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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 231. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to fill the optometrist role in Cork University Hospital which has been vacant since February 2022. [33186/22]

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

Holly Cairns: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff, including breakdown of consultants, in-consultant hospital doctors and therapeutic staff on each CAMHS team in CHO4. [33187/22]

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

Holly Cairns: 233. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 842 of 5 April and 308 of 18 May 2022, the percentage of appointments to senior psychologist posts in the adult mental health services in CHO4 between August 2017 and January 2021 that took place via unadvertised transfers; the details of each of those appointments by unadvertised transfer, that is, the exact service...

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

Holly Cairns: 234. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 666 of 1 March, 840 of 5 April and 308 of 18 May 2022, the way that fairness and transparency could be attributed to a process of expressions of interest in appointments by transfer of mental health psychologists in CHO4 which were not made known to all candidates through annual personal development plan meetings or by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking in response to calls from an organisations (details supplied) concerning the continued need for horticultural peat as a growing medium in the horticultural industry. [33174/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (22 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protections that are in place to preserve the nests of rare birds during nesting season when felling licences are being granted. [33175/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 18. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to address cases of untreated wastewater entering streams and rivers. [32968/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to assist communities in improving wastewater infrastructure. [32967/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will immediately assist a student (details supplied) who needs to be facilitated in sitting their junior certificate examination due to being diagnosed with Covid-19. [33504/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 381. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the legislative basis for his policy decision to restrict Ukrainian refugees to a maximum of two offers of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33502/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 382. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is putting in place an appeals process to accompany his policy decision to restrict Ukrainian refugees to a maximum of two offers of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33503/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to statements from the Clinical Lead for the National Clinical Programme for People with Disabilities at the Oireachtas Disability Matters Committee concerning clinical staff in disability services (details supplied). [33505/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank everyone for being with us today. It has been one of the most revealing and frankly unnerving sessions we have had. The failure of the justice and penal system to recognise and respond to people with disabilities is quite shocking. In some cases it seems to amount to people being punished because they have an unidentified or unsupported disability or even an identified one. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: Which DPOs has the Mental Health Commission engaged with, then? Excuse me if I am incorrect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: Any of the ones that have come before this committee said they were not engaged with on the draft codes of practice. One of the biggest concerns with the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022 codes of practices, for example, was that----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: One of the main concerns is those draft codes of practice making provision, for example, for a bank teller to refuse somebody their money in a bank. That flies in the face of the whole purpose of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. They were the concerns we heard at the committee from DPOs that said they were not engaged with. That would be assuming incapacity rather than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: I have to say I am surprised that Mr. Farrelly is surprised that people are refused money in a bank. It is a regular occurrence for older people and people with intellectual and physical disabilities. It is not unheard of at all. That is the whole purpose and why we need this legislation-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: I hear it from people coming in to my office, even people I know. It absolutely does happen. The committee has heard that it is a reality that people are being treated differently because they have a disability. It is not correct to say there was loads of time and engagement; even the Department was upfront and honest with the committee about the fact that they had to rush through the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: There was not adequate engagement. That is not true. We all know that and they have asked for-----

Autism Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: I welcome the Bill tabled by Deputy Ó Ríordáin and I thank the Labour Party for using its limited Private Members’ time to advance this legislation. The Social Democrats are strongly in favour of the Bill and its intended outcomes. Awareness of autism and neurodiversity more broadly has increased in recent years. Developmental needs of children are finally being...