354. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the actions in the Our Living Islands policy related to supporting the inshore fishing sector; the budget allocated to each of these actions; and the timescale for the completion of these actions. [31995/23]
351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to address applicants who have been waiting longer than the expected visa decision timeframes for join spouse visa: spouse of an Irish national; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31994/23]
141. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the grants planned to be paid to primary schools for the 2023-2024 school year; and the dates on which they will be issued. [30761/23]
136. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the funding options available to schools that require to purchase ICT equipment for September 2023. [30762/23]
802. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on enabling PhD research to have access to the PRSI system and to access sick leave and parental leave; if he has engaged with the Minister for Social Protection on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31073/23]
801. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on providing PhD researchers who are non-EEA citizens with updated residency visas with a four-year duration; if he has engaged with the Minister for Justice on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31072/23]
800. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish the National Review of State Supports for PhD researchers. [31071/23]
656. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that a national vasectomy services contract is in place for all areas of the State to enable medical card holders access this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30771/23]
609. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has any plans to establish a direct portal for legal firms or advocates for the creation of enduring powers of attorney on behalf of individuals. [31368/23]
608. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on reviewing the sections of the Health Act 2004 relevant to his functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31366/23]
596. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure pay parity for employees of Section 39 organisations providing disability services with comparable workers in the HSE. [31069/23]
595. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1099 of 13 June 2023, to ensure funding is provided to an organisation for nursing support (details supplied) for a child to attend school to ensure the long-term provision of this service. [31068/23]
585. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will continue to fund a bus service for young people to attend disability day services and training in Bantry, County Cork, until an alternative suitable public route is in place. [30766/23]
500. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with individuals who are currently applicants to the fishing vessel decommissioning scheme to address deficiencies in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30765/23]
499. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address situations where individuals have begun a fishing vessel decommissioning process, but due to delays in the process, they have not received any payments and cannot fish as a livelihood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30764/23]
417. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on introducing a cost of disability payment in Budget 2024 of at least €20 per week as a first step to addressing the significant additional costs of having a disability. [30775/23]
387. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to introduce legislation in response to the Supreme Court ruling in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31077/23]
365. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether his Department owns a site (details supplied). [30774/23]
364. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure carer's allowance is not included in the assessment of means testing for social housing rents. [30772/23]
300. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will issue ICT grants for national schools at double the previous rate before the commencement of the new academic year to address the shortfall from the failure to pay the grant this year. [30767/23]
203. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the provision of a grant-aided, needs-based vehicular adaptation scheme to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passenger's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30770/23]
128. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 789 of 13 June 2023, to outline the locations of the activities undertaken by IFI to improve habitat for salmon, including, but not limited to, habitat enhancement, barrier mitigation, stream maintenance and stock management; the amount spent annual on these activities; the systems in place to monitor the impact of these activities; any reports or findings from said monitoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31076/23]
116. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a pensions agreement will be implemented (details supplied). [30776/23]
115. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide his response to a report (details supplied) concerning Ireland's implementation of the sustainable development goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30769/23]
114. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a pensions agreement (details supplied) will be implemented. [30768/23]
52. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the flood relief schemes in Cork South-West. [30759/23]
407. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding options available to Irish students pursuing degree programmes in other jurisdictions when there is no comparable course available in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30482/23]
394. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on maternity hospitals permitting visits by siblings to see newborn children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30484/23]
393. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his response to the recently implemented programme to improve the offering and safety for those who required a texture modified meal in a hospital (details supplied); if he is examining the potential for this programme to be rolled out to other hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30483/23]
183. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the roads projects being delivered in south-west Cork under the national development plan. [21882/23]
120. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the rates charged to hospitality businesses by financial institutions for transactions carried out with cards. [29565/23]
44. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to develop a bypass of Innishannon, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29562/23]
734. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that all equipment and aids, including specialist chairs, provided to individuals are non-flammable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29843/23]
733. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide his response to an organisation’s (details supplied) call for a national eye-care programme for children aged 8-16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29842/23]
732. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure an individual is supported in seeking specialist care in the UK (details supplied). [29841/23]
731. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on how and when public funding for IVF treatment will be distributed; when funding for treatment through the public hospital system will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29840/23]
557. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 31 May 2023, to publish the findings of the Joint Review commissioned by the HSE and Tusla to establish the circumstances of this issue and the learnings from it (details supplied). [29838/23]
556. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to ensure a refugee family (details supplied) is facilitated to stay in accommodation as they have already integrated into the area, including gaining employment and children attending local schools. [29837/23]
531. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the analysis carried out concerning the cost of providing State-funded early-years services for all children resident in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29600/23]
530. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how much it would cost his Department to introduce a €500-per-month payment for the families who have a child/children participating in the AIMs programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29599/23]
490. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to CSO figures showing that 14,119 tonnes of beef was imported into Ireland in the first three months of 2023, including where this beef is being imported from and which markets it is servicing. [29835/23]
466. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to engage with a group (details supplied) regarding its concerns on parental alienation. [29844/23]
427. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide her response to a campaign (details supplied) which is calling on the Government to honour its commitment to a State pension rate of at least 34% of average earnings. [29845/23]
339. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking in response to concerns regarding a Leaving Certificate examination paper (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29839/23]
287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to address rising rates of food prices, including his engagement with larger retailers and wholesalers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29601/23]
166. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the measures he is taking to ensure that the deposit return scheme does not importunately impact on small-scale drinks producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/23]