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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: An answer in writing would be great. It relates to the backlog and to access to services. I have probably raised it before. In west Cork, people sometimes travel 2.5 hours or more to access, for example, essential speech and language therapy. Many of the people who are doing that cannot spend a long time in a confined space so the journey becomes even longer. I think access to that...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: The Minister of State in her opening statement said that "contrary to previous statements, professionals are not limited to a 90-minute ... [slot]". Page 78 of the assessment of needs standard operating procedures states an assessment may take up to one or one and a half hours. Is that procedure incorrect? Will it be amended or are people operating off that?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: Presumably they will change the standard operating procedures to align with the Minister of State’s statement?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: Surely they will change the standard operating procedures to allow for what the Minister has said, or will they?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: That would be great. Everybody agrees with what the Minister of State said. An assessment cannot be limited to any amount of time. It takes the amount of time necessary. If people are working from these guidelines, one would believe that it can take an hour or an hour and a half maximum. That is the indication from the standard operating procedures.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister of State for that.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: When I asked the Taoiseach about planning on the site of a mass infant grave at Bessborough, he told me it was inappropriate for a member of Government to intervene on planning matters. How does he reconcile this with his statement yesterday on Glanbia? Is that an appropriate thing for a Taoiseach to do? I presume the Taoiseach is aware that Glanbia is in partnership with a Dutch company...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: He did say that when I asked him about the social housing development-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: The Taoiseach said it was inappropriate.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: How does the Taoiseach propose to deal with developments like this?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: What do you say to young farmers who will be left facing the legal restrictions we are seeing in other countries?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: The Netherlands has reduced its herd.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: There needs to be a conversation about this.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 21 April 2021, the way that his Department will support persons with long-term incontinence with respect to the disposal of medical incontinence wear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25157/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount each local authority will receive from the €5 million additional funding for litter prevention and cleaning announced on 5 May 2021; the rationale for the assignment of funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25155/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to develop a regional approach to air quality and noise enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25158/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that his Department has the capacity and expertise to manage the transition in energy efficiency and renewable energy and to carry out its expanded function in relation to carbon budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress his Department has made on addressing the actions relevant to his areas of responsibility outlined in the Private Members’ Motion on the post office network on 16 November 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25161/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons or companies fined for illegal dumping by Cork County Council and Cork City Council, respectively in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25162/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (12 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost to Cork County Council and Cork City Council, respectively of illegal dumping in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25163/21]