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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: On the same issue, the EPA stated that even if every measure in the Government's climate action plan was implemented, the reduction in emissions would only be 29% by 2030. As the Taoiseach knows, the legally binding target is 51%. We are no closer to meeting our targets than we were 12 months ago. His colleague Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications was on the defensive...

Ireland's Recognition of the State of Palestine: Statements (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: I warmly welcome the Palestinian ambassador and everyone in the Gallery. I am proud to stand here with the Palestinian flag raised outside as we officially recognise the State of Palestine. It is more important than ever that we take a stand as a country to make our support for the people of Palestine clear. I was struck by the words of Charlotte Phillips, a Palestinian footballer who...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: The rhetoric is great-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: I am blue in the face acknowledging it but what we are asking for is action that is proportionate. The Taoiseach is talking about wanting the EU to use every lever available to it and that is precisely what I am asking him to do. There actions we can take as a sovereign State, while the EU has not come round to the very obvious breach of the human rights clauses in the EU-Israel trade...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: Every week I think we have witnessed the limits of human cruelty and depravity when it comes to Israel's genocide in Gaza. Each week, I am proven wrong. Israel's missile strike on Sunday evening on a tented refugee camp in Rafah was not just a despicable human rights violation; it was depraved and inhumane. On Sunday night, displaced men, women and children cowering in tents were...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of households that were included in the NBP intervention areas, in error (details supplied); what engagement they have had with households, NBI and commercial providers on this issue; and the steps being taken to resolve it. [23708/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the recent extension of stamp 1G permissions can be extended to spouses of non-EU PhD students, given the contribution such students make to the Irish economy and education sector. [23985/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 374. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1355 of 9 April 2024, the number of young people on the assessment of need waiting lists in the HSE areas of north Lee, south Lee, west Cork, north Cork and Kerry; and if these waiting-list figures are separate from or part of the figures provided for CHO4 primary care...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 375. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the longest exact wait time for an assessment of need in each of the HSE areas of north Lee, south Lee, west Cork, north Cork and Kerry, in tabular form. [23707/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 400. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason St Patrick's Guild, Temple Hill, Dublin, has been excluded from the mother and baby payment scheme. [23705/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 407. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of actions related to female genital mutilation in the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23989/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Female Genital Mutilation (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 481. To ask the Minister for Health the status of actions related to female genital mutilation in the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23988/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 485. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the decision by an organisation (details supplied) to no longer collect centre-specific data for a large proportion of west Cork, as was established practice; if a reasoning for the limitation of data collection has been provided to his office; his views on whether localised data collection is essential to understanding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 486. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all SouthDoc clinics and services included under west Cork data; and the number of patients seen per month in each clinic from June 2022 to date, in tabular form. [24020/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residency Permits (28 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will work with his Cabinet colleagues about furthering the recent extension of the stamp 1G permissions to cover spouses of non-EU PhD students. [23987/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Foreshore Issues (23 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the work being conducted by his Department to ensure that there will be no undue planning delays for foreshore licences, given the transfer of authority from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and to provide a status update and timeline for completion of an application (details...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: I warmly welcome the Government's decision to recognise the state of Palestine. The Social Democrats have long called for the Government to match its strong words on the carnage in Gaza with action, and this is a powerful move which sends a commanding message. That message is one of hope, peace, justice and freedom for an imprisoned Palestinian people being massacred by a brutal occupier....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: Government representatives have been telling us since 2020 that the occupied territories Bill is contrary to EU law. The Taoiseach refused to clarify a really important point. Has the Government sought updated legal advice to reflect the fact we are now witnessing a genocide unfold before our eyes? That can and should change the legal advice and allow the Government to enact this important...

Dentistry Services: Motion (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: Dental services have been collapsing for years. There is no excuse for the complete neglect of the sector when it has been crying out for reform and regulation for decades. Dental services are out of reach for many people. Preventative care, regular check-ups and minor dental services are only available to people who can afford to pay. There are many failures in the current system but...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 263 of 5 March 2024, to provide an update and expected timeline for the review into the school transport scheme, particularly as it relates to school bus escorts. [23285/24]