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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Services (16 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 306. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen a South Doc service in Kinsale, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (16 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that all staff in his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit who, by necessity of their work have to come into close proximity with others, including other employees or members of the public are provided with medical grade masks in the EN14683 category; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to reduce the administration costs of schemes under the new Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44398/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure a clear and enforceable definition of an active farmer is provided in the implementation of the new Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44399/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inland Fisheries (16 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 320. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in relation to an incident in which farmed salmon were found in a river (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44400/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to increase tillage production in the new Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44401/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (16 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 322. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ensure that all staff in her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit who, by necessity of their work have to come into close proximity with others, including other employees or members of the public are provided with medical grade masks in the EN14683 category; and if she will make a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 12. 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. [44839/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to enable the credit union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in the country. [44838/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: Due to changes introduced in recent years, we have a disconnect between the Department of Finance, which has responsibility for credit union policy, and the Central Bank, which is responsible for regulation but has no remit to appreciate the credit union as a volunteer-led, democratic organisation. The programme for the Government commits to reviewing the credit union policy framework. When...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: Credit unions play an essential role in so many communities. You are guaranteed to meet a staff member and not to be directed to a machine. We cannot underestimate the importance of that in terms of accessibility. Credit unions have also provided flexible services to people and families who would have been refused by other financial organisations. I would not have been able to do my...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: The Minister of State mentioned some of the engagements he has had. I ask to prioritise engaging with the Credit Union CEO Forum and the ILCU. On this particular issue, it would feel wrong to not mention Donal O'Driscoll, CEO of the Access Credit Union in west County Cork, who passed away last week. He was a kind and thoughtful man who embodied the principles of the credit union...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: Deputy Smyth articulated that perfectly. All of the women in the Oireachtas are calling for this. It was all well said by Deputy Smyth. I first raised this issue more than a year ago. Since then, there have been considerable changes. We are close to most of the restrictions across all of society being eased. More than 90% of over 16-year-olds are fully vaccinated, yet, restrictions...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: It must be confusing for people watching to hear that all of the female and male Members want this, yet it still has not happened. Why is that the case?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: Can you skip to that bit?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister of State for her response. We all appreciate the complexity of the situation. We understand that nobody has the interests of the newborn more at heart than the expectant or new parents. They deserve as much certainty and clear guidance as possible and support from a partner through all stages of the journey, and that has to happen immediately. We hear that the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: The same in the Seanad.

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: Before discussing the specifics of the Bill, it is important to note the background to the fisheries penalty points system. Just over a year ago, the Taoiseach, then acting Minister for the marine, signed a new system into law without consulting the sector. This was the fourth attempt to bring in such a system after High Court rulings in favour of the fishing sector and the Dáil voting...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Properties (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the locations of all offices and buildings either owned or used by his Department or by public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit which are usually open to the public to access services. [44910/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking in response to the finding in the EPA report Packing Waste in Ireland in 2019 that Ireland has had a gradual fall in packaging recycling rates in recent years from 70% in 2013 to 64% in 2018 and 62% in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44591/21]