122. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on introducing a windfall tax on energy companies in order to provide support for households and SMEs experiencing substantial energy bill increases. [45126/22]
121. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of prospecting licences that he has granted since taking office, including the locations covered by each licence. [45125/22]
120. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will extend the submission period for observations and objections to the granting of a prospecting licence (details supplied). [45123/22]
83. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that he is proposing to support SMEs struggling to meet rising operational costs. [45128/22]
61. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that he is proposing to support SMEs struggling to meet rising energy bills. [45127/22]
2161. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a study by a public body in a neighbouring jurisdiction (details supplied) concerning a systematic analysis of the rate of net CO2 uptake over time as a result of creating a wide range of different types of woodland; the way that this study might influence forestry policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44304/22]
2160. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all existing agricultural schemes and payments run by his Department, including agri-environmental schemes and all schemes and payments for producers including basic payments; and the amount of money spent on each scheme in each of the past five years in tabular form. [44303/22]
2149. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking in response to the significant increase in fuel prices in recent months for fishers. [43782/22]
2148. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately publish the Wool Feasibility Study. [43781/22]
2147. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he is taking to address the ongoing backlog of forestry licences.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43780/22]
2084. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on banning or restriction the use of glyphosate. [43794/22]
2078. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure all student social workers on placements receive proper remuneration reflecting the work they are undertaking during mandatory placement. [44312/22]
2077. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the date that he is working towards for the introduction of publicly-funded IVF and associated treatments. [44311/22]
1982. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately publish the Disability Capacity Review Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43913/22]
1981. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the scheme to make contraception freely available to women aged 17-25 years can be accessed through telemedicine online consultation pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43912/22]
1980. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to communicate public health advice and information on vaccines concerning monkeypox to the groups in society most at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43911/22]
1979. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to make the monkeypox vaccine freely available and widely accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43910/22]
1978. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in response to the threat of monkeypox; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43909/22]
1977. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in Bantry Hospital assigned for mental health patients currently; his plans to either increase or decrease this allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43908/22]
1976. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his engagement with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment concerning reform of the recruitment process of non-EU/EEA nationals and the fast tracking of the processing of critical skills employment permits relating to healthcare professionals for the nursing home sector. [43907/22]
1975. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide his response to a campaign from an organisation (details supplied) to end parking fees at acute hospitals for the families of children undergoing in-hospital treatments. [43906/22]
1943. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to add spinal muscular atrophy to the newborn heel prick test. [43805/22]
1942. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to encourage speech and language therapists who are Irish nationals working in other jurisdictions to take up roles in children’s disability network teams. [43804/22]
1941. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to recruit recent speech and language therapist graduates for roles in children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43803/22]
1940. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on making a medication (details supplied) for morning sickness related to pregnancy eligible under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43802/22]
1939. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking in response to issues raised concerning access to prosthetics by an organisation (details supplied), including the cost that individuals have to pay. [43801/22]
1938. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on making a medication (details supplied) for hyperemesis gravidarum to be reimbursed on the drugs payment scheme and medical card. [43800/22]
1937. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the reason that a medication (details supplied) used for polycystic ovary syndrome was removed from the drug payment scheme; the steps that he is taking to ensure that it is covered by the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43799/22]
1936. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking into reviewing a recent report from a public body (details supplied) that found that residents in seven centres for disabled persons were not adequately protected from the risk of infection. [43798/22]
1462. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to ensure that all joint family visas are dealt with within six months of receipt of all required documentation.
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1458. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the total number of individuals currently in the international protection system, including a breakdown by gender and individuals under 18 years. [43786/22]
1353. 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. [43905/22]
1352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to address the shortage of accommodation for students attending third level courses in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43904/22]
1288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the long-term plans for the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees currently staying in a hotel (details supplied). [44308/22]
1287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a request by a group (details supplied) for the mandating of a State body to develop medium-term accommodation for refugees. [44307/22]
1286. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a request by a group (details supplied) for the appointment of a national lead for the refugee response. [44306/22]
1285. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking to facilitate all preschools and creches to join the national childcare scheme. [44305/22]
1268. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date that he is currently working towards the full implementation of the White Paper to end the direct provision system. [43788/22]
1267. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the total number of individuals currently in the international protection system in congregated settings, including the total number being accommodated in tents, tent-like structures, or non-permanent structures, with a breakdown of the number of under-18-year-olds who are being accommodated in these structures. [43787/22]
1266. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking to ensure that all hotels and venues used to accommodate asylum seekers permit asylum seekers to have visitors. [43785/22]
1265. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the type and length of training given to staff of hotels and other venues which accommodate refugees or asylum seekers before they can interact with refugees or asylum seekers. [43784/22]
1264. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of his engagements with survivors of mother and baby homes concerning his decision to have an international human rights expert go through written evidence submitted to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, including the groups with which he specifically discussed this issue; and the dates of these meetings. [43783/22]
1193. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking in response to the decision of a public body (details supplied) to require insurance companies to suspend providing one-member pensions. [44316/22]
1169. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to increase the pension entitlements of full-time family carers. [43916/22]
1008. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the number of students who were granted concessionary school transport tickets for the school year 2022/2023; the number of persons who applied for tickets; and the number of people who were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43900/22]
1007. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a student (details supplied) is provided with the special education needs school transport they are entitled to. [43899/22]
1006. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the accommodation put in place for the Leaving Certificate 2022 due to the impacts of Covid-19 are extended to Leaving Certificate 2023. [43898/22]
989. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps that she is taking to increase the lack of places in primary and secondary schools for young persons with special educational needs and disabilities. [43791/22]
988. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the SNA allocations for secondary schools in Cork south west for the 2022/2023 academic year. [43790/22]