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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that he is taking to require mortgage protection practices to accept medical evidence provided by general practitioners or consultants. [27200/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of hares that have been recorded as killed during hare coursing activities annually between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2021, inclusive. [27187/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Welfare (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has commissioned or funded a survey of the population of wild hares in Ireland since 1 January 2015. [27189/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will remove the current twenty-year cap in the home carers period scheme for foster carers. [27206/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 392. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that occupational therapy is available in all primary care centres in County Cork. [27201/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 393. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to address waiting lists for assessments and therapies for the children's disability network teams in the south-west area of County Cork. [27202/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home births facilitated by HSE midwives in each CHO annually since 1 January 2015, in tabular form. [27203/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need in each HSE region. [27204/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff members by role currently employed and working on children's disability network teams in each area of CHO4 by team; and the number of vacancies on each team in tabular form. [27205/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Gorse Burning (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 406. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to address illegal gorse fires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27194/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (26 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 431. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or his officials have engaged with an organisation (details supplied) concerning hare coursing. [27188/22]

Food Price Rises: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: The rising cost of living, especially as it relates to the cost of food, is an incredibly serious issue affecting households across Ireland. I thank Deputy Kerrane and Sinn Féin for the opportunity to discuss this important matter and for the practical and considered solutions they are offering. Rising energy costs, skyrocketing rents, childcare fees that are more expensive than...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Ukrainian Crisis: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: It is important to acknowledge the incredible response of the Irish people to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The outpouring of solidarity and assistance has been incredible. Within a short time, Ukrainian refugees have established themselves in communities, with children enriching our local schools and adults helping to address staff shortages. I recognise the immediacy of the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Ukrainian Crisis: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: I welcome the delegation before the committee and thank them for making the time to come. More significantly, I thank them for the incredible work being done by the organisation to help in the Ukrainian and other refugee crises. I know the Red Cross has a long history of supporting refugees and is an essential part of the infrastructure that helps relocate and support refugees more broadly....

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Ukrainian Crisis: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: In comparison with other emergencies, the immediacy of our response to this one has been amazing. What lessons can we learn in responding to other refugee crises?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Ukrainian Crisis: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: My final question is about the amazing amount in donations received. Is that dwindling, and how will the Red Cross be fixed in the short to medium term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank all of the witnesses for taking time out of their busy lives to attend. In particular, I am delighted that representatives from the National Learning Network in Bantry could join us. I am aware of the incredible work the organisation does in west Cork and the significant difference its work makes not only in the lives of students but also in the broader community. As previous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: I believe it was about the personal assistant, PA, support. It is something that comes up a great deal and it can be a difficult process to get that for a person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: Yes, absolutely. I am conscious that I am using a great deal of time. Has the National Learning Network encountered any difficulties with businesses in respect of presumptions, or incorrect presumptions, or those kinds of things?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: Mr. Murphy believes that an awareness campaign would very much help with that.