52565/23]

School Accommodation

Holly Cairns

297. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on her Department’s intention to sign a waiver on the Sherkin Island national school property in order to facilitate its sale. [52570/23]

Offshore Islands

Holly Cairns

346. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his attention has been drawn to UCC’s “Ireland’s Offshore Islands: Housing Needs Survey”; what measures he is taking to ensure housing options are made available to enable younger generations and full-time residents to remain on our offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52568/23]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

437. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether, in light of a High Court ruling, he would reinstate the policy directive on banning inshore trawling within the six-mile limit whilst providing adequate notice to the required EU and UK bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51965/23]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

513. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the current estimate of funding required to meet demographic and unmet need in the disability sector; and if these figures have been adjusted for inflation. [52335/23]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

546. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department can provide a pathway for organisations such as (details supplied) to access funding for assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication, as currently all applications for funding need to be submitted by the public team (details supplied). [52566/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

547. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he would extend the pandemic payment eligibility criteria to cover all categories of Enable Ireland staff which were initially identified by the organisation as eligible for the pandemic payment. [52336/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

578. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether a risk assessment was conducted prior to the decision to freeze recruitment in the HSE. [51963/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

579. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide the current outstanding staffing need which has been identified in CHO4. [51964/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

658. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether play therapists registered with IPTA could be added to the list of professions examined by CORU. [52567/23]

Nursing Education

Holly Cairns

675. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what avenues are available to student nurses who feel they have been unfairly treated on placement; and what appeal mechanisms are in place for student nurses who wish to contest the grading of their placement. [52564/23]

Electoral Process

Holly Cairns

230. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on the actions he has taken to address the Committee on the Rights of the Child's concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Ireland recommendation 18 (d): Act on the State party's previous commitments to hold a referendum on lowering the voting age to 16 years and ensure that a decision to lower the voting age is supported by active citizenship and human rights education, and measures to prevent undue influence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51651/23]

Child Protection

Holly Cairns

272. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the actions he has taken to address the Committee on the Rights of the Child's concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Ireland recommendation 18 (b): Strengthen measures to promote the meaningful and empowered participation of all children, including children in disadvantaged situations, within the family, the community, schools and in the realm of policymaking at the local, municipal and national levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51650/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

205. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds entered on the race management system to date whose year of birth was 2021, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50332/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

206. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that completed one or more races whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50333/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

207. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that participated in at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50334/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

208. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50335/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

209. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50336/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

210. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50337/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

211. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50338/23]

Departmental Data

Holly Cairns

218. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of outstanding birth information access requests from adopted people to their medical records and other personal files; and the wait time to date for each request, in tabular form. [50347/23]

Military Aircraft

Holly Cairns

53. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the process for ensuring that all US military aircraft which pass through Shannon Airport are not carrying weapons or munitions of war. [49571/23]

Military Aircraft

Holly Cairns

54. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of US military aircraft which have refuelled in Shannon Airport to date in 2023; and the following destination for each aircraft, in tabular form. [49572/23]

Human Rights

Holly Cairns

68. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he will call on Pakistan to halt the forced deportation of 1.7 million Afghan refugees; and to detail the work being conducted by his Department on the issue. [49921/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Holly Cairns

80. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and to detail what work his Department are conducting to address this issue in Bandon and across rural Ireland during the rollout of broadband. [49919/23]

Defence Forces

Holly Cairns

86. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many women in the Defence Forces did not submit official complaints of abuse due to fears of repercussions; and whether, in light of this, the terms of reference for the inquiry into the Defence Forces could cover ‘incidents of abuse’ rather than being confined to ‘complaints of abuse’. [49922/23]

Defence Forces

Holly Cairns

87. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act could be explicitly included in the terms of reference for the inquiry into the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49923/23]

Military Aircraft

Holly Cairns

103. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of exemptions permitting the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft in Irish sovereign territory that have been granted to US military aircraft from 2022 to date; and the destination of each aircraft which has been provided an exemption, in tabular form. [49573/23]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

224. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to detail the work conducted by her Department on introducing a fairer post-primary teacher redeployment scheme; what engagements she has made with teachers unions on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49920/23]