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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. I really appreciate her offer and I look forward to the meeting. I welcome that the HSE is considering having that kind of honest conversation with families, rather than allowing them to be consistently fobbed off by the system when there are not sufficient numbers of staff in place, as is currently the case, and we are looking at next year. In the context of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: The Taoiseach will be aware of a situation in Riverstick, County Cork, where a large section of publicly-owned forestry is for sale by Coillte. Ballymartle Woods is an incredibly important local amenity and biodiverse environment that is used by the community for recreation and by schools for education. A group of residents showed me the beautiful mature mixed forest on Monday. There is...

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: The Bill seeks to put in place standardised and evidence-based relationship and sexual education. It is designed to give all students access to the same information to help them understand health and develop respectful social and sexual relationships. This is not controversial. The vast majority of the public agree with the need for all young people to be provided with age-appropriate,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (24 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that paramedics are facilitated to both train and be stationed within the region in which they reside. [58034/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: Can anything be done now? Is it too late to change it?

Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: If there is an issue with the Order Paper or if there was a misprint, could we not change it?

Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: It was obviously submitted on the basis that it was an amendment.

Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: Every time I stand up in this House to talk about mother and baby homes I feel the weight of it. It is always hard to know where to begin when talking about something that has caused generations of trauma for so many people. It is difficult to convey the hurt, the bewilderment and the sheer rage that no one is actually being held accountable for these crimes and it does not look like anyone...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to address special education needs in south west areas of County Cork. [57268/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that each child or young person who is entitled to a special needs assistant or resource hours is allocated these supports. [57269/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of public holidays employees are entitled to in 2021 under the Holidays (Employees) Act 1961 (details supplied). [57615/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a broadband connection at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a report on Irish peatlands and climate change by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57392/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Conservation (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 249. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that mortgage and loan providers offer loans for homeworkers to retrofit their houses for energy efficiency. [57390/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to improve accessibility across national monument sites under the care of the OPW for persons with disabilities including persons with mobility restrictions and persons with visual and hearing impairments. [57396/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to support the roll-out of computer science as a leaving certificate subject. [57391/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Driver Licences (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the discrepancy by which persons over 70 years of age cannot drive school buses but the same persons are permitted to drive private coaches. [57397/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals made monthly by schools who were refused the number of SNA or resource hours applied for regarding children and young persons with special needs between 1 September 2020 and 30 October 2021; the number of appeals which were successful; the number of appeals which were upheld; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if persons who do not register their seaweed harvesting rights established by long usage will lose those rights if they are not registered under the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 by 30 November 2021. [57617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Nov 2021)

Holly Cairns: 645. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that a stroke discharge plan is put in place for each person who has suffered a stroke leaving an acute hospital setting. [57393/21]