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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: 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...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: The €11 billion figure can by default sound like a success but this budget is a failure to invest in State services. The headline tax cuts may look good, but in reality, they are very poor value for people. At nearly €11 billion, this budget could have been a change one. This budget should have been about investing in our public services. Public services are getting by on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (28 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that he is taking to address cases of untreated wastewater entering streams and rivers. [47322/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Diseases (28 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking concerning the shooting season and the potential to further spread highly pathogenic avian influenza. [47577/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (28 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to assist communities in improving wastewater infrastructure. [47321/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Protection (28 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking regarding the long-term accommodation and integration of Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36286/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 208. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the shortage of childcare and early education facilities in Kinsale, County Cork. [47569/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 209. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of childcare workers in County Cork. [47570/22]