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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Provision (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: The discussion in the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of child poverty was quite harrowing. We heard how the lack of supports for lone parents was a major driver of deprivation. Exorbitant childcare costs mean it is more economic for parents in many families to stop working or reduce their working hours. It is primarily the mother who does so. For...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 82. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that all children and families in direct provision being moved from congregated living are housed in own-door or independent living accommodation as close as possible to the community in which they have been residing. [36285/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: Previously when we discussed direct provision the Minister assured me that moving all remaining families currently in congregated living to own-door independent accommodation was a priority. He did not mention that there was no assurance that this move would consider the wishes of the families concerned or the connections those families had made in communities. Are families being moved far...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: The issue is that the Department is doing some good, of course, but in a bad way. Everyone wants to end direct provision as soon as possible. Moving families from congregated settings has to be a priority but must be done in co-ordination with the people involved. A key criticism of direct provision is the undignified way in which people are treated and the infantilising, condescending...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: Dignity is key here. Deputy Connolly's question is next, seeking an update on the plan to end direct provision but that process will be hollow if it is not based on consideration and respect. Unless dignified engagement with asylum seekers is embedded into the Department's interaction with them, any new system will have in many ways failed before it even begins. Regrettably, Ukrainian...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his engagement with the Minister for Health to increase the number of graduates from clinical therapies, including but not limited to occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and psychology in order to address shortages in disability services. [36282/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that he is taking to ensure the roll-out of a sexual violence response programme (details supplied) to all third level educational institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36283/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 124. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process that he has in place to closely consult with and actively involve persons with disabilities, including children with disabilities through their representative organisations in the development and implementation of legislation and policies relating to persons with disabilities as required under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Transport Schemes: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: I apologise for not being here earlier. I needed to be in the Dáil for two oral questions to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. I thank the witnesses for being here today and for helping us to understand multiple issues related to transport systems. We all know that accessible and inclusive transport is a really important enabler for participation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Transport Schemes: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: Can someone elaborate specifically on the challenges for disabled people in rural areas? It would be valuable for the committee to hear that. The cost of disability report gave an overview of the additional mobility and transport expenses for people with disabilities. Would anyone like to share their lived experience because sometimes that is what people relate to most and sometimes spurs...

Cost of Disability: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: This motion is about taking steps towards providing the changes we need to be a more inclusive and equal society. It is about the budgetary measures and policies that allow people to exercise their rights. The scale and depth of the issues are known. What we need is the political will. This budget must address the cost-of-living crisis but it must also address the cost-of-disability...

Cost of Disability: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: - Ireland signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in 2007, and ratified it in 2018; - in ratifying the UNCRPD, Ireland has committed to providing the highest attainable standard of healthcare for people with disabilities and to the provision of comprehensive housing and rehabilitation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (5 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her response to the annual report from an organisation (details supplied). [35544/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (5 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her response to the increasing demand for legal information and advice, as recorded by an organisation (details supplied) in its annual report. [35545/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on increasing the VAT threshold for small and medium enterprise service providers to €80,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35547/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (5 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on adjusting travel and subsistence rates given increasing travel costs. [35553/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 689. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide numbers of the current public patient waiting lists for ophthalmology in Cork University Hospital, including a breakdown of the numbers of months patients are waiting, in tabular form. [35549/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 690. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide numbers of the current public patient waiting lists for neurology in Cork University Hospital, including a breakdown of the numbers of months patients are waiting, in tabular form. [35550/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 691. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to recruit recent occupational therapist graduates for roles in children’s disability network teams. [35551/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: 692. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to encourage occupational therapists who are Irish nationals working in other jurisdictions to take up roles in children’s disability network teams. [35552/22]