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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Equality Issues (17 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 426. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and or disadvantaged communities, including, but not limited to, persons with disabilities, persons from ethnic minorities, Travellers, Mincéirí; and if she will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Ratification of Optional Protocol: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: Ultimately, with whom does the decision to ratify the optional protocol rest, is it with Mr. Lynch or is or with the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman?

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for eco-tourism infrastructure in rural areas. [33301/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Appointments (22 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 133. To ask the Taoiseach the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and or disadvantaged communities, including, but not limited to, persons with disabilities, persons from ethnic minorities, Travellers and Mincéirí. [32830/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (22 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 601. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to include reference in all new statements of strategy to all sustainable development goal targets for which his Department has lead responsibility as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25751/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (22 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 602. To ask the Minister for Health the specific sustainable development goal targets his Department is responsible for implementing; the progress made in implementing those targets since 26 April 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25769/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Media (22 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 603. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged a third-party company to date in 2021 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and the name of the social media platforms being monitored. [25787/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Media (22 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 604. To ask the Minister for Health if officials in his Department are tasked with conducting online and social media monitoring and completing reports on social media coverage of his Department and his Ministerial activities; if so, the number of staff involved; the respective grades of each; the estimated working hours committed to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25805/21]

National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (23 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: The story of maternal healthcare in Ireland is the story of how we have treated women in this country. It is far from a happy story; it is a lot closer to a horror story. Irish maternal healthcare was a place where misogyny reigned, where women were defined solely in terms of their reproductive functions and where they were denied control of themselves, their bodies and their lives. In the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: As the Taoiseach is aware, the number of people who contacted the domestic violence support service, Women’s Aid, increased by more than 40% last year. A similar concerning pattern is reflected in local services such as in west Cork where the West Cork Women Against Violence Project has seen an increase of more than 40% in calls and reports. The Istanbul Convention specifies that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: What about compliance with the Istanbul Convention?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: The question was about the number of refuge spaces we provide.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: They are for whoever wants to answer them. I ask the witnesses to start with the first two questions about people being able to access information about their siblings and mothers and relatives of the deceased. At the moment there is just a provision for adopted people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today. I have three questions. First, do the witnesses think people should be able to access information about their siblings? Second, should rights for mothers and relatives of the deceased be included? In the current legislation they have no entitlement; only adopted people do. Third, the Bill states that adopted people applying for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Programme for Government (23 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to publish a clean air strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33956/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Correspondence (23 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the paper on e-scooters by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33934/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (23 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the NTA reverses its decision to move from yellow coloured bus poles in Dublin which are of significant benefit to visually impaired and older persons to silver coloured poles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33935/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (23 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public buses that have been purchased annually since 2015; the number of buses it is planned to purchase in 2022 and 2023; the number of those purchased since 2015 that have two wheelchair spaces; the plans there are to retrofit buses with only one wheelchair space to create two wheelchair spaces; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Programme for Government (23 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to run a pilot to examine the potential for ride sharing apps to improve rural connectivity. [33938/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (23 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grounds on which the OPW felled five mature trees on its property in Schull, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33933/21]