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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...

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

Holly Cairns: Will the Tánaiste outline what the Government will do to address these issues?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: Is there anything the Minister can say today that will lead us to believe that it will actually be any different? I mean actions rather than promises, meetings and reports.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: Today, 13-year-old Cara Darmody will hold a protest outside the Dáil again. Cara is protesting for improved autism services and for the Government to live up to its promises to disabled people and their families. She has first-hand experience of the difficulties endured by people with disabilities. Her two younger brothers, Neil and John, are autistic and she and her family have had...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister for the congratulations. Respectfully, that is the kind of rhetoric that I am saying does not match up with reality. The Minister is talking about people reaching their full potential and people's needs being met. There is a stark contrast between that kind of language and the language that comes back in reports from the Ombudsman with titles such as "Wasted Lives"....

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling the motion. It is always welcome to speak on the issues facing carers but particularly so given the report released by Family Carers Ireland last week. The findings of the report are shameful. It is another report about the disgraceful lack of support for carers and those for whom they care and another reminder that life is harder, more stressful and more...