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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 157. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to issues facing students in a school (details supplied); whether the requirement for students to live in the CDNT area of the school in order to avail of supports can be lifted; if additional working hours for school therapists can be provided; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of dwellings eligible to pay the vacant homes tax in Cork, by local area, in tabular form. [17364/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for assessing the need and identifying areas for the foundation of new special schools; and if her Department intends to establish a new special school in west Cork. [17351/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 334. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding and grants available to communities that wish to establish community arts centres; and if she would consider the establishment of an arts centre in Bandon, County Cork. [17353/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people in receipt of the housing assistance payment in Cork, by local area, in tabular form. [17365/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 506. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of survivors estimated to be eligible for the mother and baby institute redress scheme; his Department's work in reaching out to survivors to make them aware of the scheme; and the number of applications submitted to date. [17354/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 545. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding or grants available to support the establishment of a childcare facility in Bantry (details supplied). [17610/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 569. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to address the shortages in childcare staff in the short and long term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17982/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 580. To ask the Minister for Health the current ambulance response times across west Cork; the number of ambulances available in the area; and the number of paramedics assigned to the area. [17350/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 712. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding and grants available to communities that wish to establish community arts centres; and if she would consider the establishment of an arts centre in Bandon, County Cork. [17352/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 94. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that will be make available for small businesses struggling with the increased cost of operating a business. [17042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 116. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department’s plans to implement the statutory sick pay scheme. [17043/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (18 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: 283. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current lack of a mammogram service in west Cork; to provide a reasoning for the suspension of the availability of the mobile BreastCheck mammogram service in Bantry; and whether he would ensure the provision of a mammogram service in west Cork to ensure access to care for those unable to drive long distances. [17106/24]

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...