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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to develop domestic and international markets for wool-based products such as insulation and fertilisers. [11631/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: It is fair to say that despite a long tradition of wool produce in Ireland, the wool sector has been significantly underappreciated and undervalued in recent times. Instead of having a robust and innovative rural sector, low prices and other uncertainties and Government policies have negatively impacted on sheep farmers and the wool industry. I recognise the progress made with the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister of State. I acknowledge the progress that has been made in this area. There is a more positive outlook, but we still have a long way to go before wool can be a strong contributor to rural economies. Besides woolen products, there is considerable potential for its use in insulation, fertiliser, packing and horticulture. Given its versatility and former abundance in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: Farmers and their representative organisations recognise the importance of the wool council and the feasibility study. They have also warned that what is proposed needs to be supported and driven by the Government in conjunction with them. Action in respect of the various short-term goals is obviously crucial at this point. Will the Minister of State elaborate on the measures she is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: Deputy Neasa Hourigan said that Green Party values were not represented when the coalition leaders agreed to lift the eviction ban. Were Fianna Fáil values represented in the room when the coalition leaders took that decision? This may seem like a redundant question given that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, is a member of Fianna...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: I should not need to remind the Tánaiste that he is in government, and not the Social Democrats. The Tánaiste talks about the things we oppose. Imagine if we had supported the Government's decisions on housing. That is what has led us here. We opposed the Government's decisions because we believe they are wrong. It is not about what we think. The evidence is in the number of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: We do.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to increase rates of afforestation. [11628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an explanation for the unspent €25,995,012 from the forestry Budget for 2022. [11629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to address the Programme For Government commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and recreational fishers and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit. [11630/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Forest Fires (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the number of illegal land fires recorded for 2022. [11612/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on ensuring that all marine protected areas only begin 500m offshore. [11613/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: I thank everyone for coming before the committee and giving us their time. Today's theme of self-advocacy and women with disabilities is an important consideration for the committee. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is about providing a rights-based approach to disability. This is a two-sided coin because it is about empowering people to understand and exercise...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: There has been a concerted effort by the Government to downplay the significance of the Dáil vote on the eviction ban as meaningless. Government representatives have been trotting out the same line. They say that the result is not binding so it does not really matter. I can assure the Taoiseach that the vote is highly significant for the many thousands of families who are facing...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: So, the Taoiseach will not extend it if everyone votes-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: When does the Taoiseach think it all began to go wrong? When did his housing policy begin to unravel? Was it in 2014 when Fine Gael first promised to tackle the housing crisis? Was it in 2015 when just 75 social homes were built by local authorities, the lowest figure in the history of the State? Was it in 2016 when Fine Gael promised to end the use of hotels to house homeless people...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: Will the Taoiseach clarify when it all went wrong? When did the Government's housing policy begin to unravel?