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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank the witnesses for their responses. In the interests of time, I will not go back into the other questions, although I might follow up after the meeting. Is it permissible under the GDPR to have blanket restrictions on several categories of personal data access? Care information is defined as excluding information about a parent's care of a person, so there is a total exclusion of...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements and responses. I agree with their call for the removal of the mandatory information session. It seems to be another obstacle to people accessing their information. Their submission echoes the objections raised by representative groups and human rights experts. We have to ask if it is discriminatory to require adopted people to be met by a...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: The scheme currently provides no mechanism for adopted people and natural mothers to access administrative files of institutions and agencies involved in forced family separation. Will the witnesses comment on this aspect of the legislation from a human rights perspective and their engagement with survivors and advocacy groups? Will they comment on the absence of a mechanism for siblings to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on introducing a public service obligation of approximately €17 million per annum for the post office network. [40179/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 382. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to review the policy framework within which credit unions operate. [40181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 383. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to enable the credit union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in the country. [40182/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 384. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to support credit unions in the expansion of services to encourage community development. [40183/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 674. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking in response to the Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality in 2020: An Indicators Report key finding that surface waters and groundwaters continue to be under pressure from human activities particularly from nitrogen and phosphorus from agriculture. [40173/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking in response to the Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality in 2020: An Indicators Report finding that reducing the nitrate levels in Irelands waters must be a priority and that the next nitrates action programme must deliver reductions in nitrogen losses to water. [40174/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 677. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking in response to the Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality in 2020 An Indicators Report key finding that that surface waters and groundwaters continue to be under pressure from human activities, particularly from urban waste water discharges. [40192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 678. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking in response to the Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality in 2020 An Indicators Report finding that 43% of rivers are still in unsatisfactory quality and there was a decline in water quality in 230 rivers nationally. [40193/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Programme for Government (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to review the protection including enforcement of relevant legislation of Ireland's natural heritage, including hedgerows, native woodland and wetlands. [40191/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 767. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on providing fully accessible changing places toilet facility open to the public in all buildings owned by the State in which his Department and public bodies and agencies operate to offer persons with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 776. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for government commitment to embed ageing in place options for older persons into the planning system as the county and city development plans are redrawn in 2021. [41139/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 777. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for government commitment to increase the provision of smaller homes in developments ensuring that older persons can remain living in their communities close to essential services and facilities. [41140/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 778. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will amend section 22 of the Wildlife Act 1976 to ensure it conforms with the EU birds and habitats directives. [41141/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 779. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of and position regarding the establishment of a wildlife crime unit in the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41142/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 780. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of prosecutions relating to wildlife crimes under the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2012 and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 from 1 June 2020 to 1 July 2021, in tabular form. [41143/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 781. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the reported cases of wildlife poisonings from 1 January 2020 to 1 July 2021, in tabular form; and if in each case a person or persons were prosecuted. [41144/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 877. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied). [41096/21]