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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (21 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister for her response. What I am hearing from venues in west Cork is that there is an interconnected importance between the amounts being received and the timing. Crucially, there is a misalignment between the demands of the sector and the manner in which the Department operates. When I raised this issue last May, there were also cases of venues not receiving funding they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (21 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister. Will she clarify whether there is a new date by which the grant has to be spent? She will be aware the sector, as well as other arts venues and the wider hospitality sector, is experiencing increasing costs. Local employers in particular in these sectors are highlighting with me rising energy and insurance expenses, and I am sure she is hearing the same from all the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Policies (21 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 79. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with members of the public have policies in place for members of the public to report instances of sexual harassment or assault that occur on the property of his Department or public body and agency under his remit; if so, if these policies are publicly...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Policies (21 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 80. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place for employees to report instances of sexual harassment or assault that occur involving other employees or members of the public or on the property of his Department or public body and agency that operate under his remit; if so, if these policies are publicly accessible...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank Deputy Connolly and the Independent Group for bringing forward this motion, which the Social Democrats fully support. I welcome this opportunity to discuss respite care. This motion goes to the heart of how the incredible role of carers is continually overlooked and undervalued by the Government and the State. The inadequacy in the provision of respite care is a symptom of a much...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: I welcome the Seanad amendments and any changes that will help to improve this highly problematic legislation. I acknowledge the adopted people and their advocates who have been fighting for the most basic changes, and the Senators who argued for the improvements as well. We all wanted to get behind this Bill but, regrettably, the major defects and injustices remain. The mandatory...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: For clarity, is it the case that we cannot vote on the Bill in its entirety now? Is it just the amendments?

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: Is the legislation then passed with no-----

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: In that case, I will put on record my opposition to the Bill in its current form without the changes we spoke about.

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: Is that normally the case?

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: Does the Bill come back to the House again for a final vote?

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: It just passes automatically.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that he is taking to ensure that all public buses or buses operating public service contracts have the capacity to carry bikes. [33180/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Natural Heritage Areas (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his response to the concerns raised by an organisations (details supplied) concerning the natural heritage and biodiversity of Moylisha Hill in Counties Carlow and Wicklow. [33179/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications that were made monthly between 1 January 2018 and 31 May 2022, inclusive; the number of passport applications in each of those months that were considered not completed by the applicant; and the number of passport applicants who experienced a delay for another reason for those same months; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to provide an alternative leaving certificate exam for students who cannot sit the regular exams due to illness or medical appointments. [33177/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 148. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the long-term plans for the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees currently staying in a hotel (details supplied). [33176/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to recruit recent speech and language therapist graduates for roles in Children’s Disability Network Teams. [33183/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to encourage speech and language therapists who are Irish nationals working in other jurisdictions to take up roles in Children’s Disability Network Teams. [33184/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to add spinal muscular atrophy to the new-born heel prick test. [33185/22]