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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 197. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 213. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23857/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department, and the public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit, have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 265. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23858/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of water birthing facilities available in HSE maternity hospitals and units; the number of water births which occurred in these facilities between 1 January 2015 and 30 November 2020, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23880/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 272. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent findings that members of the Traveller or Mincéirs community have high rates for self-harm presentations at hospital emergency departments. [23881/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23849/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to provide the closure of the line caught mackerel fishery in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23877/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that the current distribution of the mackerel allocation aligns with the State’s obligations under Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23878/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 290. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23862/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (11 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 291. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of investment and funding that her Department has provided to south west Cork since 1 January 2017; the schemes under which this funding was assigned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23882/22]

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: The pandemic should have been a wake-up call to improve our food systems. It highlighted the importance of farmers and producers and our overdependence on imports. Policies from successive Governments and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have eroded crop and livestock diversity and left us vulnerable to disruptions in global supply chains. We have become largely dependent...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps that he is taking to improve reporting mechanisms for personnel in the Defence Forces who are experiencing sexual abuse, harassment and bullying. [23496/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (12 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to increase the number of places in primary and secondary schools for young people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23547/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the summer programme 2022. [23799/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank everybody for coming in and for sharing their insights with us. As Senator Flynn mentioned, Ireland is the country in the EU with the lowest employment rate for people with disabilities. This is a disgrace and it is essential we address this situation by removing barriers and ensuring people, especially young people, can develop their skills and confidence to gain meaningful...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank all the witnesses for coming before the committee. I think we all appreciate the incredible work that foster families offer to young people. It is an invaluable service that is often, I think, underappreciated. It happens quietly in communities all over Ireland, and it is important to acknowledge the work of those families and the difference they make in the lives of individuals as...