Results 41-60 of 254 for long speaker:Holly Cairns

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...it rains down bombs on innocent civilians. The UN is calling this an ethnic cleansing but the EU is failing to even condemn it. EU officials are still failing to offer any kind of criticism. How long more will the EU stay silent at the expense of these people? Will the Taoiseach please use his voice today to represent Ireland on this?

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...one-off measures as evidence that their interests have been protected. Nobody should be fooled by this cynical approach. Temporary supports are not the answer to a persistent cost-of-living crisis. They will not provide sustainable relief to those who can no longer afford the extortionate cost of necessities like food, fuel, energy and rent. The Social Democrats proposed a €25...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2023)

Holly Cairns: ..., CPO, or destroy farmland, is not backed up by fact. Rather, the nature restoration law has the potential to be transformative. It will provide new funding streams for farmers to ensure the viability of farming long into the future. To be clear, there will be no future for farming unless we protect our ecosystems and our biodiversity. Comments from elected representatives regarding...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...to attend school for one day a week. On occasion her condition was so bad she was unable to breathe. The Minister should think about that for a moment. A child in this country was waiting so long for surgery, she was left in horrific pain, denied an education and on occasion was unable to breathe. Imagine being the parent of that child, watching her suffer for years and feeling utterly...

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...that the agricultural sector will need to reduce emissions by 30% before 2030. Pushing back against that in order to keep the status quowill only cause extreme harm to the farming community in the long run, a reality that the Government and the Rural Independent Group seem to refuse to acknowledge. If we do not take difficult decisions now, they will inevitably be made closer to the 2030...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (27 Jun 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1099 of 13 June 2023, to ensure funding is provided to an organisation for nursing support (details supplied) for a child to attend school to ensure the long-term provision of this service. [31068/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...of farmers. Mr. Kelleher has made these claims in the absence of any evidence. In fact, the nature restoration law aims to provide new funding streams for farmers to ensure the viability of farms long into the future. I hope the Minister is as concerned about this matter as I am. Let us be clear that there is no future for farming unless we protect our ecosystems and biodiversity....

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...care but everyday facilities, such as parks, sports facilities, cycle lanes, public toilets and community centres. These are social infrastructure that enrich and strengthen communities. We are a long way from having all our towns and villages supported by appropriate facilities. The rural policy looks great on paper but it in no way reflects the reality of life in rural Ireland at the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Jun 2023)

Holly Cairns: 1189. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the long waiting lists for children with scoliosis for their first appointment with an orthopaedic consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27741/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...? Would they have been able to save for their retirement? I regularly speak to young people whose anger has now become weariness. They have witnessed so much failure and have been so angry for so long that they are now weary and exhausted. They are tired of broken promises and the ridiculous spin that the Government can fix this housing disaster. They now wonder what will become...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...have encouraged the Minister and the HSE to look at different ways of recruiting staff. Staff are also deeply frustrated and demoralised. One of the respondents to the FUSS survey explained: Vacancies are too long empty and it's just a revolving door. In order to progress you've to leave your post. I'm just waiting for something to come up so I can leave. Of course, therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Forensic Science Ireland (24 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify how long forensic evidence collected in relation to the reporting of sexual assault is stored to enable the survivor to proceed with a prosecution at a future date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25124/23]

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...allow individuals to apply for asylum. We also have moral responsibilities to help people escape violence or individuals being persecuted because of their faith or sexuality. As a nation with a long history of emigration, it would be beyond hypocritical if we did not try to help immigrants to integrate. It is important to outline those principles because they are being intentionally...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...the consequence of that. It is too horrific to allow to continue. The Taoiseach mentioned the bigger picture. In her report last November, Dr. Catherine Day urged the Government to develop a long-term strategy to the crisis. Dr. Day said it was imperative that the Government act quickly and build State-run, not-for-profit, reception and integration centres. She said it was feasible to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 931. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the long waiting lists for endometriosis clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25012/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 932. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the long waiting lists for pain specialists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25013/23]

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (17 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...serious social and criminal issue. There is a clear need for these centres, and the trend shows that a roll-out of these services will help more people. The CSO survey also highlights the need for long-term impacts. One in five adults has experienced unwanted contact sexual violence as a child. Research shows that childhood sexual abuse can have significant negative psychological...

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...are recurring, unavoidable and hugely expensive. Disabled people and others who are facing ongoing economic disadvantage need to be supported with permanent measures, not one-off payments. Another major and long overdue intervention is the regulation of the food sector. As it stands, there is a complete absence of oversight of pricing. We can see the result of this in the massive...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...have yet to fall. The Government claims it wants to see energy companies reduce prices but the Minister seems incapable of doing more than wagging his finger at the companies. We are now told his long-promised windfall tax will not be operable until the autumn. Food inflation has been surging for two years and is now running at nearly 17%. Annual grocery bills have increased by more...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Island Communities (25 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: ..., the continuity and vibrancy of island life is in doubt. There is a need to ensure that existing housing of older adults is modified so that older residents can remain in their homes for as long as possible on the islands. I am glad that the Minister will have a meeting with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage next week. I look forward to an update after that.