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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 767. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that the €7 million in capital expenditure intended to be moved from the forestry budget is spent on community and small-scale tree-planting initiatives for National Tree Week 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61235/21]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: This Bill is deeply troubling and morally wrong. It is an attempt to undermine the will of the Irish people. It is trying to legislate on medical best practice. This is not only inappropriate, but also incredibly disrespectful to women and doctors. Ultimately, it is a move to control women’s bodies. We are not going to return to those days. The eighth amendment and all it...

Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Instruction to Committee (15 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: I am sharing time with Deputy Cahill. I welcome the motion in many aspects, as I would welcome any change that will improve animal welfare and afforestation. Regarding the phasing out of fur farming, it is fair to say this is a case of the law catching up with societal changes. The majority of people are deeply uncomfortable with the idea that an animal would be raised for the purpose of...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank all the witnesses for coming before the committee and sharing their experiences. There are over 200,000 children at risk of poverty in Ireland and more than 90,000 are in consistent poverty. This means they do not have guaranteed access to sufficient food, shelter, healthcare and other essentials I think most of us take for granted. Those are truly shocking figures. The...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank Ms Bayliss for raising those issues. Sometimes it is easy to not be aware of the structural barriers across Departments. Not too long ago, the West Cork Women Against Domestic Violence Project brought to my attention that it was always the way that when somebody presented as homeless, they would go to the local community welfare officer. With the increase in homelessness cases,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been detected in meat processing plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62385/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of reported Covid-19 cases found in meat processing plant workers between 1 January 2020 and 1 December 2021, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62386/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (15 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 214. To ask the Minister for Health if a hostel for disabled persons (details supplied) in County Cork will be reopened to pre-Covid-19 service levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62389/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (15 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the pledges made and initiatives taken by Ireland in the agricultural sector at the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference given Ireland's commitments at the United Nations Food Systems Summit and Food Vision's 2030 ambition for Ireland to become an international leader on sustainable food systems,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are in place in meat processing plants to halt the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62385/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the measures in place to monitor the health and working conditions in meat processing plants to prevent further clusters of Covid-19. [62387/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to a scheme run by a farming organisation (details supplied) annually since 2017; the role of his Department in oversight of the spending of these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62388/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to increase transport accessibility in public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to install new bus shelters in County Cork in the next year. [62345/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (16 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will direct banks operating in the State to provide customers with written banking statements on a monthly basis, if requested by the customer. [62342/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (16 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 119. 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. [62343/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (16 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members on each board; the number of persons with a declared disability on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of persons with a declared disability. [62523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (16 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of HSA inspections of meat processing plants that have been carried out for compliance with Covid-19 regulations since 1 January 2021; the number that were unannounced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62809/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (16 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 174. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace accidents that occurred in meat processing plants in each county between 1 December 2020 and 30 November 2021; the type of accident and injury involved, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62810/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (16 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way persons who use pay-as-you-go electricity services will be able to avail of the announced €100 electricity credit. [62811/21]