288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport 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. [41398/22]
287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport 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. [41380/22]
166. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans will come into operation. [41754/22]
165. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date that sulphur content will be permitted for all fuels be reduced from 2% to 1%. [41753/22]
164. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the amount spent on the development and promotion of the public awareness campaign on the ABC of Cleaner Air this winter; the media types and social media platforms used to promote the scheme, including any money paid for promoted materials on these platforms; the tools used to monitor the success of the campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41752/22]
163. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress made in the development of new conventional generation as outlined in the Policy Statement on Security of Electricity Supply. [41751/22]
162. 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. [41750/22]
143. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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. [41386/22]
142. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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. [41368/22]
116. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking in response to rising electricity costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40778/22]
115. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on introducing a net metering or reverse metering system for farms who produce their own energy. [40777/22]
42. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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. [41385/22]
41. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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. [41367/22]
18. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach 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. [41396/22]
17. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach 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. [41378/22]
865. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a committee/unit to study stillbirth and neo-natal death as a public health issue and to make recommendations for reducing the number of stillbirths and neo-natal deaths, including testing and screening for Group B Strep, vasa praevia, pre-eclampsia, and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. [39551/22]
864. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will set a national ambition to reduce the number of stillbirths and neo-natal deaths. [39550/22]
863. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on waiting lists for therapeutic care in each children’s disability network team according to each speciality; the average waiting time for an appointment;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39549/22]
862. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need in each HSE region [39548/22]
610. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking to assist Afghan refugees (details supplied) to secure their own independent accommodation [39547/22]
150. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the key conclusion in the Cost of Disability in Ireland – Research Report, 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. [34518/22]
114. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a key conclusion in the Cost of Disability in Ireland – Research Report, 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. [34519/22]
103. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she is taking to increase disability allowance by €15 per week. [38581/22]
82. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to provide a €20 weekly cost of disability payment. [38580/22]
50. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on 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. [38550/22]
47. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce local food procurement policies for the public sector to encourage the availability of nutritious, locally sourced food in public sector areas such as schools, hospitals, government buildings, prisons and so on. [38551/22]
45. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to establish a new authority called the national food ombudsman to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. [38549/22]
4. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the concerns that have been consistently raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the forestry sector. [38552/22]
594. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38743/22]
593. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which her Department owns and public bodies and agencies under her remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38725/22]
586. 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 are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38730/22]
585. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which his Department owns and public bodies and agencies under his remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38712/22]
561. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38739/22]
560. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which his Department owns and public bodies and agencies under his remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38721/22]
453. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38741/22]
452. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice her views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which her Department owns and public bodies and agencies under her remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38723/22]
436. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38738/22]
435. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which his Department owns and public bodies and agencies under his remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38720/22]
413. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the details of the number of times that he has met with an organisation (details supplied); and the dates of such meetings. [38772/22]
409. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38731/22]
408. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which his Department owns and public bodies and agencies under his remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38713/22]
377. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38744/22]
376. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which her Department owns and public bodies and agencies under her remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38726/22]
323. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38733/22]
322. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education her views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which her Department owns and public bodies and agencies under her remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38715/22]
297. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38732/22]
296. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence his views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which his Department owns and public bodies and agencies under his remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38714/22]
288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38737/22]
287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which his Department owns and public bodies and agencies under his remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38719/22]
248. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38740/22]