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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bus Services (1 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of sheltered bus stops for Belgooly and Riverstick, County Cork. [59398/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (1 Dec 2021)

Holly Cairns: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the review by his Department of the 2011 and 2017 European Impact Assessment Regulations (Agriculture) and their implementation is internal or external in nature; if the terms of reference of same will be made available to the public; and current the timescales for this review. [59394/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Agreements (30 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank Minister of State. Of anyone in government, I do not doubt her commitment in this area. However, I am concerned at the conditionalities Departments keep putting up that supposedly block ratification. In 2015, it was the intention to ratify the convention and the optional protocol together. By 2018, however, it was just the convention. We then had to wait until after the first...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Agreements (30 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: This Friday is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the day to promote the rights and well-being of people with disabilities and celebrate their contributions to communities and society. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue for debate. The optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD, allows...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (30 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his response to the recent protests by organisations (details supplied) to the rates of fees in third level institutions. [58609/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (30 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that people with disabilities and persons with low incomes can attend higher and further education. [58610/21]

Mother and Baby Institutions: Statements (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: This redress scheme comes after years of shocking headlines and devastating revelations. It comes after countless survivors bravely telling their stories, incredible work by journalists and researchers, a deeply flawed commission of investigation and a consultation process run by the current Minister. After all of that, it is simply unbelievable that the scheme does not do survivors...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: I am talking about young people aged under 30.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: This is no country for young people and we have more evidence of that today. A new report has shown that the number of first-time buyers aged 30 or under has collapsed in the past 16 years, falling from 60% in 2004 to just 27% in 2020. These figures, while shocking, are just further confirmation of what we have all known for some time, which is that young people in Ireland have been handed...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: It is very telling that in response to three very important questions, the Tánaiste used his time trying to slate the Social Democrats in regard to what our approach to housing might be in government. He says he believes in home ownership and the Government's policy is aiming for that and will achieve it. However, its big idea to boost affordability for young people is the shared...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: Will he please answer my questions?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 25. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the amount of time a person can stay on community employment due to the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic over the past 18 months. [50125/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 45. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase payments on the rural social scheme, community employment and Tús schemes and programmes in line with increases in the minimum wage. [50124/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 47. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase the number of places on the rural social scheme by 500 and reverse the 2016 changes to the length of time a person can remain on the scheme. [50126/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 61. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on introducing a scheme that would cover the cost of burials and cremations for the families of deceased children. [57978/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 110. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to support community employment schemes during the continuing uncertainty in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. [57979/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to address the recommendations concerning the international protection system in a report on the international protection process (details supplied). [57976/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the immigration system will be reformed to protect the victims and survivors of domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence who are placed at additional risk given their residency is based on being a dependent or due to the fact they are undocumented. [57977/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister of State and the HSE representatives for coming before the committee. Their opening statements made reference to the progressing disability services programme intended to reform services and supports for children with disabilities through the creation of the children's disability network teams. In particular, Mr. O'Regan's statement claimed that the programme provides...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: I will quickly respond, if I may. I cannot say that I can see those results on the ground yet. It is not the experience of families. Professor MacLachlan stated the design is for equal access and that it is working, but it is not. That is not the experience of families. As I stated, there is a family who got a diagnosis for their child 15 months ago and have received, overall, two and a...