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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Gender Equality (31 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 480. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to identify and address gender pay disparity in her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17364/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Transport Policy (31 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 481. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to encourage active travel modes to and from work in her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17383/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I am glad the Minister is here because it is abundantly clear that there is a huge disconnect between what the Department is doing and what it needs to do for people with disabilities to enable them to realise their rights. Disability, employment and social protection are very complex areas and their interactions can either empower or disadvantage people. The approach taken by this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: If I could come back very briefly Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I wish to be clear to the Minister that obviously I am not putting any blame on the staff in offices and I am not putting any blame on doctors filling out the forms; I am just highlighting that the system is not working. It is obviously a dysfunctional system or an overly restrictive system if more than half of the people who apply are refused and then, on appeal, almost two thirds are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: I have two questions, but I will first make another point. The Minister's comment that people can have €50,000 in savings and earn €140 per week is like saying, “Isn't it great that somebody can have €50,000 in savings and still get their benefit?” That is very difficult for people watching these proceedings to hear. Why can somebody with a disability or...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: There is an appalling disparity in the Government's allocation of our national mackerel quota. Only 2% is assigned to all vessels under 15 m, while 98% is given to a few much larger boats. Inshore fishers make up the majority of the fishing sector and they engage in the most sustainable type of fishing which has been practised in our island and coastal communities for centuries, yet they...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: Sorry, but I am not asking about that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: I am talking about the national allocation of our mackerel quota.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: It is only 2% to the sector.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: Any electoral reform is welcome. This reform is long overdue. We are all aware of issues around voter registration, the inaccuracies of the register of electors and poor voter education. Our republic is founded on the sovereignty of the Irish people, but this can be only realised through an electoral system that proactively enables participation, fostering understanding of elections and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Island Communities (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: 71. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that have been taken to address action 136 of Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 to, progress vital infrastructure development for island communities. [18305/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Island Communities (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: The Government's rural development policy for 2021 to 2025 commits to progressing vital infrastructure development for island communities. However, the Dursey Island situation tells a different story. Only after weeks of sustained pressure did the Department commit to provide a public replacement to the cable car during its temporary closure. The people of west Cork are rightly worried...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Island Communities (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: The issue for people on the islands is that while the Government says it plans to progress vital infrastructure development for island communities, they believe the reality is different. In the case of Dursey Island, instead of an immediate reassurance to those who farm and live there, the council and Department played pass the parcel. The Department provided funding for a public service...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Island Communities (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: I cannot speak for Cork County Council, but the last-minute nature of the announcement was unacceptable. Weeks before the closure, I raised it with the Minister's Department. It is disappointing that the Minister is unwilling to acknowledge the frustrations and worries of the island community. It is an incredibly resilient group, but it needs Government policy backed with concrete measures...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Offshore Islands (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: 128. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the islands action plan. [18054/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Offshore Islands (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: 120. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress that has been made in addressing action 136 of the Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 (details supplied). [18053/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Vacant Properties (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: 136. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the programme for Government commitment for an expanded town and village renewal scheme to bring vacant and derelict buildings back into use and promote residential occupancy; when communities can start applying for this funding; and the estimated amount available to each local authority. [18051/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Gender Equality (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: 143. To ask the Taoiseach the steps he is taking to identify and address gender pay disparity in his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit. [17369/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Transport Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Holly Cairns: 144. To ask the Taoiseach the steps he is taking to encourage active travel modes to and from work in his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit. [17388/22]