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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 228. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department and agencies under his remit are facilitating employees in receiving Covid-19 vaccinations by providing reasonable accommodations and paid leave when employees are due to receive the vaccine during working hours and if they suffer temporary side effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22641/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a five year plan outlining the measures including supports and taxation policy to ensure the sustainable recovery of the hospitality industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23054/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a five year plan outlining the measures, including supports and taxation policy, to ensure the sustainable recovery of the hospitality industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23055/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that Irish Sign Language is added as a curricular subject in post-primary junior cycle and senior cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23038/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide enhanced illness benefit for Covid-19 for close contacts of a person who has been medically certified to self-isolate, restrict their movements due to being a probable source of infection of Covid-19 who are close contact due to their working in close proximity; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 419. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide enhanced illness benefit for Covid-19 beyond ten weeks for those diagnosed with lasting medical impacts as a result of contracting Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23053/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 438. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the finding in the Ombudsman for Children report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that the direct provision model does not have the best interests of children or the protection and promotion of the human rights of child refugees at its core; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 439. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the immediate steps he is taking to address the child safeguarding concerns raised in the Ombudsman for Children report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23037/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 442. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the immediate steps he is taking to address the child safeguarding concerns raised in the Ombudsman for Children report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23050/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 440. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the work of the International Protection Accommodation Service in establishing an independent inspectorate for direct provision as recommended in the Working Group to Report to Government on the Protection Process on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 441. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the International Protection Accommodation Service pre-Covid-19, failed to meet its own benchmark of three inspections per direct provision centre per year and did not inspect emergency accommodation centres in which children were residing at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23049/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that higher institutes of education and other third-level educational institutions offer Irish Sign Language as a subject through measures such as specific modules or dedicated degree programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23046/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 603. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the development of an EU digital green certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23043/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 604. To ask the Minister for Health his views on making a medication for morning sickness related to pregnancy (details supplied) eligible under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23044/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (5 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that a person (details supplied) undergoing treatment for a severe eating disorder will receive the healthcare they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23045/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2021)

Holly Cairns: One of the lessons learned from the past year has to be the utter unpredictability of events. If we had been warned five or ten years ago that Covid-19 was on the way, what would we have done? We would have made the drastic changes necessary to avoid the turmoil and suffering of the past year. It is not an exaggeration to say we are in a similar place today. We know the science. We know...

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Holly Cairns: I join others in congratulating the Minister, Deputy McEntee. I am seeking an update, albeit not on the funding that is to be allocated for the treatment of eating disorders. That has already been announced and is funding that was not spent previously. Rather, I am seeking an update on the number of beds for inpatient care. There are only three currently. Has there been any work on...

Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Holly Cairns: I will raise two issues related to the Bill. The spate of gorse fires in recent months is regrettably predictable. Every year, these dangerous fires destroy large parts of our landscape. The devastating fire in Killarney National Park has featured prominently. It should also be noted that there were several fires near Dunmanway, Clonakilty and Bantry in west Cork last week. Several units...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Apr 2021)

Holly Cairns: While I also welcome the Taoiseach's response to the devastating scenes caused by Covid-19 in India, the real solution is very obviously to allow the global production of vaccines. We had all hoped that the pandemic would lead to a new solidarity. However, the EU, US and others refuse to allow a waiver on vaccine patents. The TRIPS waiver, as it is referred to, would allow countries in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Apr 2021)

Holly Cairns: At the meeting on Friday, what position will Ireland take on pushing for intellectual property rights to be waived?