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

Holly Cairns: 708. To ask the Minister for Health 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. [23050/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 718. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a separate lower rate of qualification for single-person households applying to the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23118/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 719. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the estimated cost of reducing the qualifying cost to €60 a month to avail of the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23119/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 720. To ask the Minister for Health when a new scheme will be introduced to replace the motorised transport grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23120/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Media (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 755. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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 a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Issues (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 756. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [23049/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Media (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 758. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of social media posts made on each of her Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under her 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 she...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Equality Issues (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 759. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under hers remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [23054/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (25 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to increase the amount of land being farmed for tillage purposes. [25024/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (25 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: Tillage is an important part of our agrifood sector and the rural economy. A University College Dublin report from 2020 showed that Irish tillage generates €1.3 billion in economic outputs and supports 11,000 jobs. It is also one of the sectors within agriculture that has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions and it is already carbon neutral in many cases. Despite all of this, the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (25 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: The Minister is outlining plans for the area under tillage but there are so many contradictions in the policy. The Minister highlighted that tillage farmers are finding it hard to rent land. There is no plan to address that matter, other than to talk to them about it. This has been an issue for a while now, in particular for farmers who might be facing a change in derogation and who are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (25 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: Tillage farmers did not benefit from it.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (25 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: It requires more consistent policies that reward environmentally sustainable farming. There are policy changes that would make a substantial difference to the sector. We could be growing a lot more feed and food. One of the changes that could be made relates to tillage machinery, which is so expensive. The current investment ceiling of €90,000 in the targeted agricultural...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (25 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: How is keeping the derogation in place a solution?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support farmers in tackling ash dieback. [25028/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: There is a growing concern among farmers and landowners regarding the impact of ash dieback on roadside trees. Potential safety risks stem from the trees themselves and there are also the challenges of safely felling infected trees. Farmers will potentially need to hire a tree specialist to properly assess the trees on their land and to safely remove impacted ash trees. Currently, however,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: It is good that the Minister of State is looking into this issue. Regarding the schemes to date, the concern I am hearing about from farmers and landowners is that there needs to be more support in this regard. In all likelihood, as the Minister of State said, ash dieback will cause the death of the majority of ash trees here over the next two decades. This will impact roadside trees and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: Given all we know about this issue, we need to get out in front of it. We know the prevalence of ash dieback and its inevitable impact on roadside trees. A targeted scheme would also serve as a proactive measure to encourage landowners to engage in inspections and address risks before they become dangerous. There are larger issues in terms of the approach to the situation. Even the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (18 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 24. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she its taking to support festivals in meeting rising operating costs. [23338/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (18 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide her response to the recommendation in the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media’s report Working Conditions - and Skills Shortages in Ireland’s Tourism and Hospitality Sector - that she ‘engage with Cabinet colleagues with a view to nominating a single Government Department to...