478. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of each €1 per week increase in payments to international protection applicants living in direct provision accommodation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24543/23]
463. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will improve the State pension (contributory) for foster carers by extending the number of homecaring periods that a foster carer can accrue throughout the years they foster; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24356/23]
462. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify whether returning review letters for child benefit can still be sent by freepost, or if individuals are required to pay for the postage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24354/23]
461. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department and public bodies or agencies that operate under her remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24269/23]
406. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24265/23]
335. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under her remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24271/23]
321. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to establish a Gaelcholáiste serving the Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8 areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24794/23]
320. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to clarify the eligibility of students to access the school transport for post-primary students when their nearest school does not have a school transport route for their area of residence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24793/23]
299. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to ensure that the criteria of a transport service (details supplied) is amended to enable more children avail of it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24544/23]
281. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers, and beehives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24258/23]
263. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking in response to large retailers offering the same products at different prices depending on whether a consumer has access to a loyalty card system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24545/23]
261. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on actions to address Recommendation 1.2 in the Report of the SME Taskforce: National SME and Entrepreneurship Growth Plan to ‘Remove the cost and availability of insurance as a barrier to the start-up and growth of SMEs and to the types of businesses that can be established. Review the extent to which there is a systemic market failure problem in Ireland’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24344/23]
258. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24259/23]
250. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24267/23]
242. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking in response to rising mortgage repayments on family homes as a result of the ECB increasing interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24795/23]
232. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24261/23]
200. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers, and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24272/23]
182. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24257/23]
176. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will adjust the excellence in energy efficient design grant scheme guidelines 2023 to enable SMEs with assets with annual final energy consumption of at least 50,000 kWh to apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24347/23]
175. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to address the issue of the subsea cable to Sherkin Island, which has been out of order since November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24346/23]
174. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to address the rising cost of materials to install solar panels on private residences and farm buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24345/23]
173. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24260/23]
149. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department and public bodies or agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24262/23]
141. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives. [24270/23]
134. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will adjust upwards the income from work that is not taken into account to qualify for disability allowance. [24298/23]
141. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his engagement with the Residential Tenancies Board concerning actions to address non-compliance with the requirement to register a tenancy. [23336/23]
126. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he is taking to consult fishing bodies regarding offshore renewable projects. [23337/23]
66. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide her response to the recommendation in the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media’s report Working Conditions - and Skills Shortages in Ireland’s Tourism and Hospitality Sector - that she ‘engage with Cabinet colleagues with a view to nominating a single Government Department to retain direct oversight of and responsibility for all aspects of Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sector, to include working conditions and training and recruitment.’ [23339/23]
24. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she its taking to support festivals in meeting rising operating costs. [23338/23]
263. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on all current National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects under her Department being progressed in Cork South West, including the current status of each project and the planned completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23322/23]
258. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on all current National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects under his Department being progressed in Cork South West, including the current status of each project and the planned completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23309/23]
222. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify when free GP care for under seven-year-olds will come into effect. [23318/23]
221. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that workers in Section 39 (Health Act 2004) organisations receive the same annual leave entitlements as workers in Section 38 organisations. [23315/23]
220. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the date he is working towards for the second-stage discussion of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022. [23313/23]
219. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE proposals to limit homebirth services for women and pregnant people living within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital. [23312/23]
218. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that heel-prick screening includes testing for spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23311/23]
217. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on all current National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects under his Department being progressed in Cork South West, including the current status of each project and the planned completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23310/23]
204. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to the finding of a report (details supplied) concerning children’s disability services that “families feel they are deliberately held in the dark with 45% believing poor communication is an obstacle to service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23606/23]
195. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if exit interviews are conducted with therapists leaving CDNTs; if the information from these interviews is anonymously collated; if so, the primary reasons individuals cite for leaving CDNTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23317/23]
194. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need in each LHO, in tabular form, with a monthly breakdown of waiting times. [23316/23]
193. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the staffing to caseload ratios used to calculate the numbers, types, and scale of therapists and clinicians required for each CDNT; how regularly these ratios are reviewed; and the processes in place to reconfigure services according to local needs. [23314/23]
189. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify whether his Department owns a site (details supplied). [23605/23]
176. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the potential grain and straw shortages this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23307/23]
151. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Implementation plan for the National Housing Strategy for People with Disabilities 2022-2027 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23607/23]
119. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on all current National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects under his Department being progressed in Cork South West, including the current status of each project and the planned completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23321/23]
103. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on all current National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects under her Department being progressed in Cork South West, including the current status of each project and the planned completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23323/23]
76. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on all current National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects under her Department being progressed in Cork South West, including the current status of each project and the planned completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23308/23]
55. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the Skibbereen flood relief scheme. [23547/23]
54. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the Bantry flood relief scheme. [23546/23]