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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 400. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with disabilities that have been removed from waiting lists for assessments of need in each CHO annual since 1 January 2017. [15745/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home births facilitated by HSE midwives in each CHO since 1 January 2015, in tabular form. [15744/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 401. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the safe access to termination of pregnancy Bill that is due to be published. [15746/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (24 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 407. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that farmers have access to affordable fertiliser. [15735/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: Before I begin I want to recognise that yesterday was World Down Syndrome Day and many of the issues we are discussing today affect children and young people with Down's syndrome. I also want to recognise the invaluable work carried out by the Ombudsman's office in holding the State and the HSE to account for their successive failures to provide services to people with disabilities. My...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: My first questions are for Professor MacLachlan and Ms O'Connor. Despite the aspiration towards making disability services more family-centred, it is not the case. The Cork parents' advocacy network contacted me after repeated failed attempts to meet with the head of disability services for counties Cork and Kerry. Many family forums in CHO 4 have yet to be established. When will they be...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I ask for specific numbers. Of the 91 teams, how many are fully staffed? How many are 90% staffed? What is the risk of not having them fully staffed? When will they be fully staffed?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: So at the moment not one team is fully staffed.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: So, just to clarify, not one of the 91 teams at the moment is fully staffed.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: My next question was for Mr. Reid in relation to -----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I probably do not have time for another comment on that from Mr. Reid. Do I?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: That is what I mean. The next question was for Mr. Reid. It relates to the €350 million allocation for waiting lists. How much of that was ring-fenced for disability waiting lists?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: That question was for Ms O'Connor and Professor MacLachlan specifically. The question for Mr. Reid was this: of the €350 million allocated for waiting lists, how much was ring-fenced for disability?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: It would be under €20 million for disability specifically but Mr. Reid is not sure how much.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: An element of the €20 million.

Services for Children with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I welcome this motion and thank Deputy Tully and Sinn Féin for giving us the time to discuss this vital matter. It has been three weeks since the most recent motion on disability services for children and young people. Since then, things have got worse, not better. The High Court judgment has found that the 90-minute assessments are unlawful under the Disability Act 2005, affecting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (29 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reform the immigration system to protect the victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence who are placed at additional risk given that their residency is based on being a dependent or due to the fact that they are undocumented. [16242/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Strategies (29 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made towards action 100 of the national disability and inclusion strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [16343/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of train stations, including DART stations, which have lifts by county; his plans to upgrade the accessibility of train stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16345/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategies (29 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 292. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made towards action 75 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [16341/22]