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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 506. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of survivors estimated to be eligible for the mother and baby institute redress scheme; his Department's work in reaching out to survivors to make them aware of the scheme; and the number of applications submitted to date. [17354/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 545. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding or grants available to support the establishment of a childcare facility in Bantry (details supplied). [17610/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 569. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to address the shortages in childcare staff in the short and long term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17982/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 580. To ask the Minister for Health the current ambulance response times across west Cork; the number of ambulances available in the area; and the number of paramedics assigned to the area. [17350/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 712. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding and grants available to communities that wish to establish community arts centres; and if she would consider the establishment of an arts centre in Bandon, County Cork. [17352/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: Does the Tánaiste think that his approach is working?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: It is not working.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: It is not working.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: The Government could have introduced an eviction ban.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: Will the Tánaiste answer the question?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: It would be great if the Tánaiste answered my question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: That is what I have been talking about for the past four years and why we have raised 255 amendments.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: Housing is often discussed in the Chamber but, too often, we do not discuss the reality of it and the real-life impact this crisis has on people's lives. The Irish Examiner spoke with some of these people this week. Kelly-Anne Healy is aged 37 and lives at home with her parents in Blackpool, Cork. She has worked since she was a teenager and always thought if she worked hard enough she...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: I do not know whether the Tánaiste thinks people believe him when he comes to the House and says we do not put forward any solutions. In the past number of weeks alone, my colleague, Deputy O'Callaghan, has put forward 255 amendments to the planning Bill but the Government has just routinely voted them down. One of them was around zoning land for affordable housing. It was rejected....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 94. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that will be make available for small businesses struggling with the increased cost of operating a business. [17042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 116. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department’s plans to implement the statutory sick pay scheme. [17043/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 283. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current lack of a mammogram service in west Cork; to provide a reasoning for the suspension of the availability of the mobile BreastCheck mammogram service in Bantry; and whether he would ensure the provision of a mammogram service in west Cork to ensure access to care for those unable to drive long distances. [17106/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: We are on course to spectacularly miss our climate targets. The latest person to sound the alarm about this impending failure was Mary Robinson. She cannot understand why funding that is available now to help reduce our emissions and meet our targets is not being used, and nor can I. We have so much work to do and so little time to do it. Inaction or insufficient action is not a credible...

Disability Justice: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: I thank Solidarity-People Before Profit for tabling the motion. I welcome the decision by the Government to scrap its Green Paper on disability reform. The proposals were highly insulting to disabled people and would have been a massive step backwards for disability rights. It should not have come as a surprise to the Government that there was such a strong backlash by disabled people,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: To hear that a year after a report was given to the Government it has not been considered is extremely worrying. I heard the Minster for Health say yesterday that we have to be cognisant of what people voted for in the repeal referendum and in any plan to reform the law and the Taoiseach referenced it now too. I do not know if they are suggesting that they think the majority of people who...