Results 601-620 of 7,457 for speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Slaughtering (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1099. To ask the Minister for Health if local authority vets who had been funded by the Food Safety Authority to inspect animals for slaughter in the small abattoirs and butchers have had their contracts terminated; if that responsibility has been transferred to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32409/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ombudsman for Children (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1108. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a report from the Ombudsman for Children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32902/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1147. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €20 million in the Budget assigned to support for voluntary bodies providing disability services to support the Transforming Lives Programme will be spent; the way in which such bodies can access this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32410/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1148. To ask the Minister for Health if all student nurses and midwives will be paid for the work they do in hospitals as part of mandatory placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32412/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1149. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale and evidence for the decision to limit the numbers attending funerals to ten persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32413/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1473. To ask the Minister for Health if extracurricular music, art, and dance classes will be allowed to commence following all health guidelines under level 3 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33939/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1280. To ask the Minister for Health if painters are allowed to operate under levels 4 and 5 of the living with Covid plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32906/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1278. To ask the Minister for Health the restrictions on partners and-or accompanying persons attending for labour and prenatal appointments in the maternity services under levels 4 and 5 of the Living with Covid plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32904/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1279. To ask the Minister for Health if garden centres are allowed to operate under levels 4 and 5 of the Living with Covid plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32905/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tribunals of Inquiry (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1346. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned CervicalCheck tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33322/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1347. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with a group (details supplied) since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1474. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 5,533 assessments of need for children which are overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33940/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1475. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 13,419 persons aged under 18 years of age that are awaiting an initial assessment of speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33941/20]

Flood Prevention Policies: Motion [Private Members] (4 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Rural Independent Group for bringing forward this motion. I do not agree with all aspects of it but I welcome that it is highlighting the issue of flooding impacting families, communities and businesses across Ireland. Last weekend we had the first of the winter storms, Storm Aiden, but west Cork has already been hit by wave after wave of flood events. Bantry in particular has...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: The Government's recent acknowledgment of people's rights to their own information through personal data access requests is very welcome. I, and many others, presume that this right applies not only to the data from the mother and baby homes commission, but to data relating to the Ryan report and the McAleese archives. These were sealed a very long time ago. Will the Taoiseach confirm that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: I am asking about access for survivors.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (4 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: Less than two weeks ago, we sat here in the middle of an incredibly difficult week for survivors of mother and baby homes. Based on the advice of survivors and human rights lawyers, I and other Deputies opposed aspects of the Bill and proposed changes to help those affected access their personal information. I welcome the change in approach taken but it is unfortunate that this did not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (4 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister. I am sure he appreciates that there is considerable distrust among survivors and their representatives on this issue. Years of secrecy and denial, compounded by an adversarial system, have rightly left people sceptical about any Government announcement. That is understandable. I have to believe that the Minister was doing what he thought was right. However, it also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (4 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: I thank both the Minister and the Minister of State for their attendance. It is great to have a committee dedicated to this issue and making things happen. So far, the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte's engagement with disability support services and people with disabilities has been really refreshing. Many of the providers in my area are very grateful for her engagement and I thank her...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (5 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 15. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the development of town and village hubs and broadband connection points announced in the budget, including the timelines for roll-outs and the means by which areas will be prioritised. [34169/20]