Results 1,701-1,720 of 7,362 for speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance if the small cider producer excise relief scheme will be extended to include other fermented beverages, such as mead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21679/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will assist a disability service for young people (details supplied) to run the summer programme; if she will ensure that her Department officials engage with this service to facilitate same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21676/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Safety (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline her engagement with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment concerning changes to the Health and Safety Authority's guidelines regarding the use of glyphosate on school grounds and in the vicinity of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21677/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 316. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking regarding the lack of accessibility at a publicly funded tourist attraction (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21686/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the cost-of-living measures for families announced on 21 February 2023 include a payment to individuals receiving pensions as qualified adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21684/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to enable full-time carers who are also pensioners to access the State pension (non-contributory) €200 cost-of-living lump sum payment as well as the carer's allowance cost-of-living lump sum payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21346/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on adjusting the qualifications for the jobseeker's transition payment to enable single parents with joint equal custody of a child or children to apply for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21347/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on adjusting the qualifications for the one-parent family payment to enable single parents with joint equal custody of a child or children to apply for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21348/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update to an individual (details supplied) seeking health certs for livestock. [21234/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has not accepted any afforestation, ash dieback or forest road applications since 1 January 2023 from private individuals and companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21235/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish the forestry licensing plan for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to regulate unincorporated agriculture associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21332/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the funding for the straw incorporation measure by 50% and increasing the acreage that can be applied for by an individual farmer from the current 40 ha; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21333/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase to €200,000 the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme (TAMS 3) investment ceiling from the current €90,000 to reflect the current cost of equipment for tillage farmers; if he will expand the types of eligible equipment/structures, including combine harvester; if he will request teagasc tillage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address his obligations under the Sustainable use of Pesticides Directive (2009/128/EC) regarding the tillage sector. [21335/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that the tillage sector is represented on the Teagasc authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21336/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will adjust the tillage incentive scheme to support current tillage farmers, including the requirement that the land must remain in tillage for at least five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21337/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on banning or restricting the use of glyphosate. [21674/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the funding for the Protein Aid and Protein/Cereal Mix (50/50) Crop Scheme by 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21868/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (9 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: 544. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an occupational therapist assigned to a school (details supplied) is solely employed to provide services to children attending that school; if he will confirm that this is a permanent post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21338/23]