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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: Unfortunately we know that on average, residents living in congregated settings have a lower quality of life and that is reaffirmed in this report. Regrettably, HIQA inspections have shown poor compliance results, poor quality of life for residents, or impacts on their safety. The findings are even more worrying when we consider the slow rates at which individuals are moved out to community...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: Ms Grogan spoke on the financial abuse piece and welcomed the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. Everyone said we needed legislation around that. It was very rushed through the Houses here and we were told that there was a timeline that we definitely had to meet. Then it turned out that we did not have to meet that. All of the amendment stages of that Act were rushed and within...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank Ms Grogan very much for her reply.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (9 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: In August, we learned of a HSE proposal to limit home births to women and families who live within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital. This would have far-reaching consequences for families in rural areas who would be denied access to these maternity services. Home birthing will be prohibited in large areas of counties Cork, Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Donegal, Monaghan and Wicklow. This...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (9 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: I do not understand what the Minister of State means when he says, “from a clinical perspective”, because like I said in my opening remarks, the report on this proposal has no evidence base. It refers to an evidence review from 2015 and I am going to quote it again. It says that at that time, "No studies were found that focused on transfers from stand alone midwifery led...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (9 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: It is doing the opposite of that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (9 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: Could the Minister of State publish those factors, then?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (9 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: It is not.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (9 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: Will the Minister of State publish those clinical decisions he keeps referring to?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Codes (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that he is taking to ensure that new Eircodes are assigned in a timely manner rather than in batches every few months. [55047/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the roll-out of high speed rural broadband in Cork South West. [55046/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 93. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that the supports available to employees with disabilities are offered in comparable forms to self-employed disabled people and disabled entrepreneurs. [55429/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 94. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to providing a grant for self-employed disabled people and disabled entrepreneurs to employ a non-disabled person to help them run their business. [55430/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 98. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the number of employment permits applied for, and issued, to holders of Russian passports from March 2022 to date, and for the corresponding period in 2021, in tabular form. [55653/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline his engagements with the Minister for Finance concerning An Post being a provider of community banking services. [55431/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the project to extend and upgrade the Bandon Relief Road on the N71, including the completion date currently being worked towards. [55163/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the project to build a bypass road around Innishannon, County Cork, on the N71. [55164/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 292. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that he is taking to support community banking. [55432/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 613. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposal from the NCSE that school principals and or teachers would carry out assessments of the needs of students. [55428/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 628. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the situation of a student (details supplied) who requires an SNA. [55652/22]