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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (27 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 450. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the action plan for survivors and former residents of mother and baby and county home institutions; for an update on the excavation work in Tuam to recover remains; and to provide an update on negotiations with religious orders in regard to redress payment contributions [9169/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (27 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 588. To ask the Minister for Health for a monthly breakdown of waiting list numbers for each discipline and care group across each geographical area of the Cork-Kerry primary care services from January until December 2023, in tabular form. [9166/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (27 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 589. To ask the Minister for Health for monthly details of the longest wait time for each discipline and care group across each geographical area of the Cork-Kerry primary care services from January until December 2023, in tabular form. [9167/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 590. To ask the Minister for Health for monthly details of staffing levels and recruitment for each discipline and within each care group across each geographical area of the Cork-Kerry primary care services from January until December 2023, in tabular form. [9168/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: The Minister indicated that supports have been made available by the Government to fleets in the form of tax rebates. As he said, it is not accessible for the owners of smaller boats that do not operate on big enough margins to register for VAT. That is a support only in place for larger players. Small boats generally operate using petrol engines as opposed to diesel. There are no...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: Is it all allocated now?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: It is just not good enough that larger boats are supported by Government in so many ways and that inshore fishers tend to be ignored. They pay a higher cost for fuel in the first place. Fuel costs in bigger ports are lower due to demand and supply for bigger vessels. Small boats operating from small piers and harbours have to buy it at local petrol stations at much higher costs. The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: I was glad to hear the announcement earlier this month that an interim payment will be paid to tranche 1 participants in the ACRES scheme. This was something that I and members of other Opposition groups had been calling for since the delays in payments were announced. Many people who rely on those payments were in touch with us. Commitments were made to farmers to support them when...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures his Department is taking to assist small scale fishers with fuel costs. [8554/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: Small-scale fishers operate on very tight margins. The ongoing rise in fuel costs over the past few years has impacted these boats significantly. Other countries such as France and Spain have supported small scale fishers with high fuel costs through the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund. Will the Minister introduce a similar scheme to assist small scale fishers with fuel costs?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the provision of ACRES payments; and the number of eligible farmers who have not yet received payment from his Department. [8556/24]

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2024: Motion (21 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: The Social Democrats are fully supportive of continuing the accommodation recognition payment scheme. Some 25% of Ukrainians who have sought protection in Ireland are in host accommodation and pledged properties. Over 21,000 people are currently being hosted in nearly 10,500 homes across the country. The EU average for hosting is approximately 8% to 9%. The level of support and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: Last night, the Minister for disability, Deputy O'Gorman, said that Ireland is "falling down in terms of our response to disabled people". For one, Ireland is not falling down. It is the Government. Then, the Minister suggested that a specific referendum on disability rights might be required to prevent this in the future. At this point, I am not sure if the Government is aware of this,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: The Government could bring pay parity to children's disability network teams. It could provide adequate personal assistance hours. It could, a decade on from scrapping it, introduce a transport scheme.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: The list goes on. If the Taoiseach has any interest in addressing these shortcomings, he could start by ratifying the optional protocol to the UNCRPD. Will he do that before the family and care referendums?

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: I want to extend my sympathies to Deputy Michael Collins on the tragic loss of his nephew. My thoughts are with Michael's family and friends and the wider community. I am grateful for the opportunity to talk about the provision of healthcare and GP services in rural areas. In Cork South West, we are very familiar with the pressures on and failures relating to health services in rural...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: This is the kind of spin I am referring to when I say that people feel that sense of hopelessness, because the Taoiseach is talking about going from an A to a B in all of these different categories. As I said, child homelessness is up by 55% since this Government took office. This is the main figure that needs to be addressed. On the eviction ban, in almost every single month since the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Michael O'Regan at the weekend. He had a huge love of and interest in politics. On a personal level, he was also very warm, humorous and kind. I extend my condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. The Children's Rights Alliance, in its annual report card, gave the Government a D-minus for family homelessness. Child homelessness...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Inquiry (20 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 115. To ask the Taoiseach if he will ensure that the Covid-19 inquiry terms of reference comply with domestic and international human rights law; what steps will be taken to ensure the inquiry is carried out with full transparency to the public; and if the inquiry will be chaired by a Judge or someone of a similar standing with knowledge of the State's investigative obligations. [7723/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Inquiry (20 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 116. To ask the Taoiseach if the Covid-19 inquiry will give formal status to bereaved families and other interested parties who have suffered as a result of Covid-19; and to detail how such groups will be permitted to participate and contribute to the inquiry. [7724/24]