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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (17 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the date he is working towards for the second-stage discussion of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022. [23313/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that workers in Section 39 (Health Act 2004) organisations receive the same annual leave entitlements as workers in Section 38 organisations. [23315/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify when free GP care for under seven-year-olds will come into effect. [23318/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Development Plan (17 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on all current National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects under his Department being progressed in Cork South West, including the current status of each project and the planned completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23309/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Development Plan (17 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 263. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on all current National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects under her Department being progressed in Cork South West, including the current status of each project and the planned completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23322/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: I want to condemn the intimidation and aggression outside asylum seeker accommodation in recent weeks. In Dublin, homeless asylum seekers were terrorised and their tents set alight. In Inch, we saw checkpoints set up on public roads with people asked to confirm their ID details before being allowed to walk around and go about their lawful business. In Santry at the weekend, masked people...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: We all appreciate that but we need to see more of it. The point is that when there are no meetings taking place the empty void is filled with misinformation and we are seeing the consequence of that. It is too horrific to allow to continue. The Taoiseach mentioned the bigger picture. In her report last November, Dr. Catherine Day urged the Government to develop a long-term strategy to the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: No, this is the updated report.

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: We have a legal, moral and cultural obligation to accommodate refugees and asylum seekers safely. Ireland has requirements under international law to have systems to receive refugees and allow individuals to apply for asylum. We also have moral responsibilities to help people escape violence or individuals being persecuted because of their faith or sexuality. As a nation with a long...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: First, I thank the Labour Party and Deputy Duncan Smith for tabling this very important motion. I welcome the opportunity to speak about children’s autism and disability services. It is also a sign of a failed Government policy that we are having another motion on this topic. Opposition parties keep having to table motions on disability services and, in particular, on...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: I could go on-----

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: There are so many issues. This is even before children's schools places-----

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: We do not get to any of the other things. We need an all-of-government approach to this.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: Earlier, many of us gathered outside Leinster House to mark the fifth anniversary of the repeal of the eighth amendment. It is an important date to mark for many reasons, for instance, to celebrate that achievement of women getting their rights but also to highlight the shortcomings with the current legislation. We now know that we have an independent medical review of the current...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address a shortage of school places in the Cork south-west area. [22802/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to establish additional special schools in County Cork. [22801/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social Media (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 127. To ask the Taoiseach the percentage of social media posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; and the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations. [23038/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Equality Issues (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 128. To ask the Taoiseach how his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [23056/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to facilitate the evacuation of Irish residents from Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22743/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Social Media (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of social media posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations; and if he will make...