Results 221-240 of 7,457 for speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 594. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify the nature of the review concerning the detention of a person (details supplied) who was kept in solitary confinement for more than a week in Mountjoy Prison after immigration officials refused to allow them into the country; the expected timeline for this review; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 595. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the Immigration Detention and Border Control in Ireland report, which documents immigration-related detention practices including the absence of appeals or a complaints process for persons refused leave to land at the border; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17106/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (21 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 596. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of proposals yet to be processed from the Irish refugee protection programme humanitarian admission programme call which ended in February 2019; if she will provide a breakdown by nationality of the sponsors and the potential beneficiaries who have yet to receive a decision, in tabular form; and the reason for the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: I get reports of wildlife crimes and habitat destruction on a regular basis. When I contact the National Parks and Wildlife Service the response is that an investigation will be carried out but very few investigations result in prosecutions. Recent successful prosecutions range from five in 2014 to 21 last year. Clearly, these rates are not a deterrent to people who illegally hunt, poison...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Rural Broadband Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to ensure sufficient broadband access is provided in rural areas to facilitate online learning. [19162/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if applications for the renewal of driver licences for vulnerable or at-risk groups that require a letter from a doctor can be made available for online application. [19150/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her engagement with a union (details supplied) in the week prior to the announcement on 21 July 2020 of the delay in leaving certificate results. [19151/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her engagement with an organisation (details supplied) in the week prior to the announcement on 21 July 2020 of the delay in leaving certificate results. [19152/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD special classes in primary and secondary schools by county for the period 1 Jan 2016 to 30 June 2020, inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19153/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on providing ASD special class-specific inspectors tasked solely with the inspection of said classes. [19154/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of continuing professional development curriculums in place for special needs assistants. [19155/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Fund (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 661. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the welfare standards that will be used when funding the greyhound sector from the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund; the way in which standards will be assessed; and the time period the industry will be given to reach same. [19156/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 662. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the project of establishing a traceability system for racing greyhounds is in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19157/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 820. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons detained in prisons due to refused leave to land at the border; the length of their detention, by month and nationality, for the period of 1 Jan 2016 to 14 July 2020, inclusive in tabular form. [19148/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (28 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1093. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for reducing restrictions on maternity services in Cork University Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: In 2017, a Bill was introduced to provide paid maternity leave for city and county councillors, which, incredibly, does not already exist. This Bill has since lapsed. When I tell people this, they do not believe me. Maternity leave is not a perk or a pay rise but a human right. Female dominated sectors are often undervalued and underpaid. They including professions such as nurses and...

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: While I welcome some aspects of the Bill's in regard to tourism, representatives of the industry in west Cork have pointed out that it does not go far enough to help the sector, which is one of most impacted by the pandemic. Tourism and hospitality is one of the main industries in west Cork and throughout rural Ireland. These small, often family-run, businesses provide vital employment and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the manifesto by an organisation (details supplied) on climate justice. [20130/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Natural Heritage Areas (30 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 422. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Toon Wood, Macroom, County Cork, will be designated as a natural heritage area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20140/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Natural Heritage Areas (30 Jul 2020)

Holly Cairns: 423. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Garrylucas bog, County Cork will be designated as a natural heritage area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20141/20]