144. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the proposed pay and pension increase for An Post workers; and when current and former An Post employees can expect to receive these increases. [37112/23]
534. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether her Department has considered extending the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 to minor crimes such as shoplifting which were committed outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34964/23]
524. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether there are plans to legislate to change the requirement for individuals taking up certain public offices in the State, including President and judge, to swear a religious oath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34825/23]
369. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to detail the system for the maintenance and recycling of specialist equipment for children with physical disabilities, such as specialist seating and changing tables; whether other schools or organisations can avail of such equipment when they are no longer needed in the school of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34963/23]
334. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when it is intended to replace the temporary boulders at the fish pass in Bandon with a permanent structure; the estimated cost of these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34823/23]
129. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to ban the production and use of single-use plastics, aside from medical supplies; to encourage the development of environmentally friendly alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34824/23]
114. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if school cleaners will receive a pay increase under the recent pay agreement; if not, when they will receive a pay increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34495/23]
112. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if primary school bus escorts will be provided with a pay increase under the recent pay agreement; if not, when they will receive a pay increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34493/23]
884. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the CLÁR measure 1 funding for community facilities and amenities will be announced. [33460/23]
858. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for the pandemic special recognition payment which remain to be processed. [34396/23]
857. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an employee of an organisation (details supplied) who worked on the frontline during the pandemic will receive the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34395/23]
856. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department is taking to improve the awareness and treatment of Lyme disease in Ireland. [34393/23]
769. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail the measures his Department is taking to increase capacity in the GP service; and to ensure GPs can avail of cover when needed. [33873/23]
768. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the financial and staffing difficulties currently experienced by private and voluntary nursing homes, including at a location (details supplied), under the fair deal scheme; and the measures his Department is taking to prevent further closures of private and voluntary nursing homes. [33872/23]
498. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide a timeline for when the regularisation scheme for undocumented people will complete its work; and the number of applications within the scheme that have not yet been completed. [33878/23]
497. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff assigned to the regularisation scheme for undocumented people from the scheme's inception to date, in tabular form. [33877/23]
496. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if her Department would consider the reduction of the fees for the Irish residence permit card for migrants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33876/23]
431. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his Department’s strategy in regard to modular housing building projects; and the number of units projected to be delivered, by county, in tabular form. [34394/23]
263. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details on the level of funding and supports which will be made available to current trainee educational psychologists; and if he will ensure that those supports will be equivalent to those in similar programmes such as a named example (details supplied). [33875/23]
324. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that current trainee educational psychologists in Irish third-level institutions will receive the same renumeration and funding supports as incoming first years. [33260/23]
310. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made in fulfilling the Programme for Government commitment to holding a referendum on Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if the draft wording of the referendum will be shared with civil society organisations in advance of the referendum to ensure that any proposed constitutional change will reinforce equality commitments at an international level, such as the UNCRPD. [33258/23]
242. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure a public body (details supplied) processes planning appeals in a timely manner. [33261/23]
234. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on restricting the issuing of hare coursing licences. [33256/23]
171. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to promote the use of HVO as a diesel alternative. [33259/23]
109. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to address the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland – Research Report. [32538/23]
39. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure all landlords are registered with the Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32536/23]
734. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the process by which a closure order for a premises engaged in dog breeding is withdrawn, including the list of rationales for a withdrawal. [32222/23]
640. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to avoid individuals who do not wish to be in mixed gender wards being placed in these settings. [32528/23]
589. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide his response to a campaign concerning Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (details supplied). [32231/23]
588. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to outline his engagement with the Minister for Justice concerning reform of the family reunification process of Non-EEA healthcare assistants. [32230/23]
500. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline when the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871, concerning wards of court, will be repealed. [32226/23]
499. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to provide services for autistic adults/adults with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32225/23]
498. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps by which a refugee family can get on a list for modular housing. [32224/23]
425. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to reform the family reunification process of Non-EEA healthcare assistants. [32232/23]
388. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to make the fuel allowance a qualifying payment for carer’s allowance, including in circumstances where the carer is not resident with the individual they are caring for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32233/23]
351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to monitor mink hunting with dogs, including the actions to prevent these hunts disrupting other wildlife and hunting otters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32223/23]
258. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that persons adjudicating in State industrial relations mechanisms have training on disability matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32227/23]
235. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking in response to a recent increase in interest rates for people with mortgages on their family homes. [32527/23]
225. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to engage with an organisation (details supplied) concerning the implications of changing VAT rates on hospitality services. [32228/23]
193. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking in response to the absence of an increased in pension payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32234/23]
99. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to reduce childcare costs for families. [32535/23]
65. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to improve disability services in County Cork. [32534/23]
60. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address staffing shortages on Children’s Disability Network Teams. [32533/23]
448. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address situations where GPs are not accepting new patients in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31993/23]
447. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the progress he has made in expanding the national heel-prick test; what diseases/conditions are infants being tested for; when spinal muscular atrophy will also be tested for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31992/23]
402. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to amend the online process for the creation of enduring powers of attorney to enable legal representatives or advocates to set up an online portal with the Disability Support Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31991/23]