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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Enhancement Programme (16 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: 946. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of women's sheds groups that applied for and were successful under the most recent community enhancement fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11527/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1025. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on extending the pandemic unemployment payment to those who were in full-time employment prior to the crisis and are now full-time carers as a direct result of the pandemic. [11528/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (16 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1026. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide additional exceptional payments for carers to access equipment to enable them to safely and effectively work, for example, PPE and additional work clothing. [11530/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (16 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1027. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of disability allowance who have availed of the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [11532/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1028. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 666 of 9 June 2020 and her contribution to the Dáil debate of 28 May 2020, if she will clarify the position regarding the future clawback of the pandemic unemployment payment (details supplied). [11533/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (16 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1085. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on encouraging local authorities to suspend commercial rates for hotel and hospitality businesses when they are closed for the winter months; and his further views on providing local authorities with funding to make up a shortfall. [11546/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expected date non-resident travel to offshore islands can resume under the reopening roadmap. [11534/20]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: I welcome the flood risk management section in the annual transition statement. The document highlights that there will be an increase in extreme weather events resulting in an increased risk of flooding. Flooding has caused irreparable damage to communities and businesses in areas, including west Cork. We desperately need a proactive, whole-of-government and sustainable response. To deal...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: Has the OPW looked into using a more whole-of-government approach with regard to planning or using more soft engineering as a prevention method rather than always dealing with the problems of building on floodplains and so on? Has the OPW started to look into methods such as a watershed approach? Is that on its radar or could the Minister cite any instances where we have used more soft...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: Is it possible to get an analysis of the release of emissions through the production of concrete for big flood relief works in Ireland and west Cork specifically? Would it be possible to get a figure on something like that?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: Like Deputy Smith, I ask the Minister of State to excuse my inability to speak as Gaeilge. I welcome today's sitting, which recognises the unique challenges faced by the Gaeltacht and the islands. It may already have been mentioned - my inability to understand Irish is the same as my inability to speak it - but perhaps the committee might consider having another session where we could hear...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: Everyone appreciates that island and Gaeltacht communities face additional complications in recovering from the pandemic. Greater attention needs to be paid to the way our current and future responses to Covid-19 and the recovery can be adapted to support the islands. If the public health advice for the mainland is a phased approach and it is not for the islands, people in island...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

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Covid-19 (Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence): Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: Is the Minister aware that there is only one domestic violence refuge for all of Cork city and county? It has space for just six families and now, due to social distancing requirements, that is down to two families. At a time when calls to gardaí about domestic violence have increased by 25%, the shamefully inadequate refuge space has been reduced by 66%. Will the Minister please...

Covid-19 (Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence): Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: An answer about the Cork domestic violence centre would be great. There is only one refuge centre in all of Cork city and county, which provides space for six families, and only two at the moment.

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: I have quite a few questions for the Minister but I will try to be quick so that there is time to come back in after he responds. This pandemic has illustrated the importance of healthcare delivery at the point of need. Before, during and after the Covid-19 crisis, an issue of extreme concern for people in west Cork is the potential downgrading of Bantry General Hospital to a model 2...

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: Is there a plan to use private hospital beds as part of the reopening of public non-Covid health care?

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: Does the Minister have an update on introducing a statutory right to home care provision?

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: I hope the Minister will also tie its hands on the Bantry hospital issue.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (30 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: 17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent infringement by Poland on LGBTQ rights and attempts to classify LGBT as an ideology. [13522/20]