Results 3,101-3,120 of 7,506 for speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 578. To ask the Minister for Health his views on establishing midwife-led clinics for community-based maternity services in areas of the country more than 30 minutes from a maternity hospital and unit. [47342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (22 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his is taking to provide public transport options for people with disabilities living in rural areas. [46043/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on ensuring that Castletownbere is classified as a larger town with the Connection Ireland plan to ensure that the Beara peninsula is assigned the necessary scale of routes. [46044/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (22 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to make the necessary regulatory changes to enable credit unions to significantly increase their footprint in the mortgage market. [46041/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (22 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the commitment in the Programme for Government for credit unions to become a key provider of community banking. [46042/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: Back in May, when I raised the ongoing and non-evidence-based restrictions on water births, the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, told me: Our maternity system is not sufficiently midwife-led. I think it should be. I agree with him. Last month, a HSE report with no input from midwives recommended limiting home births to women who live within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital. In effect,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: I just want to emphasise again that some of these businesses are literally weeks away from closing their doors without significant intervention from the Minister. Potentially thousands of people could end up on social welfare for the winter, not to mention the closure of businesses and confidence in our towns and villages. Even a temporary closure means less foot traffic, fewer people...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is proposing to support SMEs struggling to meet rising energy bills. [45550/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: Small and medium enterprise are facing into a bleak winter with rapidly increasing energy and operating costs. Shops, restaurants and many other businesses on main streets across west Cork and all of rural Ireland are looking at closing. We have seen this before and some of them might not reopen. That will have a detrimental impact on our towns and villages. How is the Minister proposing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: I appreciate all those schemes and am sure businesses will look into them but they are more long-term solutions. Many small businesses cannot go on at the moment. They need more immediate solutions given rising energy bills, operating costs, insurance, rates, food and the list goes on.The Minister knows shops, cafés and many other local enterprises are really fearful of the winter....

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: There are so many things I want to say that I do not quite know where to start. First, I thank everyone for coming to this meeting. Their input is crucial for committee members to understand the differences between specific issues in this area. Second, when we have these discussions it is really important to acknowledge the deeper cultural and societal problem that forces people into...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: Six thousand. What would be the figure if all those children were in residential care? How much are foster families saving the public purse? This issue is separate from that of better outcomes and all the more important matters we need to be considering; however, with the budget fast approaching, it is a really good time to highlight in the first instance how much the allowance needs to be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that he is proposing to support households struggling to meet rising energy bills. [45551/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 123. To ask the Taoiseach the steps that he is taking to increase the percentage of electric or hybrid vehicles owned by his Department and state agencies and bodies under the Department’s remit. [45588/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 128. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that he is taking to increase the percentage of electric or hybrid vehicles owned by his Department and state agencies and bodies under the Department’s remit. [45577/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that he is taking to increase the percentage of electric or hybrid vehicles owned by his Department and state agencies and bodies under the Department’s remit. [45578/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way that his Department will support persons with long-term incontinence with respect to the disposal of medical incontinence wear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45594/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that he is taking to increase the percentage of electric or hybrid vehicles owned by his Department and state agencies and bodies under the Department’s remit. [45590/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that he is taking to increase the percentage of electric or hybrid vehicles owned by his Department and state agencies and bodies under the Department’s remit. [45579/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that he is taking to increase the percentage of electric or hybrid vehicles owned by his Department and state agencies and bodies under the Department’s remit. [45585/22]