Results 481-500 of 7,362 for speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if changes to the system for requesting primary school supports could be made in order to allow schools to request supports for incoming junior infant pupils with additional needs before the first day of school, in order that those necessary supports are there immediately for the child. [27451/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unqualified teachers who have taught classes in schools in Cork and Dublin in the 2023-2024 school year; and the length of time each was teaching, in tabular form. [27452/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of reported assaults on SNAs and SET teachers; and the number of SNAs and SET teachers on assault leave, from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [27453/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SNA training will be reviewed in order that SNAs receive a level of training before they enter the classroom. [27454/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a timeline for the commencement of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and to provide a reasoning for the 20-year delay in its commencement. [27455/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has explored the provision of a post-graduate primary school teaching degree through public universities, as the cost of the private courses is prohibitive for many; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27456/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of changing places toilets available nationally, by location and date of opening, in tabular form. [27440/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 156. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Section 38 organisations funded by the State in 2007; and if the number of Section 38 organisations funded through service-level agreements has increased or decreased since then. [27438/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 157. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Section 39 organisations funded by the State in 2007; and if the number of Section 38 organisations funded through service-level agreements has increased or decreased since then. [27439/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clients referred to the north Lee, south Lee, west Cork and north Cork child and adolescent mental health psychology services for each of the years 2020 to 2023, in tabular form. [27530/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when all ETB tutors can expect their new contracts to be issued. [27328/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he can ensure that historic disparities between ETB tutors and teachers in other settings are being addressed in the new contracts, and that ETB tutors are now treated on parity with teachers in other settings. [27329/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: The phrase "zero tolerance" rings about equally as hollow as that of "Never again" in this scenario.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: Like many other people, I believe the DPP should review the leniency of this sentence because it was not a zero-tolerance one.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: However, my fear is that in reviewing it, the DPP will discover that this sentence is not unusually lenient at all and that men routinely beat women to a pulp and walk free from court. Natasha is now known and admired across the country, but she never wanted to be in this position and she should not be. We are familiar with the names of other women too: Elaine O'Hara, Jennie Poole, Nadine...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: I also want to mark the death of a legend - Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. His magical voice expertly evoked all the drama and passion of the GAA for decades. He devoted a lifetime to the promotion of the GAA and the Irish language. He did this in a manner that beguiled and transfixed a nation. He will be missed but forever remembered. I will also take this opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider measures to prevent the loss of a teacher at a school (details supplied) for the 2024-2025 academic year. [26990/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether child maintenance will be disregarded from the housing assistance payment and differential rent scheme assessment operated by local authorities, following the announcement that child maintenance will be excluded from all social welfare means tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27072/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: Yesterday, primary school principals were in the House pleading for help. Over the past two years, heating costs have risen by an average of 37%, electricity costs by 35% and insurance costs by 19%. Seven out of ten primary schools ran a deficit in the last 12 months. Almost three quarters do not even have enough money to pay for cleaners and caretakers. More than half have had to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: Respectfully, it is not my narrative. It is what the principals are telling us, and it is really important that we listen to it. They spoke about the things the Tánaiste just referenced, for example, the hot school meals programme and how welcome that is. However, one principal gave an example of a contract for the hot school meals programme costing €160,000, which is more than...