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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: Many households and businesses are in crisis and credit unions are ready to provide vital assistance. Are the Minister or the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, looking into what measures they can bring in immediately to allow them to take advantage of the place of credit unions in the community and their balance sheets? I realise the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: I encourage the Minister to look at the reforms that could be brought in quickly. The Minister will be aware that the credit unions have again topped the customer experience ranking for the eighth year in a row and they have even improved on their scores in the process. They are also continuing to innovate and adapt to changing circumstances. For example, the cultivate programme offers...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that he is taking to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government for credit unions to become a key provider of community banking. [55634/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: Credit unions are more important than ever. As households and family businesses are experiencing the cost-of-living crisis, credit unions are providing vital services to help people get through. However, they are still constrained by an outdated policy framework that is limiting their capacity rather than helping them serve their communities. I appreciate the work the Minister has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: In discussing the importance and necessity of ratifying the optional protocol of the CRPD, this committee has heard several times from experts that the Government could at any time ratify it and has delayed the process unnecessarily. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022 was used as the excuse for this. The Bill has taken considerably longer than planned; the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: They are for the DSS.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: Which DPOs were engaged with?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: Do they also have to be in line with the UNCRPD?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: This committee is charged with the implementation of UNCRPD, and we hear from DPOs. I am also a member of the children's committee, as do other members of this committee, which had a rushed process of looking at the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act. One of the things we heard from expert witnesses was that the result of that test is different depending on who carries it out, that it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: As for the question the codes of practice being-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: On the Mental Health Commission website it states they would be posted to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: Before we move on from that, how many of the engagements were with DPOs? That was the specific question.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on ensuring Castletownbere is classified as a larger town within the Connecting Ireland plan to ensure the Beara Peninsula is assigned the necessary scale of routes. [55633/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to increase the provision of sheltered bus stops. [55632/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure the temporary business energy support scheme is modified to enable SMEs to claim support for energy bills relating to the July and August 2022 period. [53861/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the case of an individual (details supplied) who has received no decision on their permanent residency permit application. [56064/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 321. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure workers in section 39 organisations receive the same annual leave entitlements as workers in section 38 organisations. [56060/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 322. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56061/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of candidates who expressed an interest in a CHO 4 HSE principal specialist psychologist post in mental health (0.4 WTE specified purpose contract) with a focus on supporting the operational governance of trainees on the UCC doctor of clinical psychology programme, advertised on 23 February 2022; the reason there has not been an interview process...