546. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department can provide a pathway for organisations such as (details supplied) to access funding for assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication, as currently all applications for funding need to be submitted by the public team (details supplied). [52566/23]
513. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the current estimate of funding required to meet demographic and unmet need in the disability sector; and if these figures have been adjusted for inflation. [52335/23]
437. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether, in light of a High Court ruling, he would reinstate the policy directive on banning inshore trawling within the six-mile limit whilst providing adequate notice to the required EU and UK bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51965/23]
346. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his attention has been drawn to UCC’s “Ireland’s Offshore Islands: Housing Needs Survey”; what measures he is taking to ensure housing options are made available to enable younger generations and full-time residents to remain on our offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52568/23]
297. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on her Department’s intention to sign a waiver on the Sherkin Island national school property in order to facilitate its sale. [52570/23]
296. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education what measures she is taking to allow primary school teachers who have qualified in the UK to more easily qualify to teach in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52565/23]
208. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department would consider making it mandatory for any film or TV co-productions shooting in Ireland to engage local Irish performers on equal terms and conditions as any visiting performer whose fees are subsidised by state bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52569/23]
154. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if a bus stop at Church Cross, Skibbereen could be relocated due to safety concerns raised by local residents (details supplied). [51960/23]
129. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated date for the roll-out of fibre broadband to (details supplied). [52563/23]
104. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has investigated whether US military aircraft passing through Shannon Airport towards US military bases in Europe then proceed to travel to Israel, Syria or Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52338/23]
103. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether, in light of the Taoiseach’s recent comments, his Department is actively considering a change to the conditions on which Ireland will provide aid to vulnerable people and communities in Palestine; whether the Minister or his Department has engaged with the Taoiseach on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52337/23]
272. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the actions he has taken to address the Committee on the Rights of the Child's concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Ireland recommendation 18 (b): Strengthen measures to promote the meaningful and empowered participation of all children, including children in disadvantaged situations, within the family, the community, schools and in the realm of policymaking at the local, municipal and national levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51650/23]
230. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on the actions he has taken to address the Committee on the Rights of the Child's concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Ireland recommendation 18 (d): Act on the State party's previous commitments to hold a referendum on lowering the voting age to 16 years and ensure that a decision to lower the voting age is supported by active citizenship and human rights education, and measures to prevent undue influence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51651/23]
218. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of outstanding birth information access requests from adopted people to their medical records and other personal files; and the wait time to date for each request, in tabular form. [50347/23]
211. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50338/23]
210. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50337/23]
209. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50336/23]
208. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50335/23]
207. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that participated in at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50334/23]
206. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that completed one or more races whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50333/23]
205. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds entered on the race management system to date whose year of birth was 2021, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50332/23]
620. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail the work ongoing in his Department to provide adult education tutors with a public service contract or incremental salary scheme; and to provide a timeline for its implementation. [49918/23]
596. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether spinal muscular atrophy will be added to the national heelprick test; and if so, if he would provide a timeframe for its implementation. [49917/23]
405. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding a lack of therapists in a school (details supplied); what staffing needs have been identified in the school by his Department; and if he could provide an estimate for when these staff will be hired. [49916/23]
224. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to detail the work conducted by her Department on introducing a fairer post-primary teacher redeployment scheme; what engagements she has made with teachers unions on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49920/23]
103. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of exemptions permitting the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft in Irish sovereign territory that have been granted to US military aircraft from 2022 to date; and the destination of each aircraft which has been provided an exemption, in tabular form. [49573/23]
87. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act could be explicitly included in the terms of reference for the inquiry into the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49923/23]
86. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many women in the Defence Forces did not submit official complaints of abuse due to fears of repercussions; and whether, in light of this, the terms of reference for the inquiry into the Defence Forces could cover ‘incidents of abuse’ rather than being confined to ‘complaints of abuse’. [49922/23]
80. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and to detail what work his Department are conducting to address this issue in Bandon and across rural Ireland during the rollout of broadband. [49919/23]
68. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he will call on Pakistan to halt the forced deportation of 1.7 million Afghan refugees; and to detail the work being conducted by his Department on the issue. [49921/23]
54. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of US military aircraft which have refuelled in Shannon Airport to date in 2023; and the following destination for each aircraft, in tabular form. [49572/23]
53. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the process for ensuring that all US military aircraft which pass through Shannon Airport are not carrying weapons or munitions of war. [49571/23]
1445. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47342/23]
1399. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what financial supports can be made available to graduate entry medical students who are struggling with high course fees and a lack of loan provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47905/23]
1379. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47337/23]
1103. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47338/23]
1052. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the financial contributions given to date by religious institutions to redress schemes, by scheme and institution, in tabular form. [48235/23]
1051. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the status of the excavation and exhumation of the mother and baby institution site in Tuam, County Galway. [48234/23]
1045. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department was consulted as part of the Department of Social Protection’s work on the green paper on disability allowances; to detail the level of involvement of his Department in the construction of said green paper; if he has been in contact with the Department of Social Protection in relation to the green papers proposed tiered disability allowance system since the publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48204/23]
1006. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the itemised costs associated with the "Disability Rights are Human Rights" advertisement campaign operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47859/23]
976. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47330/23]
936. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a barrier to participation in a group (details supplied); and if he would engage with Teagasc with the goal of expanding access to the group and extend the upcoming deadline. [48203/23]
888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47329/23]
792. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47340/23]
753. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the cap of a €20,000-per-annum scholarship income disregard for PhD students who are in receipt of disability allowance will be raised in light of the increase to PhD stipends announced by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48210/23]
752. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind the proposal to raise the age of access to the disability allowance from 16 to 18 years of age in her Department’s green paper on disability allowance; to detail the research that went into the basis for this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48209/23]
751. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details on the proposed structure of means testing under the green paper on disability allowance; how cohabitating couples will be assessed; and what the income threshold would be. [48208/23]
750. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for disability allowance; the number of applications refused; and the number of applications approved on appeal, from 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form. [48207/23]
749. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection whether her Department has conducted any research into the social and structural barriers preventing people with disabilities from accessing employment; and whether this research fed into the construction of the green paper on disability allowance. [48206/23]
748. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the closing date for the public consultation on the green paper on disability allowance in order to allow disabled people and organisations ample time to submit their responses to the proposed changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48205/23]