1725. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to ensure that the percentage of land used for tillage farming is increased, and to ensure tillage farmers who rent land are not priced out of the market. [33501/24]
1724. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of this year’s fishing quotas, and the allocation of each species to inshore fishers and line fishers, in tabular form. [33500/24]
1723. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress on the ban on pair trawling for 18 m-plus within the six-nautical-mile limit; and when this ban is expected to come into effect. [33499/24]
1722. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of trees planted per year in Cork, by species and local area, from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33498/24]
1721. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of trees planted per month, by species and county, from January 2023 to date, in tabular form. [33497/24]
1720. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of trees planted, per year, by species and county, from 2018 to date, in tabular form. [33496/24]
1719. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he engaged with tillage farmers prior to his decision to suspend the straw incorporation measure this year; and whether his Department has conducted an analysis on the effect this will have on soil quality. [33495/24]
1718. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a risk analysis has been conducted to ensure that moving certain veterinary medication to non-prescription will not result in an increase in anti-bacterial resistance and antibiotic resistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33490/24]
1691. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on any planned works to Castletownbere port; and the estimated cost and timeline of any such works. [32821/24]
1690. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if concerns of vets in regard to the administrative burden of the three-day limit to logging digital prescriptions has been brought to his attention, particularly during the busy spring period; the measures he is taking to ensure the digital prescription system is accessible to vets with lower digital literacy; and if he would consider a longer reporting time period for the logging of digital prescriptions. [32803/24]
1689. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his proposals for legislating for the provision of out-of-hours veterinary services; and the measures he is taking to ensure that these do not result in a reduction in service provision when compared to current codes of conduct of an organisation (details supplied). [32802/24]
1688. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be required to consult with expert bodies, such as an organisation (details supplied), before changing the classification of veterinary medicine. [32801/24]
1687. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on his meetings with organisations (details supplied); and the measures his Department is taking to alleviate the organisations’ concerns in regard to the effect changes to the handling of prescriptions will have on retention of vets. [32800/24]
1608. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of Garda numbers, by role and station, per county, in tabular form. [33721/24]
1604. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of Garda vehicle resources in County Cork, by station, in tabular form. [33508/24]
1603. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed in County Cork, by station and role, in tabular form. [33507/24]
1581. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if she would consider regulation around the prevalence of online advertising for gambling; and if she has engaged with social media and search engine companies in relation to the need to have an opt-out system for said advertisements for those in recovery from gambling addiction, separate to current systems which only allow an opt-out under child-safe browsing. [32825/24]
1493. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who made reports to the Garda in regard to sexual assault or violent assault; the number who withdrew from the process after reporting; and if the reasonings for withdrawal are recorded by the Garda; and to provide the reasoning for withdrawal from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [31623/24]
1379. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to report on her engagements with National Advocacy Service workers in relation to their labour dispute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32812/24]
1272. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time allowable to leave the country for recipients of each form of social welfare and State pension; and whether the Minister would consider extending these allowances in order to grant people a freedom to travel. [31629/24]
1221. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current requirements for local authorities to provide in-person assistance to disabled people and older people to enable them to access council services, that is, help with forms or online applications; and should requirements not exist, whether their introduction is being considered. [33719/24]
1142. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the requirements currently in place for developers to ensure accessible footpaths are provided. [32805/24]
1141. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the work being undertaken by his Department to improve bathing water quality. [32798/24]
1098. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the register of electors is regularly checked against a register of deaths; and if not, the work his Department is conducting to prevent undue distress for relatives of the deceased, and to ensure that the register of electors is up-to-date. [32243/24]
988. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide detail on all funding which has been allocated historically to an organisation (details supplied), by year, in tabular form. [33510/24]
944. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the regulation of short-term lets. [32806/24]
890. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of short-term lets in operation in Cork, by local area, in tabular form. [32807/24]
816. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details of school bus services in Cork, by local area and route served, in tabular form. [32836/24]
813. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide the figures, or estimated figures, for the current unmet level of need in regard to children who require a space in a special educational class. [32830/24]
812. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to detail the rates of pay for SNAs for the July provision; when payment was issued to SNAs in 2021, 2022, and 2023; and when it is estimated that payment will issue in 2024. [32820/24]
811. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if it is intended to review the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and, if so, to provide a timeline for the review. [32818/24]
810. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce statutory regulations around the use of seclusion and restraint in schools to ensure the safety and protection of all students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32817/24]
809. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the level of instances of disabled children being expelled or suspended; if her Department has issued guidance to schools and boards of management in relation to inclusion of people with disabilities on boards of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32816/24]
808. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she has engaged with disability groups in regard to concerns about a lack of consideration towards disabled students in schools' codes of behaviour; and if her Department would review the guidance being given to schools in how to put together these codes. [32814/24]
807. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education for an update on her Department’s work to increase the provision of school bus services in rural areas. [32809/24]
804. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if consideration can be given to the Taoiseach’s remarks on 2 July (details supplied) around a co-ordinated approach to school transport and the progress which may be made with schemes such as local link; and if, in light of there being no public bus to use a concessionary fare on, she will support the provision of a school bus route from Bantry to Schull, beginning in the upcoming academic year. [32766/24]
282. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the total number of the current bus fleet by county; and the current number of busses which are accessible to disabled passengers, by county, in tabular form. [33514/24]
281. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the current bus fleet serving west Cork, by local area; and the number of busses which are accessible to disabled passengers, by local area, in tabular form. [33513/24]
280. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all elevators at Luas rail stations; the elevators that are currently not in use, the length of time they have not been in use; and the reasoning thereof, in tabular form. [33512/24]
279. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all elevators in Irish rail stations; the elevators that are currently not in use; the length of time they have not been in use; and the reasoning thereof, in tabular form. [33511/24]
251. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider an update of the road entering Castletownbere port due to the level of activity in the port. [32823/24]
250. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the provision of the Bandon relief road; the estimated cost of the project; and when it is expected to undergo works. [32804/24]
123. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the measures being taken to ensure that the planning system can process applications related to vital energy infrastructure in a timely manner. [30065/24]
122. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a date for the opening of the public consultation on the new draft Wind Energy Development guidelines. [30062/24]
27. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he plans on taking measures to improve public understanding of the need for battery energy storage system infrastructure, and information on the issues of concerns, as well as mitigation measures which will be in place; and if so to provide detail on these plans. [30066/24]
26. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when it is intended to provide the definition and recognition of electricity storage in legislation and regulation; and if he will also provide detail on storage needs and targets, fire safety and management responsibilities and requirements. [30064/24]
25. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when it is intended to publish the electricity storage policy framework which was due to be published in Q2 of this year. [30063/24]
855. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide the number and detail of the public helplines operated by her Department; whether calls are recorded on each helpline; and if not, whether she would consider recording calls for transparency and training purposes. [30000/24]