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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: I am asking the Tánaiste if the Minister of State will take questions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: He is not answering.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: I give a warm welcome to the pupils from Greystones Community National School who are in the Gallery. For the second time in two months, the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, will make a clarifying statement in the House later today. In March, he made a statement about a planning application for his family home. The Minister of State said he was entirely satisfied that the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: The Tánaiste said that legitimate questions can be asked; that is all I am trying to achieve. I am not asking him about The Ditchand his opinion on it, his opinion on whether the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, has broken any laws or if he has confidence in the Minister of State. This is about public confidence in our political system, our planning system and our system of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: Will the Tánaiste answer the question?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to address literal and illegal dumping. [19761/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on designating the post office network as the offline gateway of choice for citizens availing of State services. [19760/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide his response to the motion he received from Cork County Council (details supplied) concerning Transport Infrastructure Ireland's grant allocations to the council, including the reduction in funding to the community involvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19956/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant will be paid to schools for the current school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20049/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the timelines for when schools receive grants to maintain school buildings, pay for utilities and cleaning services, and to pay staff have been revised several times this school year; if she will provide additional funding to schools adversely impacted by her Department’s delays; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Covid cleaning grant will be given to schools for term three of this school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20051/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to address post-separation abuse experienced by survivors of gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19952/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to ensure that all persons within the policing and justice system who interact with survivors of gender-based violence have been provided with specialised training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19953/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to collate and publish anonymised data from family courts concerning gender-based violence cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19954/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the establishment of the Food Vision Tillage Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19949/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (27 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to reform the student grant scheme. [20052/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: Members of Macra na Feirme marched to the Dáil overnight. They are protesting because they are concerned about the future of rural Ireland and the future for young farmers. I was a member of Macra and I share their concerns. Young farmers are an endangered species. We know generational renewal is a massive issue but there are so many issues that need urgent action. It is not a false...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Island Communities (25 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: I am glad to hear action is being taken and I hope the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage follows through with lively action as a result. The report also has several recommendations on sustaining island life in west Cork and I am sure its findings are applicable to many other island communities. They include a rural settlement scheme aimed specifically at promoting the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Island Communities (25 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline her engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to improve the provision of housing on offshore islands. [19394/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Island Communities (25 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: Our offshore islands are not exempt from the housing crisis. In fact, the pressures on housing are distinctly felt by island communities, considering the additional barriers they face. Access to services, the transport of material and even construction workers and tradespeople travelling are all additional obstacles faced by the islands. What has the Minister's engagement been with the...