Results 6,961-6,980 of 7,457 for speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (20 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 798. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are legislative or policy definitions for the minimum mesh size of netting relating to fishing sprat; if there are technical measures or restrictions on the nets that can be used in the context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31464/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (20 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 799. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority in ensuring compliance with regulations concerning the minimum mesh size of nets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31465/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (20 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 808. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the systems in place to monitor landings of sprat to assess if the catch is clean in line with landing declarations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31729/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (20 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 809. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the beef task force; the number of times the task force has met to date; the reports completed to date by same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31730/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (20 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 810. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces assigned to his Department in percentage and absolute terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31731/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (20 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 817. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which the €5 million in the budget for town and village hubs will be deployed to assist 2020 students participate in third level education remotely. [31771/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 78. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his views on establishing a dedicated service for employees to report employers anonymously that are unnecessarily requiring them to attend work physically or operate against Covid-19 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30865/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children and young persons with underlying health conditions that make them vulnerable to Covid-19 are allowed to participate in school remotely and are exempt from physical attendance rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30866/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (15 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 229. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 792 of 8 September 2020, the reason his answer included the standard of one family place per 10,000 women when this is not the standard used in the Istanbul Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30864/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Budget 2021 (15 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on investing €1.5 million in an assistive technology passport in budget 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30863/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 294. To ask the Minister for Health if yoga and pilates are included within the statutory definitions of SI No. 347 of 2020 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 as they meet the requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30862/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Ireland has just borrowed almost €20 billion. This budget was a unique opportunity and while it brings badly-needed funding for many areas, which is welcome, it is gutting to see the same old approach being taken. We should learn from past mistakes. We cannot keep investing in private companies; we need to invest in public services and we all know that. We are already hearing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (13 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 183. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be provided to local authorities to enable them to suspend rates of payments for SMEs impacted by the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30335/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if floating storage regasification units (details supplied) qualify as infrastructure developments under the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006. [30334/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (13 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 210. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the date on which a decision will be made regarding permitting the affiliating union of the Defence Forces to an organisation (details supplied); the reason this decision has been delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30360/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (13 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on increasing the school transport remote area grant to reflect the cost for children that live on an island and attend school on the mainland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30345/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be provided to college and university library services to enable students to access academic textbooks online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30354/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be provided to college and university online virtual learning environment management systems which in some cases do not have the capacity to accommodate the amount of students currently using the systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30355/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (13 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if colleges or universities that receive funding from his Department have asked students with disabilities or underlying health conditions to defer their place for a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30356/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct third level institutions to enable all students to apply for the laptop scheme through a separate means-testing system. [30358/20]