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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure students can return safely to in-person teaching in further and higher education contexts. [45707/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 259. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the staffing levels including the number of persons in each role for each of the children’s disability network teams operating in County Cork; the number of children each team has assigned to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45702/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 260. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure each of the children’s disability network teams has a sufficient number of physiotherapists to provide timely therapy to all children assigned to the team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45703/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 261. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation of a young person (details supplied) will be addressed with regard to waiting for an MRI under general anaesthetic. [45704/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degrees and qualifications his Department accepts in order to exempt persons from having to complete a green certificate to meet the requirements of a qualified farmer for the purposes of all of his Department and Revenue Commissioners schemes. [45700/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister of State for her response. We all appreciate the complexity of the situation. We understand that nobody has the interests of the newborn more at heart than the expectant or new parents. They deserve as much certainty and clear guidance as possible and support from a partner through all stages of the journey, and that has to happen immediately. We hear that the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: The same in the Seanad.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: Deputy Smyth articulated that perfectly. All of the women in the Oireachtas are calling for this. It was all well said by Deputy Smyth. I first raised this issue more than a year ago. Since then, there have been considerable changes. We are close to most of the restrictions across all of society being eased. More than 90% of over 16-year-olds are fully vaccinated, yet, restrictions...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: It must be confusing for people watching to hear that all of the female and male Members want this, yet it still has not happened. Why is that the case?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: Can you skip to that bit?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: The Minister of State mentioned some of the engagements he has had. I ask to prioritise engaging with the Credit Union CEO Forum and the ILCU. On this particular issue, it would feel wrong to not mention Donal O'Driscoll, CEO of the Access Credit Union in west County Cork, who passed away last week. He was a kind and thoughtful man who embodied the principles of the credit union...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 12. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to review the policy framework within which credit unions operate. [44839/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to enable the credit union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in the country. [44838/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: Due to changes introduced in recent years, we have a disconnect between the Department of Finance, which has responsibility for credit union policy, and the Central Bank, which is responsible for regulation but has no remit to appreciate the credit union as a volunteer-led, democratic organisation. The programme for the Government commits to reviewing the credit union policy framework. When...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: Credit unions play an essential role in so many communities. You are guaranteed to meet a staff member and not to be directed to a machine. We cannot underestimate the importance of that in terms of accessibility. Credit unions have also provided flexible services to people and families who would have been refused by other financial organisations. I would not have been able to do my...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Properties (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the locations of all offices and buildings either owned or used by his Department or by public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit which are usually open to the public to access services. [44910/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking in response to the finding in the EPA report Packing Waste in Ireland in 2019 that Ireland has had a gradual fall in packaging recycling rates in recent years from 70% in 2013 to 64% in 2018 and 62% in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44591/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking in response to the finding in the EPA report Packing Waste in Ireland in 2019 that Ireland has had a gradual fall in packaging recycling rates in recent years from 70% in 2013 to 64% in 2018 and 62% in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44897/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to ensure that all commercial waste companies offer customers compost bins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44592/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (21 Sep 2021)

Holly Cairns: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will make available any assessment of the impact of data centres on national energy consumption and their impact on Ireland’s carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44593/21]