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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: That is right. So there is a mechanism for survivors to get an amendment to it. Is there a mechanism for the Minister to do that?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: Why can individuals do it but not the Minister?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: I am not asking about the reason for the amendment. I am asking about the amendment itself. An amendment can be made. There is a mechanism there for this to be done. That is established because it has happened and it is available in the Oireachtas Library as an amendment.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: But it could be for other reasons. There is a mechanism to add this to it. Why is the Minister not pursuing that approach, not in the same way obviously because it may not be one of the survivors?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: Is it possible there could be another reason other than being identifiable, for example that the findings of the report would be factually incorrect?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: The only way to get it is if a person is identifiable in the report.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: When the Minister speaks about the potential consequences of repudiating the report, and how future Governments could repudiate a report based on findings about that Government, for example as the Minister referred to earlier, I can acknowledge that there are consequences there and that it is something that needs to be looked at. I fully understand what the Minister means about that. It is,...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: The amended parts of the Act, which is the attachment, were not agreed by the Government. That was forced on the commission's report by the High Court.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: But did the Government not have to agree to the amendment?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: The Government agreed to adding that on, but it cannot agree to anything else in that regard?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: Is the Minister 100% sure that he cannot do it without that?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: The Minister said earlier that the draft memo was not put to Cabinet. Was a draft memo made for Cabinet that was never brought there?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Holly Cairns: There was no draft memo for the Cabinet.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: I raised similar points with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, last week but I am not convinced that the Government appreciates how many family-run businesses and SMEs are close to closing. It is likely that many will at least shut temporarily during the winter and some may not reopen without proper support. The VAT rate for the sector is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: While I acknowledge that there is lots of Government engagement with the sector, ultimately there is a significant discrepancy between what tourism and hospitality businesses in Cork south west are telling me and the messaging from the Minister of State, his Department and others. The Government must be getting similar briefings to the ones I am getting but the urgency and need is not being...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 10. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to address rising costs of operation for the hospitality sector, specifically with regard to their impact on tourism. [47326/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 11. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline her engagements with representatives of the hospitality sector, with specific regard to tourism, since 1 January 2022. [47327/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: The Minister of State will be aware of the massive increases in operational costs faced by the hospitality sector this year. Electricity prices are skyrocketing and food prices are up significantly, while insurance and other expenses are putting businesses at risk. While I of course welcome the measures for small and medium-sized enterprises announced yesterday, the budget also quietly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Disability Matters
Accessibility in the Built Environment, Information and Communication: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: Today's discussion on accessibility in the built environment, information and communication is fundamental in terms of the capacity of individuals and whole groups to exercise their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, UNCRPD. In this committee we have tried to foreground the social model understanding of disability. That is relevant to this discussion...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Autism
Accessibility in the Built Environment, Information and Communication: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: Today's discussion on accessibility in the built environment, information and communication is fundamental in terms of the capacity of individuals and whole groups to exercise their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, UNCRPD. In this committee we have tried to foreground the social model understanding of disability. That is relevant to this discussion...