Results 41-60 of 625 for cork speaker:Holly Cairns

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: .... My thoughts are with Michael's family and friends and the wider community. I am grateful for the opportunity to talk about the provision of healthcare and GP services in rural areas. In Cork South West, we are very familiar with the pressures on and failures relating to health services in rural communities. The blunt truth is that the current GP model is not working and has not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to provide daily local bus services between Kealkill and Bantry, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8001/24]

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: ...Department to really acknowledge the inshore sector and at the very least allow a bit more of a quota. Some 98% of 2% is just shocking. I understand that the Minister is meeting officials from Cork County Council soon with regard to Keelbeg Pier in Union Hall. It is one of those areas where works have been done to the main pier and that is welcome for the fishing sector. In terms of...

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: ...of these huge benefits to it. Added to those is employment in local areas. Therefore, supporting that sector is really important. One of issues I always come across in my constituency of Cork South-West is the need for basic infrastructure at small piers and harbours. It was great to have the Brexit BALAMI funding last year. Many small works were done such as handrails, tow...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: ..., or for anybody in government to act with urgency? The Tánaiste has just listed off a few things. His long-term priority of special education needs has amounted to precisely zero special schools in Cork South-West. He referred to children's disability network teams. Not one of them is fully staffed. Pay parity for section 39 workers is still not there.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Jan 2024)

Holly Cairns: ...are at tipping point. A restaurant near me, Budds of Ballydehob, put out a post about this on social media, and the outpouring of support was immense. As the Taoiseach knows, in towns and villages in Cork South-West the café might be the heart of the community where people gather. It provides employment. There are so many benefits outside of it being a café that are difficult...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Dec 2023)

Holly Cairns: 819. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55183/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Dec 2023)

Holly Cairns: 318. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a new paramedic training facility in Cork which was projected to open to trainees in January 2024; the current projected opening date for the facility; and the cost of the facility. [54312/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Dec 2023)

Holly Cairns: 319. To ask the Minister for Health if the delayed opening of a new paramedic training facility in Cork is related to budgetary constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54313/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Dec 2023)

Holly Cairns: 320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paramedic trainees who had been issued contracts to train in a new facility in Cork; whether these trainees will be accommodated in other training centres; what assistance is available to trainees who may be asked to change training locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54314/23]

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...of immigrants and asylum seekers and what they have brought to Ireland. They are our friends, families and loved ones. They are our teachers, nurses and builders. They are organisations like Sanctuary Runners and restaurants like Izz Cafe in Cork city. They make our culture and communities richer. They provide employment and keep public services and businesses afloat. They bring new...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional capacity can be provided on routes 216 and 220 in Cork, in both the morning and evening, to ensure that all children travelling to school from Maryborough and Douglas can avail of public bus transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47673/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: ..., announced an additional €3 million in support for homeowners, but it is doubtful whether this will be enough to meet the huge need that exists following this disaster. Many homeowners in counties Cork and Waterford are utterly confused about the qualifying criteria. They have received no information about how they can apply for support or what they are entitled to. The grim...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...has been no attempt to move towards this. Will the Taoiseach please acknowledge that all of those things have to change in order to reassure communities like Midleton and other places in counties Cork and Waterford? Will he acknowledge that the overall approach of Government has to change in order to address climate change, because it is here?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (24 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46313/23]

Funding for Persons with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...to them. I was on the "Up Front with Katie Hannon" show last night. I listened to people in the audience who did not know if their personal assistant would be there this morning to help them out of bed or to get to work. Martha, a healthcare assistant from Cork, was on the show and she described an older patient she has asking her if she would even be able to get a bowl of soup...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 556. To ask the Minister for Health the current orthodontic waiting times for Dublin, Limerick and Cork; the number of patients in each area seen by public orthodontists to date in 2023; the number of patients in each area outsourced to private orthodontists to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44984/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (11 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 211. To ask the Minister for Health whether a school dental programme could be provided in Skibbereen, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44297/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (11 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of school dentists in County Cork; the number of schools each dentist supports; and the number of pupils in each school, in tabular form. [44298/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (11 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting period for children on waiting lists for braces in County Cork; the efforts his Department is making to reduce this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44299/23]