Results 221-240 of 6,733 for speaker:Holly Cairns

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...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

Holly Cairns: Will the Taoiseach answer the question?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

Holly Cairns: At the weekend, 11 ministers in the Israeli Government attended a conference calling for Israeli settlement in the Gaza strip. Detailed maps were displayed which showed the areas of the Gaza strip where settlements would be established. Among the ministers to attend was the national security minister, Ben-Gvir, and the finance minister, Smotrich. This will not come as any surprise. Both...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jan 2024)

Holly Cairns: It was €2.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2024)

Holly Cairns: Speaking down the clock and talking about how I am apparently being disingenuous really says it all. I literally said at the beginning that the Government voted down our motion, which called on it to intervene "at the earliest possible opportunity". I literally highlighted, in my speech just before the Tánaiste spoke, that we want the work to start now. We do not signal our intent and...