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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (29 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 604. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on knowledge transfer programmes; the number of participants annually between 2015 and 2020; the amount spent on and participants in programmes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34887/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 605. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for the Irish Sea Fishery Board withdrawing funding for vessels that apply for a grant to buy a jigging machine to fish using the hook and line method; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34888/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 606. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the mackerel quota for boats of less than 15 metres in length to 3,000 tonnes annually effective from 1 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34889/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 613. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit fulfil their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34860/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Disabilities Assessments (29 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 614. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit undertake disability impact assessments; the process by which these assessments are monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34877/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: I am in Leinster House. I thank everybody for coming before the committee. I have two questions and I would like brief responses to both. The first one is for Ms Ryan-O'Brien of Aitheantas and the representatives of the Adoption Rights Alliance and The Clann Project. All their statements highlight how this proposed Bill does not meet the threshold of unconditional access to birth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: Yes, I am talking about adopted people having the same kinds of rights as everybody else in respect of unrestricted access to their own information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I am interested to hear from the witnesses regarding head 40 of the Bill, which references the disapplication of the GDPR. I hope they can shed some light on the implications for unfettered access to birth information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: Yes, and their not having a clear statutory right in that regard. Given all of Ms Hennessy's experience with birth mothers, in particular, she might be able to shed some light on the implications of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: Would Ms Hennessy say it is crucial that it be included in the legislation that mothers have unrestricted access to that information? Other speakers touched on the need for siblings to have that access but, based on what Ms Hennessy is saying, it sounds like mothers definitely need it as well.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide social and affordable housing to persons with disabilities. [33842/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Natural Heritage Areas (24 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it will be ensured that all proposed natural heritage areas are designated natural heritage areas. [33841/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 165. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the Cork City Council motion calling on the Government to support the waiving of patents on the Covid-19 vaccine in the EU and worldwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 460. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the delays experienced by persons in cohort 4 very high risk and cohort 7 high risk in accessing Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26565/21]