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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (21 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 1623. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide her response to the recommendation in the UCC report Housing and Sustaining Communities on the West Cork Islands to 'Set up an island resettlement fund, in conjunction with innovative schemes to promote employment and remote working on the islands'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13722/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: We do.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: Deputy Neasa Hourigan said that Green Party values were not represented when the coalition leaders agreed to lift the eviction ban. Were Fianna Fáil values represented in the room when the coalition leaders took that decision? This may seem like a redundant question given that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, is a member of Fianna...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: I should not need to remind the Tánaiste that he is in government, and not the Social Democrats. The Tánaiste talks about the things we oppose. Imagine if we had supported the Government's decisions on housing. That is what has led us here. We opposed the Government's decisions because we believe they are wrong. It is not about what we think. The evidence is in the number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister of State. I acknowledge the progress that has been made in this area. There is a more positive outlook, but we still have a long way to go before wool can be a strong contributor to rural economies. Besides woolen products, there is considerable potential for its use in insulation, fertiliser, packing and horticulture. Given its versatility and former abundance in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: Farmers and their representative organisations recognise the importance of the wool council and the feasibility study. They have also warned that what is proposed needs to be supported and driven by the Government in conjunction with them. Action in respect of the various short-term goals is obviously crucial at this point. Will the Minister of State elaborate on the measures she is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to develop domestic and international markets for wool-based products such as insulation and fertilisers. [11631/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: It is fair to say that despite a long tradition of wool produce in Ireland, the wool sector has been significantly underappreciated and undervalued in recent times. Instead of having a robust and innovative rural sector, low prices and other uncertainties and Government policies have negatively impacted on sheep farmers and the wool industry. I recognise the progress made with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to increase rates of afforestation. [11628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an explanation for the unspent €25,995,012 from the forestry Budget for 2022. [11629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to address the Programme For Government commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and recreational fishers and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit. [11630/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Forest Fires (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the number of illegal land fires recorded for 2022. [11612/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on ensuring that all marine protected areas only begin 500m offshore. [11613/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: I thank everyone for coming before the committee and giving us their time. Today's theme of self-advocacy and women with disabilities is an important consideration for the committee. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is about providing a rights-based approach to disability. This is a two-sided coin because it is about empowering people to understand and exercise...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: I also wish everyone a happy International Women's Day. Although this annual session for International Women’s Day is a welcome chance to highlight the issues impacting girls and women, I have to wonder if I could just dust off last year’s speech and give it again. What has changed in the meantime? The Government’s announcement of the referendum on removing the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: Today is International Women’s Day. We know that women disproportionately adopt caring duties in the home. We also know the State's supports for carers are utterly threadbare. There are now 700 vacant posts in the children's disability network teams, CDNTs. Not one of those teams is fully staffed. Despite all the promises made by the Government to improve services, fewer therapy...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: There are 700 vacant posts.