156. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [23048/23]
155. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the percentage of social media posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23030/23]
147. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to facilitate the evacuation of Irish residents from Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22743/23]
128. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach how his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [23056/23]
127. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach the percentage of social media posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; and the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations. [23038/23]
8. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps he is taking to address systematic sexual harassment and assaults in the Defence Forces. [19971/23]
3. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps he is taking to address staffing shortages in the Defence Forces. [19970/23]
271. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the legislative basis or policy rationale for the criteria that disused nursing homes, i.e., nursing homes registered with HIQA on or after 1 September 2022 will not be considered, are an approved accommodation category under the Offers of Commercial Accommodation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection from Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22224/23]
252. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 30 March 2023, the steps he is taking to examine evidence presented to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters concerning the burial of human remains at the former mother-and-baby home site (details supplied) and to engage regarding studies of the site that have already be conducted to assist in ascertaining the likely location of the burial grounds. [22225/23]
240. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure all applicants approved for the national liming programme 2023 will receive a financial contribution of €16 per tonne of lime spread; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22223/23]
198. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure that voting rights for Irish emigrants are aligned with the criteria used in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22228/23]
178. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the home tuition grant is processed in a timely manner to provide funding for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22226/23]
66. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to improve the employment rates among individuals with disabilities. [21884/23]
171. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that healthcare workers in Section 39 organisations who worked in primary care in Covid-19 exposed healthcare environments with people with disabilities are made eligible for the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21922/23]
153. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he has taken to appoint a special advocate for survivors of institutional abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21917/23]
146. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking examine the impact of Brexit on the Irish sheep sector and the resultant eligibility for sheep farmers to access support through the Brexit Adjustment Reserve fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21916/23]
145. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to regulate the use of horses for drawing vehicles for commercial purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21915/23]
100. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide his response to the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) regarding offshore windfarm planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21924/23]
99. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to provide affordable and social housing for single people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21923/23]
81. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the free primary schoolbooks scheme allocation to a school (details supplied) factors in exceptional circumstances to ensure that all students receive their books; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21919/23]
80. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will provide her response to the finding in a report (details supplied) concerning the priority need for end-of-life care for survivors of institutional abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21918/23]
55. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons' that have availed of the Living City Initiative in each eligible area to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21921/23]
54. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline his responsibility in determining special regeneration areas under the Living City Initiative; the criteria that is used to define these areas; if he is reviewing the criteria to expand the SRAs to enable more families avail of the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21920/23]
736. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to work with Tidy Towns committees locally and nationally to encourage the protection of nectaring habitats by restricting mowing and hedge cutting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21345/23]
717. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure individuals on waiting lists are made aware of their options to seek treatment under the cross-border directive. [21869/23]
643. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of eating disorder teams currently in place in each CHO, including the number of staff currently assigned to each team; the number of vacancies; his plans to recruit the required staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21680/23]
606. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that clinical employees in section 39 organisations who engaged in clinical work with clients in residential care are eligible for the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21343/23]
586. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address GDPR issues with the HSE online self-service portal for staff, including individuals being able to access other individuals' personal information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21240/23]
551. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline his engagement with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media concerning the lack of accessibility at a publicly funded tourist attraction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21675/23]
545. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount and scope of support being offered to a school (details supplied) by the Carrigaline-Kinsale-Bandon children's disability network team, including ringfenced hours assigned to children in the school of a speech and language therapist and a psychologist; the timeframe the CDNT has been allocated to support children in the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21339/23]
544. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an occupational therapist assigned to a school (details supplied) is solely employed to provide services to children attending that school; if he will confirm that this is a permanent post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21338/23]
520. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the funding for the Protein Aid and Protein/Cereal Mix (50/50) Crop Scheme by 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21868/23]
495. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will adjust the tillage incentive scheme to support current tillage farmers, including the requirement that the land must remain in tillage for at least five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21337/23]
494. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that the tillage sector is represented on the Teagasc authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21336/23]
493. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address his obligations under the Sustainable use of Pesticides Directive (2009/128/EC) regarding the tillage sector. [21335/23]
492. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase to €200,000 the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme (TAMS 3) investment ceiling from the current €90,000 to reflect the current cost of equipment for tillage farmers; if he will expand the types of eligible equipment/structures, including combine harvester; if he will request teagasc tillage equipment specialists to provide a report on types of eligible equipment/structures under TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21334/23]
491. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the funding for the straw incorporation measure by 50% and increasing the acreage that can be applied for by an individual farmer from the current 40 ha; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21333/23]
490. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to regulate unincorporated agriculture associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21332/23]
481. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish the forestry licensing plan for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/23]
480. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has not accepted any afforestation, ash dieback or forest road applications since 1 January 2023 from private individuals and companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21235/23]
479. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update to an individual (details supplied) seeking health certs for livestock. [21234/23]
417. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if the cost-of-living measures for families announced on 21 February 2023 include a payment to individuals receiving pensions as qualified adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21684/23]
405. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on adjusting the qualifications for the one-parent family payment to enable single parents with joint equal custody of a child or children to apply for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21348/23]
404. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on adjusting the qualifications for the jobseeker's transition payment to enable single parents with joint equal custody of a child or children to apply for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21347/23]
403. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to enable full-time carers who are also pensioners to access the State pension (non-contributory) €200 cost-of-living lump sum payment as well as the carer's allowance cost-of-living lump sum payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21346/23]
364. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the National Coastal Change Management Strategy Steering Group, including the expected date for the publishing of its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21681/23]
335. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on offering greater protection to hedgerows as important habitats, including restrictions on hedgerow removals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21344/23]