Results 3,161-3,180 of 7,506 for speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the price limit for homes bought in County Cork under the first home scheme to reflect the increase in house prices and pressure on towns close to Cork city. [45140/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) is allocated a special educational needs place in a local school. [45124/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 407. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to a request by a group (details supplied) to urgently resource welfare and integration supports available to refugees in line with the increasing needs for these resources. [45121/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 408. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to a request by a group (details supplied) to immediately establish a refugee agency, as per the White Paper Recommendations on Ending Direct Provision. [45122/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 623. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking in response to a finding from a State body (details supplied) to reduce the number of beds in the acute mental health unit in Bantry Hospital. [45131/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 624. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to provide chiropody services for public patients in CHO4. [45137/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 625. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to lift the ban on waterbirth with immediate effect. [45138/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline his commitment to ensure that homebirth services are offered to all persons who wish to avail of them. [45139/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 656. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that his Department spent during the calendar year 2021 supporting animal welfare and animal sanctuary organisations. [45115/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: 657. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schemes and funding streams offered by his Department to non-profit organisations dedicated to animal welfare and animal sanctuary. [45116/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget 2023 (14 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: I agree regarding the wider cost of disability highlighted in the Indecon report. We know from the Department's report that additional costs faced by individuals with disabilities range from €8,700 to €12,300 annually, on average. We also know that nearly 40% of those not working due to disability are at risk of poverty. That figure is three times higher than the general...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget 2023 (14 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: The Minister keeps referring to the Indecon report. Like I said, I agree with it. She said it recommends a targeted support rather than a bit for everybody. The motion we tabled called for a €20 cost of disability payment targeted at those people who need it the most. The Department's report and the Social Democrats' motion called for an action plan to implement that cost of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget 2023 (14 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 82. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to provide a €20 weekly cost of disability payment. [38580/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget 2023 (14 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: Last week, the Dáil passed a Social Democrats motion to provide a €20 weekly cost of disability payment in the upcoming budget, recognising the additional cost of disability. Individuals and families dependent on disability allowance, the invalidity pension, domiciliary care allowance and other payments desperately need this increase. Given the Government has already agreed to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the concerns that have been consistently raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the forestry sector. [38552/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: The forestry sector remains in crisis almost two years after the Minister of State, Deputy Hackett, introduced legislation to address the issue. The programme for Government set out a target of 8,000 ha of new forests per year but we are planting only 2,000 ha. The Social, Economic Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland, SEEFA, which was formed last year to represent private sector...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: It is astonishing to hear the Minister of State say that she has made incredible progress in meeting the targets, because the figures speak for themselves. National afforestation rates have decreased since the formation of this Government. It is one of the reasons I voted no confidence in the Government this week. The service is currently reaching a dismal 25% of the target. For the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: We are two years in and the Minister of State is speaking about next year.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: Nothing will change unless the forthcoming forestry programme has some radical changes to overhaul the licensing system and to transfer incentives from other sectors to forestry. I cannot understand how it is not more of a priority, especially when the Green Party is in government, given that the climate benefits from carbon sequestration to compensate for net emission-producing areas are so...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to establish a new authority called the national food ombudsman to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. [38549/22]