768. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to correspondence (details supplied), whether she would urgently review access and reimbursement; and if her office would correspond with the family in question on the matter. [73190/26]
473. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to shortfalls at a school (details supplied) resulting in graduates being unable to have their diplomas recognised by an organisation; if this issue has been satisfactorily resolved; and if not, if a process has been put in place to allow graduates of this course to gain recognition. [72492/26]
370. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the safeguards in place to ensure that Revenue enforcement and sheriff procedures adequately provide for exceptional circumstances when dealing with small, family operated businesses; and whether additional discretion should be available in cases where hardship, bereavement or serious family illness can be clearly evidenced. [72619/26]
573. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the selection process for the role of acting CFO in the HSE; the interview process for the role; the substantive grade of the successful candidate; and to detail the status of the recruitment for the permanent CFO position. [69936/26]
47. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question 61760/26, if data is collected on the number of times an individual sits a category B driving test (details supplied); if this data is retained after an individual passes a category B driving test; and if so, the average number of attempts an applicant makes for a category B driving test before passing, by driving centre, in tabular form. [69939/26]
844. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider providing full time public health nursing cover on Cape Clear, in line with the Government's commitment in the Our Living Islands strategy to improve health services to island communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68858/26]
843. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of GP visits to Cape Clear, from 2024 to date in 2026; and to detail the efforts being undertaken by her Department to expand GP access on the island. [68859/26]
838. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide detail on the current level of nursing provision on Cape Clear, County Cork; the number of days in which there was no nursing cover physically present on the island, from 2025 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and to provide details on the efforts undertaken to fill vacant nursing positions on the island. [68853/26]
837. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide detail on the arrangements in place to provide relief cover for nursing care on Cape Clear island in cases of leave or other absences. [68855/26]
791. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses that informed the HSE they intended to return from an approved career break; the number of nurses returning from a career break who were reemployed at their substantive grade within 12 months of their career break ending; the number of nurses returning from a career break who were then reemployed at a lower grade post; and the number of nurses who were not offered a post within 12 months of indication of their career break ending, from 2024 to date, in tabular form. [68680/26]
304. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the statutory grounds under which he has suspended autonomy for day to day spending from several HSE regions; to detail any consultation he had with the Minister for Health on this matter; and to detail the date and manner in which this decision was communicated to each of affected HSE regions. [67758/26]
634. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of staffing capacity across all Adult ADHD services in Cork and Kerry; to provide detail on any unfilled roles within the service; and to provide an update on the recruitment of each unfilled role, by LHO, in tabular form. [66973/26]
632. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the staffing capacity of each adult ADHD service; by LHO, in tabular form. [66976/26]
344. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the statutory grounds under which she has suspended autonomy for day-to-day spending from several HSE regions; to detail the consultation she has had on this matter; and to detail the date and manner in which this decision was communicated to each of the affected HSE regions. [66115/26]
225. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the action that has been undertaken to deal with the issue of diocesan trusts’ unwillingness to sign the necessary paperwork becoming a barrier to school-sports-club applications, as acknowledged in committee in 2023. [66107/26]
224. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a school and sports club in West Cork (details supplied) who are unable to progress with their Community Sport Facilities Fund application due to the unwillingness of the dioceses to sign the necessary paperwork and the assistance that can be given the school and sports club in moving forward. [66108/26]
1003. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for farmers to request replacement identification tags for cattle; and to detail the internal processes within his Department for the approval of such requests. [65734/26]
1002. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department was initially informed of a serious animal welfare issue (details supplied); the measures his Department is taking to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the cattle; and the steps being taken to assist the farm in question throughout this process. [65736/26]
1001. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether further DNA testing is needed in relation to cattle (details supplied); the timeline for the resolution of the issue; and to request that his Department communicate with the family in regard to this process. [65737/26]
621. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full breakdown of costs for recruitment and advertising campaigns by AirNav, by item, from 2024 to date, in tabular form. [63967/26]
620. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff, by role, recruited in AirNav from 2024 to date; and the number and class of roles which remain unfilled currently, in tabular form. [63968/26]
433. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the current drivers test waiting times across each test centre; the current average number of tests taken before passing across each test centre; in tabular form. [61760/26]
432. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether he has examined introducing dashboard cameras and audio recording devices within driving test vehicles to ensure transparency and safety for both examiners and candidates; and if he would make a statement on the matter. [61762/26]
430. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking to improve efficiency and decrease wait times in driving test centres. [61761/26]
3436. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses working in mental health services in Cork South-West, from 2022 to date; the current number of vacant positions in the service in Cork South-West; and the stage of the recruitment process of each vacant position is at, in tabular form. [56348/26]
3435. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of people accessing inpatient mental health services in Cork South-West who have had their care outsourced to a private operator; and to provide the cost from 2023 to date, by private operator, in tabular form [56347/26]
3434. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health her plans to establish and increase inpatient and outpatient mental health support services in west Cork to support the acute service in Bantry Hospital; the timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56346/26]
3433. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide the reasoning for the closure of Perrott House, Skibbereen, County Cork; the reason a new community mental health service was not established to provide a continuity of service delivery in west Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56345/26]
2219. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm the correct immigration pathway for a Ukrainian temporary protection beneficiary moving to a Stamp 1G as the spouse of a critical skills employment permit holder. [56308/26]
1179. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth following a submission of stage 2b paperwork under the ASA scheme by a school (details supplied), the estimated timeline and when a decision is expected to be made regarding this application: and the number of ASA scheme applications awaiting approval nationally. [55683/26]
888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the average pensionable years of service upon retirement, by gender of employees of the public service; the average annual public service pension currently in payment to employees, by gender; and if her Department has ever undertaken an assessment of gender pension gaps within the public sector. [56349/26]
171. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a report (details supplied); the expected timeline for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52046/26]
852. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether it is her intention to commence Section 226 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; to outline the work conducted by her Department on this issue to date; and to provide a timeline for commencement. [51701/26]
556. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to extend the short stay visa waiver programme to South Africans; how often the list of eligible countries is updated; and the criteria used to decide the countries that will become eligible for this programme. [51137/26]
354. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the method by which demand for the establishment of Gaelcholáistí is monitored and assessed; and the way this information is considered as part of the demographic demand analysis carried out on school planning areas. [51142/26]
353. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed breakdown of the demographic data provided by Cork County Council which has been included in the demographic demand analysis carried out on school planning areas for Bandon, Clonakilty, Rosscarbery, Skibbereen and Dunmanway. [51141/26]
352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the demographic demand analysis for each of the school planning areas Bandon, Clonakilty, Rosscarbery, Skibbereen and Dunmanway over the next five and ten years. [51140/26]
351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way that parental choice, and equality of access, informs the demographic demand analysis carried out on school planning areas. [51139/26]
182. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to transport issues impacting July provision at a Cork school (details supplied); and if a plan has been put in place to allow children attend in July. [50187/26]
181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the transport provisions provided to ensure that children who have been offered July provision can avail of the places offered. [50186/26]
699. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted an impact assessment on the European Commission proposals to set maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in fortified foods and supplements; to provide details of the plans for advice and support for health shops and other affected retailers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47045/26]
698. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if she has been made aware of upcoming proposals from the European Commission to set maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in fortified food and supplements; whether her Department has engaged with the Commission on the matter; and if so to provide details on these engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47044/26]
521. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the publication of the final report on the Study on Familicide, Domestic and Family Violence; to provide a reasoning for the delay in publication; and to provide a timeline for the publication of the final report. [47356/26]