Results 2,661-2,680 of 7,494 for speaker:Holly Cairns

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: Once again, we have spoken about this already. We realise what powers the Mental Health Commission does or does not have but there is weight in its words. We have seen it coming out strongly against other situations relating to accommodation. How does Mr. Farrelly stand over taking a back seat and not saying anything in respect of people being moved from Owenacurra into ward-based settings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: Why does the Mental Health Commission not have a stance on that when it does on the other situations that I raised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: Yet Mr. Farrelly is able to speak to the Irish Examiner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: My time is nearly up. Mr. Farrelly is not really answering my question. I hope I will be able to come back in later in the meeting. The commission has stood over the transfer of Owenacurra residents to inferior ward-based settings, cutting them off from the community, but it has taken a different stance on other situations. Has that called into question the oversight of these things by...

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: Needless to say, the Social Democrats knew this was a crisis and this is why we tabled this motion. Since then, however, in engaging with schools in Cork South-West and beyond, and through receiving messages on social media, I am realising how truly desperate the situation has got. Let us imagine being the principal of a primary school and getting a message late in the evening from a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refuge spaces for victims/survivors of domestic violence/gender-based violence currently being funded by her Department in each county. [60307/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide her response to the annual report from an organisation (details supplied). [60306/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Sector Staff (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the number of persons employed in all bodies/agencies under his remit, including the number of persons who have full or part- time permanent contracts; the number of persons on temporary contracts; and the number of persons who have had their contracts terminated. [60366/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure the provision of a bus service to enable young people in Beara, County Cork access day services in Bantry, County Cork. [60371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of his engagement with LocalLink concerning the provision of a bus service to enable young persons in Beara, County Cork access day services in Bantry, County Cork. [60376/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure that a driving test centre in Skiberreen will have two full-time equivalent testers working from January 2023. [60378/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of testers working in each driving test centre, including a breakdown of the number workers that are on full-time or part-time contracts. [60379/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Management (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that once a flood relief scheme is officially complete that insurers cannot refuse to provide flood insurance or charge reasonable rates for same. [60367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking in response to a mortgage services provider (details supplied) increasing standard variable rates on some loans to 6.5%. [60368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the flood relief scheme in Skibbereen, County Cork will be officially completed. [60375/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the marine and commercial activities prohibited or restricted in marine special areas of conservation. [60373/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the number of foreshore licences granted monthly between the period 1 January 2019 and 31 October 2022 including the average waiting time for applications. [60374/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on ensuring that all marine protected areas only begin 500 meters offshore. [61014/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Regulations (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on introducing regulations concerning the use of rock-breaking equipment. [61015/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Dec 2022)

Holly Cairns: 349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the means testing system to qualify for carers allowance to consider applicants with income that can vary from year-to-year such as farmers or the self-employed. [60377/22]