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Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: The Government is trying to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds on this issue and it is obvious to everyone. In essence, this dying industry is being propped up by the Government. Greyhound Racing Ireland’s own reports are showing significant declines in attendance. The facts as outlined in RTÉ’s documentary “Greyhounds - Running for their Lives”...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (29 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 799. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an organisation's (details supplied) application for producer organisation status. [59568/22]

Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: It is quite shocking that we are only introducing maternity leave for politicians in 2022 and it is only at local level. We still need to address Senators and Deputies. Earlier today, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, commended this country on our progress in facilitating women to advance in employment. Unfortunately, looking around the room, she could not the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes that have been built in County Cork to date in 2022. [59574/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (1 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to address child homelessness. [59573/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his engagement with the Minister for Health to increase the number of graduates from clinical therapies, including but not limited to, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and psychology, to address shortages in disability services. [59577/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (1 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the details of any plans to increase the availability and affordability of student accommodation. [59578/22]

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: Needless to say, the Social Democrats knew this was a crisis and this is why we tabled this motion. Since then, however, in engaging with schools in Cork South-West and beyond, and through receiving messages on social media, I am realising how truly desperate the situation has got. Let us imagine being the principal of a primary school and getting a message late in the evening from a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refuge spaces for victims/survivors of domestic violence/gender-based violence currently being funded by her Department in each county. [60307/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide her response to the annual report from an organisation (details supplied). [60306/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Sector Staff (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the number of persons employed in all bodies/agencies under his remit, including the number of persons who have full or part- time permanent contracts; the number of persons on temporary contracts; and the number of persons who have had their contracts terminated. [60366/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure the provision of a bus service to enable young people in Beara, County Cork access day services in Bantry, County Cork. [60371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of his engagement with LocalLink concerning the provision of a bus service to enable young persons in Beara, County Cork access day services in Bantry, County Cork. [60376/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure that a driving test centre in Skiberreen will have two full-time equivalent testers working from January 2023. [60378/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of testers working in each driving test centre, including a breakdown of the number workers that are on full-time or part-time contracts. [60379/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Management (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that once a flood relief scheme is officially complete that insurers cannot refuse to provide flood insurance or charge reasonable rates for same. [60367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking in response to a mortgage services provider (details supplied) increasing standard variable rates on some loans to 6.5%. [60368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the flood relief scheme in Skibbereen, County Cork will be officially completed. [60375/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the marine and commercial activities prohibited or restricted in marine special areas of conservation. [60373/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the number of foreshore licences granted monthly between the period 1 January 2019 and 31 October 2022 including the average waiting time for applications. [60374/22]