416. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of registered Irish fishing boats, by size. [40235/24]
415. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the mackerel quota allocations within the Irish fleet, by boat size; and to provide the percentage of the quota allocated to inshore fishers. [40234/24]
405. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he plans to implement the European Parliament recommendations (details supplied) in regards to providing the necessary administrative and financial support for new producer organisations (POs) to set up and operate, especially for small-scale coastal fisheries; the details of the funding measures that will be put in place to assist new POs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39928/24]
360. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether she intends introducing requirements for expert witnesses in court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39936/24]
359. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if she intends removing the in camera rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39935/24]
276. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures, if any, in Budget 2025 which are aimed at decreasing the rate of unemployment among disabled people; and if funding for these measures are for additional services or for the continuation of existing services. [40236/24]
216. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details of any additional funding provided to the school transport scheme in Budget 2025; and the level of funding provided for additional services as opposed to the continued funding of existing services. [40239/24]
187. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to provide respite services for disabled people in County Cork. [39322/24]
181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individual greyhound pups born in Ireland during the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, with a breakdown of coursing and non-coursing pups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39342/24]
121. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the use of AI generative art by An Post; if her Department has issued any guidelines to public bodies around the use of AI generative art; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39353/24]
4. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will fund a physical survey of the estate of the Bessborough mother and baby home in Cork city to locate the possible burial place of the more than 800 unaccounted for children who died in Bessborough or in hospital after being transferred from Bessborough; to outline any plans the Government has for this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39321/24]
504. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of posts advertised in the Cork/Kerry primary care child and adolescent psychology services since January 2024; the date those posts were advertised; and the grade of psychologist post in each instance. [38945/24]
409. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 578 of 18 September 2024, the reason for the reduction in service provision in the centre since 2019, despite the minor increase in staffing; and the number of staff currently on leave in the centre. [38951/24]
382. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will release the necessary funding to continue to fund transitioning those under 65 years out of nursing homes and into appropriate accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38537/24]
381. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of disabled persons resident in a congregated setting, by county, local age and type of residence from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [38536/24]
380. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the planned excavation on the site of the mother and baby institution in Tuam, Galway; and the date on which exhumation will commence. [38535/24]
379. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the advertising spend on the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the nature and location of each advertisement; and the demographics that each online advertisement was aimed towards. [38534/24]
378. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 625 of 18 September 2024, the number of people who have attempted to apply to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme but were unable due to ineligibility; and the monthly breakdown of the number of applications to the redress scheme from it’s opening to date; in tabular form. [38533/24]
288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to issues with the voucher scheme run by the Sign Language Interpreting Service and Citizens Information Board specifically related to the limited availability of vouchers per person; and if she will consider increasing funding to the scheme in order to expand the amount of vouchers available. [38538/24]
246. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide detail on the measures he is taking to ensure a timely release of ACRES funding in year two. [38493/24]
245. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide detail on the dedicated funding which will be made available for the upcoming tranche of the organic farming scheme. [38492/24]
244. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on the integrity of the scientific advice behind the closure of pollack fishery; and whether his Department has conducted a review into the impact of the closure decision on island and inshore fishing communities. [38491/24]
412. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2043 of 23 July 2024, the number of clinical sessions typically offered to children and adolescents attending the CHO4 primary care speech and language therapy services; and if these clients are placed on another waiting list following discharge in the event that they require ongoing support. [37305/24]
351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of clinical sessions typically offered to children and adolescents of the CHO4 primary care physiotherapy services; and if these clients are placed on another waiting list following discharge in the event that they require ongoing support. [37307/24]
350. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of clinical sessions typically offered to children and adolescents attending the CHO4 primary care occupational therapy services; and if these clients are placed on another waiting list following discharge in the event that they require ongoing support. [37306/24]
113. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the exclusion of mead, categorised often as other fermented beverages, specifically those sold under CN code 2206, from the small cider producer excise relief scheme; and if he will consider including it in Budget 2025. [37308/24]
87. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the specific steps that have been taken by the National Transport Authority to address taxi licensing issues, such as cars with tinted rear windows, and the provision of vehicles by hotels driven by unlicensed persons. [37309/24]
770. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if all mediator positions for the south Kerry CAMHS compensation scheme have been appointed; the date on which each position was filled; and the county in which the mediator operates, in tabular form. [36701/24]
769. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of persons identified in the Maskey report as eligible for the south Kerry CAMHS compensation scheme; the number who applied to access the scheme; the number awaiting mediation; the number whose application has been refused; and the number whose application has been accepted, in tabular form. [36700/24]
625. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated number of persons eligible for the mother and baby institution redress scheme; the number of applications received to date; the number of applications which have been refused; the number of applications which have been accepted; and the number of applications which are being processed, in tabular form. [36699/24]
624. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people waiting for initial appointments in each CDNT; and the length of time patients have been waiting, by CDNT, in tabular form. [36698/24]
623. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current staffing levels of each individual CDNT; the specific roles which are yet to be filled in each; and the stage of the recruitment process that each unfilled role is at, by CDNT, in tabular form. [36697/24]
622. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reasoning behind the decision not to include a school (details supplied) in the pilot scheme for the provision of in-school therapy supports; and if he will consider adding the school to the pilot scheme as soon as possible. [36696/24]
580. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason annual contracts issued to families of children who are offered weekend respite at a location (details supplied) do not include any details and specifications of their respite time per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36081/24]
579. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if guidance has been issued from his Department to providers of respite services in relation to including or excluding specific details of respite care in annual contracts with those who are offered respite care; if so, to provide this guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36080/24]
578. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff available for respite cover at weekends for children with disabilities at a location (details supplied); and the number of children receiving such care, from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [36079/24]
1998. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total level of funding provided by Taighde Éireann; the breakdown of the level of funding provided to different categories of research for example, basic and applied; and the institution associated with each research project in receipt of funding, in tabular form. [35164/24]
1997. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the make-up of the board of Taighde Éireann; the number of researchers currently on the board; and the method for appointment. [35163/24]
1798. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of additional psychology staff, per grade, the Department is committing to recruiting to address the crisis in primary care psychology waiting-lists in CHO 4, and when he expects this recruitment drive to commence, in tabular form. [35070/24]
1797. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the reason for recruiting a director of psychology in the South-West Regional Health Area, and not in other regional health areas. [35069/24]
1796. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the rationale for recruiting a director of psychology in the South-West Regional Health Area, and not developing directorships for other disciplines such as occupational therapy and social work. [35068/24]
1795. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for details of the process of creating a job description for the post of director of psychology in the South West Regional Health Area in the months leading up to that recruitment process commencing in July 2024, namely, when the original job description was written, by whom it was written, which psychology managers were consulted on it, and how these particular psychology managers were selected over a more open consultation with the heads of Psychology Services Ireland. [35067/24]
1318. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if assessments of need in CHO 4 are carried out by HSE staff or are outsourced to private clinicians; and, if the latter, to provide details of funding for this service. [33848/24]
1317. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 28 May 2024, the exact wait time in months, and, where applicable, months and years, for assessments of need in each of the HSE areas of north Lee, south Lee, west Cork, north Cork and Kerry, in tabular form. [33847/24]
668. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if her Department will reconsider an emergency works application, which was rejected, for a west Cork national school (details supplied). [35524/24]
398. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has any plans in respect of east Cork to draw on flood defence programmes internationally which have successfully deployed land use changes to build up flood resilience in a relatively short period of time and without the need for lengthy planning processes as are associated with standard flood relief schemes. [33851/24]
397. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the voluntary homeowner relocation scheme will be made available to people who were impacted by the floods of October 2023 and whose properties will remain undefended by flood relief schemes into the future. [33850/24]
396. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the projected planning application submission timeframe for the Midleton flood relief scheme. [33849/24]
2702. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail her Department’s plan to invest in amenities for the Bandon area in County Cork. [33509/24]
2534. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the resignation of two disability campaigners from the national steering group set up to shape the HSE’s Roadmap to Improve Children’s Disability Services 2023-2026; if his Department will conduct an investigation in regard to the claims that data being presented to Ministers was inaccurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33503/24]