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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: The witnesses have collectively highlighted the shocking estimate of 1,500 people under the age of 65 living in nursing homes. I have unsuccessfully tried to get figures from the HSE for Cork on this matter. All Deputies need to do whatever we can to end the practice of accommodating under-65s with disabilities in nursing homes. There are multifaceted issues around students with...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: When writing, I ask them to also give us a sense of the types of legislation and policies we need to give immediate effect to the UNCRPD.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: Since I was elected, wastewater treatment is a recurring issue raised by communities in Cork South-West. I am focusing on the cases of Belgooly and Shannonvale tonight but I will send details to the Minister of State about issues in areas from Bandon to Goleen on the Mizen Peninsula. From an environmental and health perspective, the very least people should expect is the proper treatment...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: That is precisely the response that I did not want. I know it is Irish Water's responsibility but there seems to be some confusion. The Minister of State says it is all Irish Water's responsibility but I know that Cork County Council is responsible for desludging, for example, so there are grey areas. When it affects people's quality of life, at what point can the State intervene if Irish...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: Does the State have any role to play in Irish Water?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: Can the State intervene at a certain point? Does it have a role?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the dispute in Shannon Airport between cabin crew and their unions with an airline (details supplied) concerning the nature of the engagement of the company with them in respect of working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17108/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Communications (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a single website with accompanying social media channels that highlights all open public consultations from Departments and semi-State bodies. [17115/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing bungalows with three bedrooms or more, built or made available to families with a member who has a disability on a local authority basis between 1 January 2016 and 1 June 2020, inclusive in tabular form. [17109/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an accelerated system for schools to get access to additional classroom space such as prefabs will be provided in order to accommodate social distancing for their return in September 2020. [17112/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clear guidance will be provided that classroom space designated for ASD or other special needs units will not be appropriated by schools out of necessity to accommodate social distancing, thus negating the pedagogical and social benefits of the separate units. [17113/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will enhance the school transport remote area grant to cover the real costs for children who live on islands but go to school on the mainland. [17114/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 521. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the upgrading of Dinish Pier in Castletownbere, County Cork; the reason construction has stalled; and when the upgrade is expected to be completed. [17097/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 522. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences for felling, afforestation and forest roads issued by month between 1 January 2015 and 1 June 2020, inclusive in tabular form. [17098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 523. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the significant backlog of forest licensing approvals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17099/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 524. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average age of a felling licence for the calendar years 2015 to 2019, inclusive (details supplied); and the number of applications, in absolute and relative terms, that are decided in periods of time greater than four months. [17100/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of tree planting rates and numbers conducted through afforestation by license under section 22 of the Forestry Act 2014 in tabular form. [17101/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 526. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a failure to ensure sales note return by fish buyers has resulted in almost one quarter of the boats under ten metres in length that applied for the July tie-up scheme have been deemed ineligible; the number of inshore boats being turned down for the temporary tie-up scheme for June 2020; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish a taskforce to review working conditions in the meat processing industry in view of recent media reports and statements presented to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17103/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the online renewal system for non-EU migrants, which currently only applies to Dublin, will be extended to the rest of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17104/20]