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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (27 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: 329. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to an organisation's (details supplied) concerns regarding the cut in beef prices that farmers receive in factors and its impact on their capacity for winter finishing. [54094/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: 330. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to prohibit pair trawling inside the six-mile limit. [54095/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: Unfortunately we know that on average, residents living in congregated settings have a lower quality of life and that is reaffirmed in this report. Regrettably, HIQA inspections have shown poor compliance results, poor quality of life for residents, or impacts on their safety. The findings are even more worrying when we consider the slow rates at which individuals are moved out to community...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: Ms Grogan spoke on the financial abuse piece and welcomed the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. Everyone said we needed legislation around that. It was very rushed through the Houses here and we were told that there was a timeline that we definitely had to meet. Then it turned out that we did not have to meet that. All of the amendment stages of that Act were rushed and within...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: I thank Ms Grogan very much for her reply.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: As a regular visitor to Cork South-West, the Taoiseach will be aware of the desperate need for a bypass for Innishannon and for the development of the Bandon relief road. Both communities have been waiting years for these vital projects. Innishannon is basically divided in two because of the amount of traffic and the tailbacks in the morning and evening are only getting worse. In Bandon,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: No.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (26 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: Unfortunately, that is the exact stock answer I have come to expect. This is a pressing health and environmental issue. Raw sewage and poorly treated wastewater impact on local ecology and has public health implications. Wastewater in Kinsale and Clonakilty, two of Ireland's major tourist destinations, has failed to meet EU treatment standards and raw sewage is being discharged into...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (26 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: The latest Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, report on wastewater has highlighted major issues with poorly treated sewage continuing to harm the quality of our rivers, lakes and coastal waters. The damage the report reveals is being done to our waters is incredibly worrying. Some 51% of Ireland's sewage was treated to the European standard set to protect our environment, well below the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (26 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: 95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that he is taking in response to the EPA finding that just 51% of Ireland’s sewage was treated to the European Union standards set to protect our environment, well below the EU average of 90%. [53888/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Rockall Island Ownership (26 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: 100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of his engagements with the British government concerning the status of Rockall and its implications for Irish fishers since taking office. [53884/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (26 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish an independent review (details supplied) conducted as part of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 review. [53885/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all teachers, teaching and school staff are made eligible to receive a Covid-19 booster vaccination immediately. [53886/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Wastewater Treatment (26 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to examine the implications of the EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2021 and its findings on public health. [53887/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wastewater Treatment (26 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: 204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to examine the implications of the EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2021 and its findings on the inshore fishing sector. [53882/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: With the time limit, perhaps the Minister will respond to my question about the Common Fisheries Policy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: With the time limit, perhaps the Minister will respond on the Common Fisheries Policy, which barely mentions the inshore sector. It is all for the bigger boats. That will obviously be Ireland's position as it goes into negotiations in Europe.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: They were ripped off with the mackerel quota, for example.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: 75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made in the Programme for Government commitment to ‘support the small food producer, providing support for on-farm diversification enterprises and investment in local processing facilities, allowing farmers to sell their products into the local and wider domestic markets’. [53207/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: The programme for Government commits to supporting small food producers with "on-farm diversification enterprises and investment in local processing facilities". The reality is that small farmers, fishers and producers are very vulnerable to the prices set by the larger retailers and the processors. They are being squeezed between rising operating costs and fluctuating prices, then they are...