Results 141-160 of 625 for cork speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the delivery of Connecting Ireland in Cork South-West. [10272/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure all public buses serving Bantry, County Cork, have the facility to accommodate mobility scooters for individuals who require them. [10588/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (1 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of funding for a service (details supplied) to bring patients from Cork South-West to CUH to receive cancer health care. [10586/23]

Energy Costs and Windfall Taxes: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...EU authorised its introduction in September 2022. Why has it not been introduced yet? What is the delay? Many small and medium enterprises are on the brink of closure. Shops, cafés, restaurants and other businesses in west Cork have been under severe pressure. I cannot emphasise enough how important these retailers and hospitality are to towns and villages across the country....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide interim funding for the provision of transport to enable young people in Beara, County Cork, to access disability services in Bantry, County Cork, until the permanent service is in place later in 2023. [7748/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to ensure that a bus stop is put in place in Ballinhassig, County Cork. [7760/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to ensure the reinstatement of the east bound bus stop on North Street, Skibbereen, County Cork. [7761/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that SouthDoc out-of-hours GP service is operating in Castletownbere, County Cork. [7749/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: 211. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen a South Doc Service in Kinsale, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7750/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (15 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: 212. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the number of rapid response vehicles operating in the Cork south-west area each day, including the number of hours each vehicle is available for. [7751/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...Questions Nos. 842 of 5 April 2022, 308 of 18 May 2022, 233 of 22 June 2022, 1117 of 12 July 2022 and 324 of 10 November 2022, the percentage of appointments to senior psychologist posts in the Cork adult mental health services between August 2017 and January 2021 that took place via unadvertised transfers; the exact service locations that is, the exact locations of the adult mental health...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: On Friday, I visited St. Finbarr's Boys' National School, Bantry, which is working with the local mixed-ability sports club, the West Cork Jesters, which is one of the first clubs of its kind, to develop an all-weather pitch for the whole community. The students believe strongly in having an inclusive school and I hope there will be support for that application for funding. That visit was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: 469. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6185/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...for those students. Schools need more resources, as does the NCSE given the difficulty in contacting it and the slowness of its replies. I also want to repeat my call for a special school in Cork South-West. Families have come together to form a campaign and seek this in recognition of their children's needs. ASD and other units attached to existing schools are essential and these...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to increase the number of places in secondary schools for young people with autism in County Cork. [4782/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: We need more secondary school places for children with disabilities in Cork South-West. In particular, there are insufficient specialised units for young people with autism, or autistic young people. The lack of proper spaces and adequate supports is a breach of their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and it is a source of considerable concern for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: Respectfully, all of those figures mean nothing to families who cannot find a place or an appropriate place. The Minister of State says there are 15 special schools in County Cork. That is wonderful but there is not one special school in all of Cork South-West although it is one of the biggest constituencies in the country. The inadequacy of education and healthcare supports for children...

Council Development Levies: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...The lack of basic facilities, from playgrounds to public toilets and active infrastructure, is in some form or other one of the major issues raised by constituents. Towns and villages across west Cork are screaming out for amenities that are considered fundamental in other European countries. Playgrounds are one of the key examples. These should be standard in all areas but the only...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (1 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...presenting at the six HSE sexual assault treatment units. This was the first year the figure was above 1,000. One fifth of those were aged between 14 and 17. These units, in Dublin, Galway, Cork, Waterford, Mullingar and Donegal, do incredible work in treating and helping victims who arrive in a highly vulnerable state. They provide specialised care that is focused on the person....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...dangerously long shifts due to staff shortages. It is no exaggeration to say that it is costing lives. This issue has a particular impact on rural populations. I have constituents in west Cork who are fearful of what will happen in an emergency situation given that they live so far away from a hospital. A major issue is that the ambulances are assigned according to population rather...