987. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps that she is taking to increase the number of places in secondary schools for young people with autism in County Cork. [43789/22]
770. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that he is taking in aiding those impacted by the recent flooding in Pakistan. [43797/22]
689. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the RTB Board property registration process will be improved. [44314/22]
658. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will adjust the Croí Cónaithe towns fund scheme to permit housing outside of towns or villages to be eligible for the scheme. [43914/22]
474. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to ensure the implementation of a pensions agreement by a semi-State body (details supplied). [44315/22]
406. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure individuals and families affected by the cost-of-living crisis are facilitated in engaging with licensed and regulated bodies for the provision of loans and credit. [43796/22]
405. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the rates of interests charged by moneylending companies. [43795/22]
310. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his views on establishing a national wheelchair accessible taxi company with a special app for wheelchair customers only. [44320/22]
309. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his views on increasing the fines for taxi drivers with wheelchair accessible taxis who refuse, without just reason, to transport wheelchair users in their vehicle. [44319/22]
308. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to ensure that there are regular inspections covering the operation of wheelchair accessible taxis and their operation, including the capacity of the driver to assist wheelchair users in accessing the vehicle. [44318/22]
279. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that Castletownbere is classified as a larger town within the Connecting Ireland plan to ensure the Beara peninsula is assigned the necessary scale of routes. [43920/22]
278. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his views on putting in place a grant to assist blind and visually impaired people having difficulty accessing taxi services due to increasing costs. [43919/22]
277. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to ensure that persons with guide dogs or assistance dogs are accommodated on all public transport, including taxis. [43918/22]
276. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to provide grants for persons and families who require wheelchair accessible or special adapted vehicles. [43917/22]
274. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the frequency of buses on the 226 Cork-Airport-Kinsale route to reflect the growing demand on this popular route for residents and tourists. [43808/22]
157. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to address rising energy costs for households. [44337/22]
154. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to ensure the implementation of a pension agreement from a semi-State body (details supplied). [44309/22]
126. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to support households with additional energy costs due to having a person or persons with a disability living there. [43903/22]
119. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the 2021 annual transition statement will be published, as required by section 14(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43793/22]
118. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the roll-out of high-speed rural broadband in Cork south west. [43792/22]
38. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to reform the process to recruit non-EU-EEA nationals to work as healthcare professionals for the nursing home sector in this country. [43902/22]
37. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that he is taking to fast-track the processing of critical skills employment permits relating to healthcare professionals for the nursing home sector. [43901/22]
2198. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies; the total number of members of each board; the numbers on each board broken down according to gender; and the number of persons with a declared disability on each board in tabular form. [41394/22]
2197. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit met their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 in 2021, including the way that relevant policies and actions are monitored and the way that the obligation is reflected in their annual reports. [41376/22]
2166. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his engagement with the Minister for Finance to permit farmers to claim back VAT on farm safety equipment. [41742/22]
2165. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on introducing a scrappage scheme for power take-off shafts. [41741/22]
2164. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing incentives for solar panels on Irish farms through grant aiding of at least 18-kilowatt panels and batteries. [41740/22]
2152. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies; the total number of members of each board; the numbers on each board broken down according to gender; and the number of persons with a declared disability on each board in tabular form. [41381/22]
2151. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit met their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 in 2021, including the way that relevant policies and actions are monitored and the way that the obligation is reflected in their annual reports. [41363/22]
2121. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking in response to the doubling of fuel prices in recent months for fishers. [41026/22]
2120. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme grants to account for rising materials and construction costs. [41025/22]
2119. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers qualifying for nitrates derogation scheme; and the number of additional cattle in the national herd as a result of the nitrates derogation. [41024/22]
2094. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to address illegal gorse fires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40779/22]
2057. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to introduce greater flexibility for repayments in the Brexit impact loan scheme to make it more accessible for small farmers and inshore fishers. [41747/22]
2056. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his engagement with farming, agriculture, and fishing organisations to ensure the Brexit impact loan scheme is accessible for small farmers and inshore fishers. [41746/22]
2026. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to recognise qualifications for speech and language therapists accredited in non-European Union jurisdictions to enable them to work in public healthcare and clinical settings. [41803/22]
2025. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to recognise qualifications for occupational therapists accredited in non-European Union jurisdictions to enable them to work in public healthcare and clinical settings. [41802/22]
2024. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to recognise qualifications for psychologists accredited in non-EU jurisdictions to enable them to work in public healthcare and clinical settings. [41801/22]
2023. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the children's disability network teams that provide specialist supports; the type of exceptional needs for which they provide supports; and the number of staff, the speciality and seniority of each who provide these supports, in tabular form.. [41800/22]
2022. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the details of each children's disability network team in terms of whether it is run by the HSE or a third-party organisation, the name of the organisation in each relevant case, in tabular form. [41799/22]
2021. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the child and adolescent mental health services to exclude autistic people and their families from the upcoming audit of its services; if his attention has been drawn to this decision; and the actions that he has taken since. [41798/22]
2020. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of therapists that are assigned to work directly with children and young people in schools in each community healthcare organisation or CHO, including a list of the relevant schools. [41797/22]
1950. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies; the total number of members of each board; the numbers on each board broken down according to gender; and the number of persons with a declared disability on each board in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41390/22]
1949. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit met their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 in 2021, including the way that relevant policies and actions are monitored and the way that the obligation is reflected in their annual reports. [41372/22]
1867. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if exit interviews are conducted with therapists leaving children's disability network team; if so, if the information from these interviews was anonymously collated; the primary reasons that are cited for leaving children's disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40795/22]
1866. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the staffing to caseload ratios used to calculate the numbers, types and scale of therapists and clinicians required for each children's disability network team; the regularity with which these ratios are reviewed; and the processes that are in place to reconfigure services according to local needs. [40794/22]
1865. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on developing a version of the living well with dementia initiative for disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40793/22]
1864. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on introducing a subsidised public transport scheme for junior therapists and clinicians employed by the HSE in the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40792/22]