Results 581-600 of 7,498 for speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 908. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 527 of 15 September 2020, the number of individuals which applied for the humanitarian assistance scheme after flooding in County Cork in August 2020; the number of applications that were successful and denied, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 945. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which recipients of social welfare payments can make complaints against employees of her Department or those contracted to work for her Department, including details on the independence of this process and the way in which anonymity is preserved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33938/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Food Poverty (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 920. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that its services currently show an anticipated 57% increase in need from families seeking help with food support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33324/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 943. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be made available to persons aged 16 or 17 years of age who meet all criteria for the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33936/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Inspections (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 944. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is an accepted practice for social welfare inspectors to carry out unannounced visits to the homes of persons receiving social welfare payments; and if so, the guidelines and protocols the inspectors operate under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33937/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Financial Services Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 963. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the research from an organisation (details supplied) on financial abuse and the erosion of financial independence for vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32901/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 965. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of his engagement with the forum for the survivors of Mother and Baby Homes, including the number of meetings, since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33119/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 966. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeline for the introduction of legislation to ensure the survivors of mother and baby homes have access to the archive of the Commission on Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33120/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 972. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, following findings in the fifth interim report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation regarding the Bessborough Home in Cork city, he will fund a physical survey of the estate to locate the possible burial place of the more than 800 unaccounted for children who died in Bessborough or in hospital after being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 989. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to students being denied refunds on private student accommodation after returning home due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32415/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1002. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be ensured safe pass courses can be delivered online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32411/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1010. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of safe pass, construction skills certification scheme and quarrying skills certification scheme under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32897/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1011. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria to become a safe pass trainer including any barriers for persons applying. [32898/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1012. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the price increases in safe pass courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32899/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1013. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on whether third level institutions will be operating teaching and learning mainly online for the post-Christmas semesters to provide clarity for students and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32903/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Briefing (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1023. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 17 September 2020, if the briefing document provided to him on his appointment as Minister has been published on his Department's website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33118/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teagasc Activities (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1038. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students in Teagasc colleges can avail of the laptop scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33944/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1067. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1044 of 30 July 2020, the status of the amendments to the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017 which were to be approved in September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33326/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1068. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1044 of 30 July 2020, if she will ensure that legislation to tackle the non-consensual distribution of intimate images is introduced by her regardless of a potential Private Members’ Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33327/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1092. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 22 October 2020, the way in which persons born here or who are long-term resident here as minors but are not Irish, EEA, UK or Swiss nationals can apply for citizenship; if her attention has been drawn to barriers to them doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter....