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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: Should we not designate all of them in that case?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: My apologies.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: It seems confusing to expect an organisation to potentially incriminate itself by passing on information that it does not have to provide. We will discuss this matter further on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I move amendment No. 273: In page 35, to delete line 16.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I move amendment No. 276: In page 35, line 26, after "Minister" to insert ", in consultation with the Adoption Advisory Group,".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: Amendments Nos. 311, 324 and 331 provide absolute clarity that individuals' GDPR rights will not be limited by these sections. Given the very restrictive interpretation of GDPR rights by Departments and State bodies, it is necessary to clearly state that these sections do not interfere with GDPR. Amendment No. 312 ensures that all relevant records will be transferred to the national...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I move amendment No. 332: In page 54, line 2, to delete “insofar as practicable” and substitute “make every effort to”. This amendment advises the agency or the authority to make "every effort" to offer assistance and support, rather than just as far "as practicable". People feel it is staggering, after everything we know, that the lesser category of...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I move amendment No. 350: In page 7, line 5, to delete "further and better".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I move amendment No. 351: In page 7, line 5, after "to" where it secondly occurs to insert "their personal data and".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I move amendment No. 354: In page 7, line 9, to delete ", where such persons are deceased,".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I move amendment No. 355: In page 7, lines 9 and 10, to delete "in certain circumstances".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I move amendment No. 356: In page 7, line 15, to delete "certain" where it firstly occurs and substitute "all available".

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (8 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Ceann Comhairle for including this important matter for discussion. The scale and horror of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is unimaginable. The conflict will have implications for years to come. Right now, one of these issues is the impact on global food supplies, especially in the context of grain. I commend the Minister of State on his actions...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (8 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister of State for the update. He mentioned a little bit about feed and fuel, and that is crucial for the whole sector. Seeds will play a pivotal role in the process, and the Minister of State talked about the availability of seeds to grow crops. We are supposed to declare an interest when we talk about particular matters in the House . My family owns a small seed company....

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank Deputy Tully and Sinn Féin for raising this very important matter. The considerable waiting lists for assessment of need and the therapeutic interventions they should lead to form one of the primary barriers faced by children with disabilities and their families. The Ombudsman for Children highlighted this disgraceful position in his 2020 report, Unmet Needs, and I will quote...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: The west Cork author, Louise O'Neill, wrote over the weekend that she did not feel like celebrating International Women's Day this year. Louise, as Members probably all know, powerfully captures the complexities and realities of being a young woman in Ireland. She describes the ongoing issues girls and women face, the weariness of having to raise the same points over and over and over, and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (8 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions which have closed and or amalgamated with other credit unions since 1 January 2010 annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13130/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (8 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy and regulatory framework that has required credit unions to amalgamate with other credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13131/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place to assist persons with disabilities transition from second-level education to third-level education or employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13129/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 377. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants that have been referred to vulnerability assessment processes annually since 1 January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12878/22]