Results 941-960 of 7,457 for speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met with or received any correspondence from representatives of South Africa in regards to their case against Israel in the International Court of Justice; and if so, if he would provide details of the correspondence. [5589/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current wait times for driving theory tests and driving tests in each test centre; and the number of people currently booked in for each in each test centre, in tabular form. [5590/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he would consider eliminating or reducing the €10 charge for taking bicycles on Bus Éireann buses or if the charge could be dropped on off-peak hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5600/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school (details supplied). [5591/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the development of schools (details supplied). [5596/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 377. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale used by her Department for categorising a country as a “safe country” in relation to international protection applications. [5592/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 378. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reasoning for categorising Algeria as a “safe country” in relation to international protection applications; what has changed in Algeria to result in this change in status; and what human rights reports her Department used to reach this decision. [5593/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 379. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many other EU countries categorise Algeria as a “safe country” in relation to international protection applications. [5594/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 562. To ask the Minister for Health to provide detail on the planned closure of 16 beds across two units in Clonakilty Community Hospital in order to facilitate the opening of a new unit; whether concerns have been raised with the HSE by unions in regards to safe staffing levels in the hospital as a result of the new unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5595/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 563. To ask the Minister for Health whether an increase in the number of community beds in Bandon Hospital could be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5597/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 564. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the scarcity of (details supplied); the measures being taken to ensure GPs are able to prescribe alternative medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5598/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: 565. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to provide up to date information to GPs of medication shortages and suitable alternatives, in order to prevent patients receiving prescriptions they are unable to fill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5599/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: I will continue with another quote. There is a very disappointing complacency - almost a smugness - in the ... response to issues of this kind. It is now standard practice and a mantra ... [to] just itemise what ... [is seen] as positives and so on but ... not deal with the hard questions that are asked. Again, those are not my words; that was what the Tánaiste said to the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: Will the Tánaiste answer the questions, please?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: Will the Tánaiste answer the questions, please?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: Will the Tánaiste please answer the questions before his time is up?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: Examining it for four years.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Holly Cairns: I send our sympathies to the families and friends of the young people who died and were injured in the horrific crash in Carlow last night. Such a shocking loss of so many young lives is devastating and my thoughts are with them today. I will start with a quote: The story for people with disabilities continues to worsen year after year. Access to therapies is simply appalling and respite...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 Jan 2024)

Holly Cairns: A review of our abortion law was concluded by Marie O’Shea nine months ago. Her report could not have been clearer. Among the recommendations she made was that the mandatory three-day waiting period be removed, the threatened criminalisation of doctors ended and far more clarity given on providing abortion in cases of foetal abnormalities. Instead of acting on the report, the...

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Holly Cairns: There are challenges within our immigration and asylum system but they are challenges of the Government's own making. They are not the fault of people seeking asylum or of migrants seeking to build a life for themselves and their families here in Ireland. We simply would not function as a country without migration. We would not staff our public services or our private enterprises. We...