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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (13 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 604. To ask the Minister for Health if class 3 medical stockings for vascular edema will be included on the medical card for those with a prescription; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61991/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (13 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment of needs appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61992/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 606. To ask the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy and occupational therapy appointments for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61993/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (15 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that are being taken to assist local broadband providers in competing for public sector contracts. [62974/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (15 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure the provision of broadband to Brookdale, Riverstick, County Cork. [62975/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify whether the 226X service in County Cork has been reduced. [62979/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that he is taking to improve the 226X service in County Cork. [62980/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (15 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on retaining the 9% tourism VAT rate for all of 2023 to support the hospitality sector. [62978/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 267. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking to ensure the provision of additional creche and childcare facilities in Kinsale, County Cork. [62973/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on allowing exceptions for rare breed farmers to the proposed suckler carbon efficiency programme due to the inherent difficulty of these breeds achieving the proposed targets. [62971/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (15 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 399. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the producer organisations relating to the fishing sectors, including the number of members in each producer organisation. [62972/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: When the witnesses say they have no power, I think we all understand what they mean. The Mental Health Commission has a power in that its words carry some weight. That in itself is a powerful thing the commission has. When we are asking about the stance and other things, the weight of the witnesses' words really does matter. The Mental Health Commission has a legal obligation to enforce...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: Crucially, that means people in their communities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: From my experience in Cork South-West, I am well aware how willing the Mental Health Commission can be to take action against the HSE, as was the case with room sharing in the acute ward in the mental health part of the hospital in Bantry. I see it also took a strong line recently over the admission of an acute patient to St. Stephen's Hospital in Glanmire over a breach of directions from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: Does Mr. Farrelly accept that, from the perspective of the general public, this might call into question whether the Mental Health Commission is the right body to go ahead and extend its remit into community and adult and child mental health teams?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: I am not asking Mr. Farrelly about my view. I am asking for his view on that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: Does Mr. Farrelly think it is acceptable to appear before the committee and say what he will or will not talk about without explaining the reason for that? Does he think other bodies do that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: Mr. Farrelly went on "Drivetime" with a family member and spoke at length about the issue, and Dr. Finnerty refused to meet a family member a week later. The situation had not changed much in a week. Now we have a situation where Mr. Farrelly spoke to theIrish Examinerbut he will not speak to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: I can only presume that he did not quite understand when Deputy Hourigan tried to explain to him in respect of what normally happens at committees. Is that the case?