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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1347. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with a group (details supplied) since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1474. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 5,533 assessments of need for children which are overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33940/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2020)

Holly Cairns: 1475. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 13,419 persons aged under 18 years of age that are awaiting an initial assessment of speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33941/20]

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: I suppose as we know the Minister will not accept any amendments today, I will speak for the record, as it is the only thing we can do. Regarding the amendments to which the Minister just referred, I note that there have been many references to Dr. Maeve O'Rourke's article on thejournal.ietoday. I would like to put some of it on the record. Dr. O'Rourke writes that the first amendment is...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: That was my point.

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Could the Minister please clarify from the outset if he intends to accept any of the amendments offered by me and my colleagues today?

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: A few weeks ago I sat through a three-hour debate on the forestry legislation and the Government did not accept even one of the over 100 amendments we submitted. It was only towards the end of the debate that I asked if the Government had any plans to accept any of them and it transpired that it did not. Therefore, I am just curious to know what the case will be here. The Minister seems to...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: I might later. I just wanted to clarify that at the outset.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the bike station at King John's Castle and Limerick Institute of Technology which was committed to in 2017 by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32264/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for and a breakdown of the additional €273,000 provided by the NTA to a company (details supplied) on 2 July 2019 which was in addition to the €1.2 million annual lump sum price paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32265/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Issues (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of fines the State is paying weekly since 1 January 2020 to the European Commission relating to cases for infringements of EU law in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32263/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 200. To ask the Minister for Health if he will lower the age for cervical screening to 20 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32266/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 201. To ask the Minister for Health if he will lower the age for prostate cancer screening to 40 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32267/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (22 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will lower the age at which women are screened for breast cancer to 30 years of age as a preventative measure for the incidence and mortality from breast cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32282/20]

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. It is so important during this debate to remember the gravity of it. We are talking about the worst human rights violations imaginable: missing children, enforced disappearance, illegal adoptions, incarceration and so much more horrific systematic institutional abuse. It is so important to remember that this commission was formed in light of the discovery of...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Deputy Sherlock has agreed to swap and allow me to speak first. I thank the Regional Independent Group for tabling this motion discussing the significance of post offices, especially in rural areas. It calls on us to recognise their role and support the sustainability of this public service. Rural post offices are vital connections and nodal points in villages, like Goleen, Kealkill and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: The Taoiseach was a member of the Bertie Ahern-led Government that brought in a gagging order, further compounding survivors' trauma caused by institutional abuse, and he admitted that that was a mistake. He can choose not to repeat the mistakes of the past today. If we pass the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter Bill...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: With a gagging order around it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: The Taoiseach said himself that it was a mistake.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Does the Taoiseach think they want these records to be sealed for 30 years?