197. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14292/23]
196. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on removing the State’s reservations to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14291/23]
194. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking in response to an inspection report by the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, into an intellectual disability facility (details supplied). [14296/23]
179. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will reduce the eligibility for the school transport scheme to 1.2 kilometres for both primary and post-primary students. [14293/23]
143. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on introducing regulations concerning the use of rock-breaking equipment. [14303/23]
142. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to engage with inshore fishers, their representative organisations, and their producer organisations concerning a co-management approach to Marine Protected Areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14302/23]
1623. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide her response to the recommendation in the UCC report Housing and Sustaining Communities on the West Cork Islands to 'Set up an island resettlement fund, in conjunction with innovative schemes to promote employment and remote working on the islands'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13722/23]
1619. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide details on the funding streams and support available community groups who wish to develop/upgrade community recreational amenities. [13471/23]
1610. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline any activities he is pursuing around legislative changes concerning conditions of dog ownership and or licensing. [12762/23]
1585. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of his engagement with a port company concerning the enforcement of bay bye-laws (details supplied) concerning trawling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13690/23]
1584. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to a recent court of appeal ruling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13689/23]
1583. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with inshore fishers, their representative organisations, and their producer organisations concerning his plans for the implementation of the EU Action Plan on protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13688/23]
1582. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will use the current capacity in the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to assist inshore fishers in addressing high fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13687/23]
1581. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the amount of money assigned to each producer organisation in total annually for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13686/23]
1580. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure a producer organisation (details supplied) provides start-up funding to a recently established producer organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13685/23]
1576. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the total amount spent by his Department and public bodies that operate under his remit on developing and upgrading recreational amenities in forested areas. [13459/23]
1575. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown by month and, of all greyhound drug testing from January 2020 to date in 2022, in tabular form as a percentage of starters at each track. [13458/23]
1574. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of monies assigned to animal welfare organisations for 2020, 2021, and 2022, inclusive, including a breakdown of animals these organisations worked with; and the criteria by which organisations’ applications are assessed. [13457/23]
1561. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further funding from EU Brexit funding to support the inshore fishing sector. [13049/23]
1560. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address the call in the Inshore Fishing: Motion (Private Members) of 25 January 2023 immediately to allocate funds from the available EMFAF, to provide direct financial support to the Irish inshore fleet, which makes up 91 per cent of Ireland's fishing fleet [13048/23]
1559. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken since taking office to combat animal cruelty and improve animal welfare. [13047/23]
1550. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 6 December 2022, if he will clarify the reason some ACRES advisors, who had fulfilled all the criteria outlined in his response, are not allowed access to the ACRES GLAMS system; and the number of approved advisors that had no access to the ACRES GLAMS system and were, therefore, unable to prepare FSPs for their clients for over a month. [12761/23]
1549. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the amount of funding awarded to community organisations for tree planting in the years 2020 to 2022, inclusive. [12760/23]
1548. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the amount spent on the response to ash dieback. and the funding given to landowners, forestry owners, and farmers to replace trees, in each of the years 2020 to 2022, inclusive. [12759/23]
1547. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure the protection of hedgerow habitats. [12757/23]
1546. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of his engagement with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and the steps he is taking to establish a third-level veterinary course in Munster. [12756/23]
1545. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to the environmental impacts of an increase in intensive farms. [12755/23]
1544. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) concerning ongoing issues in the inshore fishing sector. [12754/23]
1539. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide funding for farmers and landowners to employ the services of a tree specialist to help them review the health of road-facing trees and to deal with issues where identified. [12457/23]
1538. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to monitor and act on any environmental issues concerning the operation of a fish farm (details supplied). [12456/23]
1527. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the adults being treated for serious mental health conditions would be eligible for the long-term illness card. [14011/23]
1526. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to engage with persons impacted by data breaches due to cyber-attacks on HSE systems. [14010/23]
1525. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the obligations of the HSE to conduct inspections of private residences and/or rented accommodation where the environment is considered a hazard and dangerous due to mould and damp or rodent infestation. [14008/23]
1524. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the period poverty initiatives being rolled out across 26 local authorities, as committed to in the women's health action plan; the number of local authorities taking part in the scheme to date in 2023; the way in which the scheme is being evaluated; and the steps that are being taken to address the prioritised groups as outlined in the plan, including women experiencing homelessness, women living with addiction, Traveller and Roma women, and women experiencing consistent poverty. [14007/23]
1523. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 683 of 28 February 2023, if he will provide details on the number of people on waiting lists for adult ADHD assessment in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14006/23]
1522. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will support the 'Izzy' stickers initiative in public maternity healthcare settings (details supplied). [14005/23]
1474. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in response to synthetic cannabinoids use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13710/23]
1473. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify what the qualifying criteria are for an individual with T1 Diabetics accessing the GP Card. [13709/23]
1472. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the Covid pandemic payment for healthcare professionals has been transferred to a private agency (details supplied) to distribute among their staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13708/23]
1435. 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. [13470/23]
1434. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [13469/23]
1433. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that private opticians accept medical cards for eye tests. [13468/23]
1432. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that participants in a psychology training programme (details supplied) are provided with the same funding and supports as persons pursuing similar programmes. [13467/23]
1431. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that 103 women accessed abortion services in England and Wales in 2021 due to the fact they were not eligible for care under section 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13466/23]
1430. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the increase to pension under the public service pay agreement which retired nurses have received since 1 January 2020 and are due to receive in 2023. [13465/23]
1390. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide the staff and resources to treat individuals diagnosed with deep endometriosis in a timely manner. [13234/23]
1389. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the HSE owns a facility (details supplied) or is renting it long-term; and if the HSE funded its construction. [13233/23]
1388. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his engagement with a regulatory body (details supplied) to address the backlog in the processing of applications for individuals to work as healthcare professionals in the Irish healthcare system. [13232/23]
1387. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken in response to the Strategic Review of Medical Training and Career Structure (MacCraith) Reports. [13231/23]
1342. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will make hormone replacement therapy, HRT, medication free for persons going through menopause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13055/23]