253. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the pharmaceutical and medical companies that he is engaged with concerning making payments to the redress scheme for the survivors of mother-and-baby homes, including the names of the companies and the number of meetings that he or his officials have had with these companies or their representatives. [54099/22]
252. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the religious orders that he is engaged with concerning making payments to the redress scheme for the survivors of mother-and-baby homes, including the names of the orders and the number of meetings that he or his officials have had with these orders or their representatives. [54098/22]
251. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of his engagement with the Minister for Transport concerning the provision of public transport services for disabled persons attending day services. [54096/22]
228. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her response to the campaign from an organisation (details supplied) highlighting the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. [54097/22]
226. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps that she is taking to ensure that all moneys pledged by religious orders to address the cost of compensation of historical abuse cases have been transferred to the State. [54100/22]
194. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of his engagement with the Ambassador for the Islamic Republic of Iran concerning recent protests for women's rights and the treatment of protestors by state security services. [54101/22]
183. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details of her engagements with the Minister for Foreign Affairs concerning negotiations with governments of other states to ensure the return of antiquities and historical objects held in museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions which originated from this country. [54104/22]
135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on increasing the annual funding for the Leader programme. [53615/22]
113. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on increasing the annual funding for the CLÁR programme. [53614/22]
81. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Programme for Government’s commitment for an expanded town and village renewal scheme to bring vacant and derelict buildings back into use and promote residential occupancy; when communities can start applying for this funding; and the estimated amount available to each local authority. [53612/22]
71. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to ensure the allocation of funding under the LEADER 2023-2027 programme considers the geographical size and population distribution of areas and awards funding proportionately. [53618/22]
204. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to examine the implications of the EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2021 and its findings on the inshore fishing sector. [53882/22]
192. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to examine the implications of the EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2021 and its findings on public health. [53887/22]
191. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all teachers, teaching and school staff are made eligible to receive a Covid-19 booster vaccination immediately. [53886/22]
190. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will publish an independent review (details supplied) conducted as part of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 review. [53885/22]
100. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of his engagements with the British government concerning the status of Rockall and its implications for Irish fishers since taking office. [53884/22]
95. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that he is taking in response to the EPA finding that just 51% of Ireland’s sewage was treated to the European Union standards set to protect our environment, well below the EU average of 90%. [53888/22]
805. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will ensure that the three local community development committees in County Cork are allocated proportionate funding in the LEADER 2023-2027 Programme reflecting their size and need. [53273/22]
798. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to calls by an organisation (details supplied) to extend the application time for the agri-climate rural environment scheme to enable as many farmers as possible to apply. [53581/22]
766. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the funding levels in Budget 2023 for organic schemes, including a comparison with funding for those or similar schemes in Budget 2022. [53270/22]
716. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the staff shortages of radiation therapists and its impact on radiation therapy cancer treatment services. [53587/22]
715. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of any policies issued by his Department or public bodies under his remit that refer to the importance of the bond between an infant and their parents, especially their mother, in the first six months after birth. [53586/22]
714. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who were accommodated in congregated settings by gender in each HSE region in each of the years 2015 to 2021, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53585/22]
518. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details from the records available to his Department of the number of persons who spend less than six months in mother and baby homes or county homes for the time period covered by the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022. [53582/22]
259. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on extending the tax credits for renters to include persons renting social housing and meet the financial threshold. [53272/22]
228. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his views on increasing the fines for public transport providers who do not accommodate persons with guide dogs or assistance dogs. [53274/22]
203. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the provision of broadband will be ensured to residences that have not yet received Eircodes due to delays in the allocation system. [53584/22]
202. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to ensure that new Eircodes are assigned in a timely manner rather than in batches every few months. [53583/22]
161. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that he is taking to provide target supports to self-employed disabled people and disabled entrepreneurs. [53271/22]
114. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the funding levels in Budget 2023 for public marine infrastructure. [53211/22]
107. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that the current distribution of the mackerel allocation aligns with the State’s obligations under Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53210/22]
91. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he is taking to increase the low national rate of afforestation. [53209/22]
90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he is taking in response to backlogs in the forestry licensing system. [53208/22]
75. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made in the programme for Government commitment to "support the small food producer, providing support for on-farm diversification enterprises and investment in local processing facilities, allowing farmers to sell their products into the local and wider domestic markets". [53207/22]
16. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons facilitated in relocating to this country under the Afghan Admission Programme; the number of persons who have been accepted but are yet to be relocated; the number of persons refused participation in the programme; and the reason for the refusals. [36289/22]
112. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage concerning the shortage of accommodation for students attending third level courses. [51319/22]
143. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on establishing an independent review of the testimony given by survivors to the Confidential Committee of the Commission of Investigation into Mother-and-Baby Homes and certain related matters. [50331/22]
142. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking to engage with survivors concerning the forthcoming intervention at the Tuam site under the Institutional Burials Bill 2022. [50329/22]
124. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details concerning his engagement with disabled persons’ organisations concerning the Assisted Decision- Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022. [50332/22]
116. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking to end the wardship system. [50333/22]
113. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the report from an organisation (details supplied) concerning urgent action to address accommodation crisis for persons seeking protection in Ireland. [50330/22]
72. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the key conclusion in a report (details supplied) that “the levels of disability payments and allowances should be changed to reflect the very different costs of disability by severity and type of disability”. [50327/22]
40. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a key conclusion in a report (details supplied) that “measures to address the additional costs of disability should be based on a multi-faceted approach involving increased cash payments, enhanced access to service provision and specific targeted grant programmes”. [50328/22]
810. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces within her Department and the workplaces of public bodies and agencies under her remit, including a list of said buildings which do and do not have these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50347/22]
801. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces within his Department and the workplaces of public bodies and agencies under his remit, including a list of said buildings which do and do not have these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50334/22]
785. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to address the Programme For Government commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and recreational fishers and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit. [49631/22]