65. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on increasing the annual funding for the CLÁR programme. [8585/23]
46. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the islands strategy; when the strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8587/23]
19. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on increasing the annual funding for the LEADER programme. [8586/23]
13. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the funding programmes available to men’s and women’s sheds from her Department. [8588/23]
734. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of monies that were unspent for 2022 and returned to the central Exchequer concerning forestry programmes. [8610/23]
656. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to regulate private providers of assessment of need for children and young people. [8615/23]
655. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately publish the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [8614/23]
511. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the number of Ukrainian refugees currently being accommodated in an area (details supplied). [8612/23]
510. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that five facilities (details supplied) are added to the schedule of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022. [8611/23]
83. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she is taking to support the hospitality sector, specifically with regard to tourism, in rural areas. [8583/23]
122. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure children with disabilities are assessed and receive medical aids/equipment in a timely manner. [7411/23]
73. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to fulfil the State’s obligations under the Istanbul Convention to address gender based violence [7412/23]
216. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the opening hours of each specialist menopause clinic by location, in tabular form as of 1 February 2022. [7755/23]
215. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the total funding for HSE dental services in the past five years in all LHOs in CHO4; the number of children waiting for dental services in these LHOs; their waiting times; the location in which children in these LHOs can have orthodontic treatment carried out; the number of orthodontists available to the HSE in these areas; the criteria being applied that determines whether a child qualifies for HSE funded orthodontic treatment; the number waiting for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7754/23]
214. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE-run nursing homes and privately run nursing homes that have participated in the fair deal scheme annually for the years 2018 to 2022, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7753/23]
213. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home residents who availed of the fair deal scheme; the total cost to the Exchequer annually for the years 2018 to 2022, inclusive; the average payment per patient per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7752/23]
212. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the number of rapid response vehicles operating in the Cork south-west area each day, including the number of hours each vehicle is available for. [7751/23]
211. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his plans to reopen a South Doc Service in Kinsale, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7750/23]
210. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that SouthDoc out-of-hours GP service is operating in Castletownbere, County Cork. [7749/23]
97. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a dedicated conservation management plan has been put in place for the Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve. [7756/23]
78. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Skibbereen flood defence scheme will be complete, given current delays are holding up necessary road works on the N71. [7757/23]
66. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to ensure the reinstatement of the east bound bus stop on North Street, Skibbereen, County Cork. [7761/23]
64. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide an additional bus stop on the western side of Bandon to facilitate elderly residents. [7759/23]
63. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to ensure that a survey of the integrity of roadside banks on the N71 between Innishannon and Bandon is carried out, especially concerning the section between the junctions with the L-3204-0 and L-97103-1. [7758/23]
55. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide interim funding for the provision of transport to enable young people in Beara, County Cork, to access disability services in Bantry, County Cork, until the permanent service is in place later in 2023. [7748/23]
52. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of any engagement that he has had with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in relation to setting an upper limit on energy standing charges; if he will provide details of his engagement with the Commission with regard to carrying out a review of standing charges, particularly in view of recent price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7747/23]
876. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 842 of 5 April 2022, 308 of 18 May 2022, 233 of 22 June 2022, 1117 of 12 July 2022 and 324 of 10 November 2022, the percentage of appointments to senior psychologist posts in the Cork adult mental health services between August 2017 and January 2021 that took place via unadvertised transfers; the exact service locations that is, the exact locations of the adult mental health teams where such appointments took place within the Cork HSE health services; the dates of each of these appointments, given that this information has not already been provided by the HSE, contrary to an assertion otherwise in the response to Parliamentary Question 324 of 10 November 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7435/23]
875. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on whether basic information about particular public appointments to HSE posts, namely, the date of the appointment, the relevant service location and the method of recruitment uses, for example, national recruitment panel, local interview or appointment by transfer, should be provided by the HSE in responses to Parliamentary Questions or to any interested parties wishing to access it; and if not, by what justification could this information be withheld by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7434/23]
874. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that medications (details supplied) which are essential for immunocompromised persons to participate in socio-cultural life and employment will be made available under the drugs payment scheme. [7433/23]
480. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to ensure that the remuneration received by ETB tutors is allotted on an incremental basis comparable with other educational professionals and reflecting experience and years of service. [7432/23]
479. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to ensure that ETB tutors are given full-time contracts including holiday pay cover. [7431/23]
380. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if her Department has advised schools to use students' SSP within an assessment of need process; and if so, on what basis was this advice given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7428/23]
379. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if the programme of nominating NCSE would be nominating an appropriate person to carry out an assessment of educational needs on behalf of the HSE under the AON process, announced on 20 October 2022, is an emergency response to the AON crisis; if not, if it is a trial for a new approach to same; if she will outline which schools were involved in the announced process; the supports or funding these schools received; and if she will provide details of any monitoring and assessment of this announced process. [7427/23]
378. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that primary school teachers can still avail of online versions of courses during the summer months to contribute to their continuing professional development. [7426/23]
227. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline all the funding mechanisms available to individuals or groups concerning the conservation of SACs. [7430/23]
138. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to address litter and illegal dumping. [7429/23]
95. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline his engagement with the Minister for Education concerning the provision of higher education training courses for special needs assistants. [6624/23]
312. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his plans to support public health nurses to separate and specialise workload, such as working with infants and children, or caring for elderly persons, in all LHOs within CHO 4. [6414/23]
311. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of lactation consultant positions in each CHO, including a breakdown to LHO level, the number of positions that are currently filled, the number that are currently vacant, and measures being undertaken to recruit personnel. [6413/23]
310. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for pre-application assessment for aids and appliances for those under 18 years of age in CHO 4; the length of time they have been waiting for the pre-application assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6412/23]
309. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the date he is working towards for Second Stage of the health (termination of pregnancy services (safe access zones)) Bill, the general scheme of which has been published. [6411/23]
238. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons facilitated in relocating to Ireland under the Afghan admission programme; the number of people who have been accepted but are yet to be relocated; and the number of persons refused participation in the programme, including the rationale for said refusals. [6408/23]
230. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status and proposed timeframe for the First 5 action to develop a dedicated child health workforce, adopting a population-based approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6407/23]
125. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the fuel grant element of the disabled drivers and passengers scheme recipients if a disabled driver purchases an electric car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6409/23]
106. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of his engagement with religious orders and pharmaceutical companies concerning making payments to the redress scheme for the survivors of mother and baby homes. [6119/23]
101. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role played by the Oak report in the development of the mother and baby homes redress scheme. [6117/23]