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Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Yes, perfect. Thank you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Here is what we know. Since before Covid-19 arrived in Ireland, people with disabilities have experienced higher rates of discrimination than people without disabilities. That discrimination is more likely to occur and be more serious. People with disabilities are more than three times likelier to experience poverty and deprivation than...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: We know from media reports that the Minister for Health was urged by legal advisers to introduce legislation to allow the Government to forcibly close meat plants. We know entire counties have had to close on account of meat plants, that a plant in Cork with 226 cases never closed and that meat plants have been a consistent problem in terms of clusters of Covid-19, posing a serious risk to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Is it proposed to introduce legislation?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: Will the Taoiseach introduce the legislation?

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Sick Pay Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 157. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports that an organisation (details supplied) is refusing to engage unions on issues relating to sick pay for workers in meat plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28252/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Job Losses (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 158. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will intervene in situations in which employees of meat processing plants are laid off due to the fact they live in direct provision. [28253/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the road collision reporting guidelines produced by an organisation (details supplied); his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to plans by Bus Éireann to close a number of its intercity routes, including the x8 from Cork city to Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28256/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Weather Events (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 290. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the visit by the Minister of State for the OPW, if he will seek reports from the local authorities on the recent flooding events in west County Cork during August 2020 to address flood mitigation works for the areas concerned. [28254/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 598. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expand the plans to lease properties in Galway city centre to house asylum seekers nationwide and to remove asylum seekers from congregated settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28249/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (6 Oct 2020)

Holly Cairns: 657. To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 testing centres in west County Cork will be reinstated. [28255/20]

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Holly Cairns: I did not make my question clear enough. My question was not about whether the Government would take amendments from the Seanad. I know that has happened. Will the Minister or the Minister of State consider any amendments that Deputies have put forward this evening or are we wasting our time?

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Holly Cairns: Will the Minister of State and the Minister consider any of the amendments or are we wasting our time?

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Holly Cairns: On a point of order, do Deputies have to speak to the amendment?

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Holly Cairns: I am aware of that, but we have been here for hours and we are still on the same amendment.

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Holly Cairns: Many Deputies spent a great deal of time putting forward amendments and we have not got to them as a result of this. We did not go to that trouble to come here today and listen to the Healy-Rae Deputies having an argument with Deputy Boyd Barrett. I am wondering if we can move on.

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Holly Cairns: Do they have to speak to the amendment, specifically? That is not happening. Can we move on to the next amendment, please?

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Holly Cairns: The crux of the issue is that appeals were not decided upon in a timely manner but the Bill does not really address that. Instead it seeks to erode the appeals process. The backlog of appeals has crippled the industry and if, as Deputy Fitzmaurice has suggested, we could get through appeals in a timely manner, it would make a massive difference. One of my amendments seeks to introduce a...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Holly Cairns: I formally congratulate the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, on her appointment. We need transformative change in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I know that bringing about such change will be challenging but it is essential and I really look forward to working with both the Minister of State and the Minister to achieve it. I really hope this legislation is a bad...

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Holly Cairns: I echo the concerns of my colleagues in the Social Democrats that only four children are to be welcomed here from Greece. The people we represent expect better. I urge the Minister of State and his Department to do more and do better. I say that respectfully, as I think he agrees. Our motion speaks to an ugly truth in Irish society. It highlights a reality that is often overlooked....