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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 606. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the cost benefit analyses of the forestry programme 2015 to 2020 included the tax treatment of forestry; and his plans to include this income forgone by the tax exemption status of forestry in the cost benefit analyses for the new application for permission for state aid 2021 to 2025. [30349/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the definition of a just transition; and if the information on which the definition is based will be provided. [29509/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on ring-fencing a percentage of the public service obligation levy for community-owned renewable energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29510/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on increasing disability allowance payments by €25 in budget 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29508/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Budget Statement (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 219. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on investing €1.5 million in an assistive technology passport in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29507/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision; the number of households in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29505/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 241. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ring-fence funding for support services for persons with disabilities to enable the 2,900 persons with disabilities living in congregated settings to live in homes in the community in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29549/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 302. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the statement by a federation (details supplied) that the €10 million in aid allocated to disability services in the Winter Plan is not enough to meet the needs of service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29499/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE medical or therapeutic staff, including dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, SLTs and OTs, that have been deployed to Covid-19 contact tracing or testing duties on a weekly basis between 1 May 2020 and 1 October 2020, inclusive; and the breakdown of the professional roles of each in tabular form. [29500/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 333. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of the 27 recommendations in review of approval processes for afforestation in Ireland the Mackinnon report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29502/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 334. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for commencing a new national forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29503/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 335. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the report of the fishing and seafood development programme from the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29504/20]

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Is it not the case that in the first round, the parties that tabled the motion get to speak?

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: I will use this ten minute slot and Deputies Pringle and O'Donoghue can take mine.

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Deputy O'Donoghue and whoever else can use my time later.

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Yes, perfect. Thank you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Here is what we know. Since before Covid-19 arrived in Ireland, people with disabilities have experienced higher rates of discrimination than people without disabilities. That discrimination is more likely to occur and be more serious. People with disabilities are more than three times likelier to experience poverty and deprivation than...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: We know from media reports that the Minister for Health was urged by legal advisers to introduce legislation to allow the Government to forcibly close meat plants. We know entire counties have had to close on account of meat plants, that a plant in Cork with 226 cases never closed and that meat plants have been a consistent problem in terms of clusters of Covid-19, posing a serious risk to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Is it proposed to introduce legislation?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Will the Taoiseach introduce the legislation?

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Sick Pay Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 157. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports that an organisation (details supplied) is refusing to engage unions on issues relating to sick pay for workers in meat plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28252/20]