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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Websites (14 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting the requirement to have a statement on the compliance of their websites and mobile applications with the regulations under the directive 2016/2102 (EU), as articulated in SI No. 358/2020 - European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Websites (14 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 389. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting the requirement to subject to Regulation 6, public sector bodies shall, in accordance with Regulation 3, take necessary measures to make their websites and mobile applications more accessible by making them perceivable, operable, understandable and robust under the directive 2016/2102...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (14 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38473/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (14 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38503/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Licences (14 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an account of the error which took place regarding a public notice for an aquaculture and foreshore licence in Kinsale harbour (details supplied) in County Cork; if those who had presented submissions during a previous consultation process were permitted to make submissions; if the consultation process will be...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (14 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 494. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38498/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (14 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 495. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit are implementing Action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38515/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the role of the salmon farming sector and its impact on local ecology and tourism will be reviewed. [38149/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: In the same week we found out about the granting of a licence for a large salmon farm in Bantry Bay, Argentina effectively banned the practice due to its serious environmental implications. Bantry Bay is the latest of several recent aquaculture projects that locals are deeply concerned about. Will the Minister conduct a review of salmon farming and its impact on biodiversity, ecology and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: The granting of the salmon farm licence is against the wishes of a substantial number of local groups, including community organisations and fishing communities. The Minister referred to marine tourism but it is difficult to understand how this could ever benefit marine tourism. Campaigners, State agencies and businesses have repeatedly raised concerns about the impact of such an industrial...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: Local concern about Bantry Bay is only one case from west Cork. There was a strong campaign to oppose an oyster farm application for Clonakilty Bay, a special area of conservation, while groups in Kinsale are objecting to a planned mussel farm, an application about which there is confusion due to an error that took place regarding initial public notice regarding the aquaculture licence. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: A report in 2017 recommended complete reform of the licensing system.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the public consultation in process relating to an aquaculture licence application by a company (details supplied) in County Cork. [38152/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: I touched on this issue earlier. A company applied for a mussel farm licence in Kinsale Harbour in January 2019 after which a public information process followed. A few weeks ago, another public notice appeared in local publications stating that there was an error in the previous notice, including ambiguous language around people or groups resubmitting objections. I ask the Minister to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: We have two interconnected issues here. First, we have another aquaculture project in a heavily used and important bay, this time adjacent to one of Ireland's premier tourist destinations. There is considerable concern over the environmental impact and the lack of clarity on the safeguards that may be put in place. Second, there is confusion over the second public notice. In particular...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: The application was first submitted in January 2019. A few weeks ago, they put in a new notice that was completely unclear. The language was ambiguous and nobody could understand what it meant. Therefore, I am asking the Minister to reconsider it. I have outlined the flawed process and echoed the concerns raised by constituents. I ask him to act in good faith and accept their request for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 83. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding her Department makes available for the development and upgrading of playgrounds. [38168/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: The past year has highlighted the significance of community facilities. Playgrounds are important for children as spaces for physical activity, development and socialisation. However, too many towns and villages do not have playgrounds. To be fair, most do, even if they are the bare minimum. However, most prominently in west Cork, Bandon, with a population of almost 7,000 and which is the...