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Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (11 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 184. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the current requirements for companies to label certain food products as choking hazards for children under five years; if his Department has considered introducing standardised labelling requirements for such products; and if his Department has engagement with the EU on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15769/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, following the CRU consultation on electricity generation and system services connection policy, he will support a second annual application window for renewable energy projects to connect to the electricity grid, in order to increase the number of grid connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view that CIE RWS Scheme pensioners, receiving an average of €52 per week, have not had a pension increase since 2008, if he will consider increasing it in line with other similar scheme increases; if the cost-of-living element of the pay award given to Irish Rail and Dublin Bus staff will be passed on to retired staff also;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a timeline is set for the process to recruit a Chief Executive Officer to Cork County Council; the term of the contract for the new CEO; and, if applicable, the number of candidates who have so far expressed an interest in the role. [14288/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the evidence on which the decision was made to close voting at 8 pm on Whiddy Island for the recent referendum on 8 March 2024, considering the polling officer and polling clerk are residents on the island thus are not limited by bad weather or the ferry timetable, which could be altered as necessary to facilitate voting; to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 876. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what steps are being taken to alleviate the backlog in visa applications for family reunification; what steps are being taken to streamline the process going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14341/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 977. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Greyhound Racing Ireland still has no strategic plan in place almost 15 months after the last one expired, almost a year after it was quoted in a national newspaper claiming that such a strategic plan was in the process of being finalised by consultants (details supplied), and five months after he said a draft strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 978. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Greyhound Racing Ireland is only now in March 2024 seeking submissions from stakeholders to help it in the process of drafting its strategic plan, almost 15 months after the last strategic plan expired, almost a year after it was quoted in a national newspaper claiming that such a strategic plan was in the process of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 979. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what indicators and targets as stipulated in the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies (details supplied) are being used to measure the performance of the Irish greyhound industry in the absence of a strategic plan for the past 14 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14326/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 980. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the monetary figure for the economic and financial contribution of the Irish greyhound industry to the Irish economy based on the figures contained in the industry-commissioned economics report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14327/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 1111. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason he excluded the Cherry Orchard Hospital and other hospitals from the redress scheme; if he will reconsider these exclusions with respect to the fact some babies born in qualifying mother and baby homes were hospitalised after birth for several months before returning to an institution; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 1355. To ask the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months for children and adolescents in the North Lee, South Lee, North Cork and Kerry primary care services, in tabular form. [14286/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 1356. To ask the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months for children and adolescents in the North Lee, South Lee, North Cork and Kerry CAMHS services, in tabular form. [14287/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 1357. To ask the Minister for Health the number of grievance and dignity at work cases currently under consideration by management within the South West Regional Health Area; and the duration of time between submission of each case by the complainant, the arrangement of hearings and the issuing of decisions. [14289/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 1465. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the appointment of a consultant neurologist in Bantry Hospital; and if so, the estimated timeline for this appointment. [14701/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 1466. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the issues faced by Bantry Hospital in regard to its neurological services (details supplied); and to outline the measures he and his Department are taking to ensure reliable neurological services are provided to West Cork. [14702/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 1724. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding currently available to each local authority for dog wardens and animal welfare inspectors; when dog wardens and an animal welfare inspector will be appointed in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14314/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Mar 2024)

Holly Cairns: 152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reconsider resurrecting the Bantry line of the west Cork railway; if he will make funding available to run cost-benefit analysis of a west Cork railway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11731/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Holly Cairns: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance whether legally divorced persons who have no legal interest in any property are excluded from the help to buy scheme; and if so, the reasoning behind this policy. [11729/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (20 Mar 2024)

Holly Cairns: 660. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of developments that have requested to be taken in charge by local authorities but have not yet been taken in charge; if additional funding will be made available to enable local authorities to continue taking estates in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12525/24]