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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: We must have a ceasefire, not a temporary pause and the Taoiseach seemed to echo that sentiment. Getting a ceasefire will require pressure on Israel and we have the ability to apply pressure in that way. When it comes to sanctions at EU level, the Taoiseach has said he does not want us to be too far in front because people will not follow him. As it stands Ireland is being outflanked by...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: I welcome that a deal to release hostages has been reached between Israel and Hamas. Everyone in this House is hopeful that Emily Hand will be among the first hostages to be released. My thoughts remain with her family at this extremely difficult time. I also welcome the release of 150 Palestinian women and children who have been detained in Israeli prisons. Taking hostages is a war crime...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: Those kinds of platitudes and promises are something that people have heard so many times before. These bear no resemblance to the reality. The reports about disability services in Ireland are far from the language the Taoiseach is using there. It is language like "unmet needs" and "wasted lives". The Taoiseach has said that his Government was the one to ratify it. How many years later...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: The Government is running an advertising campaign to highlight the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It tells us that disability rights are human rights. It goes on to state, "Everyone in Ireland has a role in advancing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities." I really cannot imagine a more tone-deaf marketing slogan....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds entered on the race management system to date whose year of birth was 2021, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50332/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that completed one or more races whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: 207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that participated in at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: 208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: 209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: 210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: 211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (16 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: 218. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of outstanding birth information access requests from adopted people to their medical records and other personal files; and the wait time to date for each request, in tabular form. [50347/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: I want to explain to people watching what I mean by denying people the opportunity to vote on the motion. When a party like ours puts forward a motion and the Government puts forward a countermotion, we vote on that first and do not get to vote on the Social Democrats' motion. It is not misleading. I just wanted to explain that briefly.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: When I asked the Taoiseach what the Government is doing, he said it is using its voice, which I recognise. The Irish voice has been important and an outlier in the European and western context, but that just illustrates how low the bar is. We are now asking for more than using our voice by taking actions. I recognise what the Taoiseach is saying about not being able to go out too far on a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: It is easy to feel completely hopeless and helpless watching the disaster unfold in Gaza. Today, there was a small glimpse of light. Up to 30 Irish citizens who had been trapped in a hell on earth for more than five weeks are finally getting out. I really hope they and every Irish citizen can escape the carnage. For the more than 2 million people who remain in Gaza, the nightmare...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: There is also the option of removing the diplomatic status of the ambassador. Yesterday, the Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau joined with the French President Macron in telling Israel that the killing of babies must stop. The Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reacted angrily and stated that "the forces of civilisation” must back Israel in defeating “Hamas’s barbarism"....

Imposing Sanctions on Israel: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: I have listened to the Minister of State and, earlier, the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, saying "This needs to stop", while simultaneously taking no actions to actually help it stop, when the actions in our motion are to match the words they are saying. Today, 650 patients and up to 7,000 civilians are trapped inside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. Among them are 36 premature babies who have...

Imposing Sanctions on Israel: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: I move: That Dáil Éireann: — expresses its horror at the death and devastation being wrought by the Israeli government in Gaza; — expresses its outrage at the scale of the death toll in Gaza, with more than 11,000 people having been killed, including more than 5,000 children, 89 United Nations (UN) workers and 39 journalists; — expresses its abhorrence at...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: The Irish Council for International Students published a report earlier that outlines the impact of the housing crisis on international students. Such students are some of the most vulnerable renters in Ireland and abusive landlords know this. Some 5% have come across sex-for-rent arrangements while trying to find accommodation. Rental advertisements constantly appear on platforms aimed at...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (14 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the process for ensuring that all US military aircraft which pass through Shannon Airport are not carrying weapons or munitions of war. [49571/23]