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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: I warmly welcome the Government's decision to recognise the state of Palestine. The Social Democrats have long called for the Government to match its strong words on the carnage in Gaza with action, and this is a powerful move which sends a commanding message. That message is one of hope, peace, justice and freedom for an imprisoned Palestinian people being massacred by a brutal occupier....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: Government representatives have been telling us since 2020 that the occupied territories Bill is contrary to EU law. The Taoiseach refused to clarify a really important point. Has the Government sought updated legal advice to reflect the fact we are now witnessing a genocide unfold before our eyes? That can and should change the legal advice and allow the Government to enact this important...

Dentistry Services: Motion (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: Dental services have been collapsing for years. There is no excuse for the complete neglect of the sector when it has been crying out for reform and regulation for decades. Dental services are out of reach for many people. Preventative care, regular check-ups and minor dental services are only available to people who can afford to pay. There are many failures in the current system but...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 263 of 5 March 2024, to provide an update and expected timeline for the review into the school transport scheme, particularly as it relates to school bus escorts. [23285/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing provision, per grade, of psychologists for the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and west Cork primary care child/adolescent psychology services; and the population size each area serves, in tabular form. [23255/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 203. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and west Cork primary care child/adolescent psychology services between 1 May 2023 and 1 May 2024. [23256/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments offered to individual clients and separately the number of group support appointments offered within the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and west Cork primary care child/adolescent psychology services between1 May 2023 and 1 May 2024, per grade of psychologist and per month, in tabular form. [23257/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there exists a discrepancy in how travel and subsistence payments are taxed for those carrying out examinations as part of FET, as compared with those working for the State Examinations Commission; and if so, to provide a reasoning for these arrangements. [23283/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of FET examiners currently available to carry out examinations; and to provide a numerical list of available examiners between 2021 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23284/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: I am asking about public dentistry.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: Public dental services have been completely abandoned by successive health Ministers. Every child in this country should have three free check-ups during primary school, but waiting lists have got so long that some children are not being seen until they are in transition year. The number of dentists with a public contract has plummeted from 1,450 in 2012 to only about 600 today. On top...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide the number of BER assessors assigned to each county, by year, from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [22433/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to detail the employment arrangements for BER assessors who work with the SEAI; whether BER assessors are obliged to work alongside companies subcontracted by the SEAI to carry out works in relation to grant schemes; and if his attention has been drawn to assessors' concerns in regard to these arrangements. [22502/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide the number of people currently waiting on a BER assessment and the length of time each has been waiting, by local area, in tabular form. [22434/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of time individuals are expected to wait before receiving a BER assessment; if his attention has been drawn towards instances of excessively long waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22435/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current waiting times for a BER assessment, by scheme and local area, in tabular form. [22501/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to detail which companies are contracted to carry out works by the SEAI for each of its grant schemes; the work being conducted by each company; and the value of each contract. [22500/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the accommodation needs of the pupils and staff at a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; if she will meet with the school officials to discuss their concerns in relation to overcrowding; and to detail what steps her Department will take to ensure pupils and staff have adequate space. [22415/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the number of social homes acquired through long-term leasing in Cork; to provide detail on the length and cost of each leasing agreement, from 2020 to date, by year and local area, in tabular form. [22543/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the number of social homes acquired through long-term leasing in Kerry; to provide detail on the length and cost of each leasing agreement, from 2020 to date, by year and local area, in tabular form. [22544/24]