311. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1091 of 22 March 2022, the way that a public appointment to a HSE psychology post can be both in line with the legislation governing recruitment and not covered by HR policy; the exact reference from the legislation in question which allows for appointments to HSE psychology posts that have not been advertised to eligible candidates on the relevant national recruitment panel in the first instance; the exact reference in employment law or HR policy that grants the right for alternative recruitment routes to be decided by each CHO area on the basis of service need for some posts; if this practice has been agreed with unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25326/22]
310. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 825 and 826 of 1 February 2022 and 1091 of 22 March 2022, the precise specialisms in adult mental health psychology and the exact criteria referred to in the response which warrant a bypassing of the national recruitment panel system for HSE psychologists; if these specialisms and criteria have been agreed to by the HSE's national human resources department and trade unions as constituting exceptions to the national recruitment panel system for HSE psychologists; and if so, the location in which these details are recorded and collectively signed-off in policy form. [25325/22]
309. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 666 of 1 March 2022 and 840 of 5 April 2022, his views on the contention by a number of psychologists in the Cork mental health service that they were not informed at their personal development plan meetings or otherwise, of opportunities to transfer into posts outside of the nationally-agreed recruitment process over a period of years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25324/22]
308. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 842 of 5 April 2022, the percentage of appointments to permanent senior psychologist posts in the adult mental health services in CHO4 between August 2017 and January 2021 that took place via unadvertised transfers, irrespective of whether the transferring psychologists already had permanent contracts in other HSE services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25323/22]
153. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a new FAQ document on core funding in the early childhood care and education sector will be released. [25321/22]
152. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when details of the nurturing skills package for the early childhood care and education sector will be released. [25320/22]
151. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the definition of reasonable profit as outlined in the Independent Review of the Cost of Providing Quality Childcare Services in Ireland. [25319/22]
150. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking to ensure that early childhood care and education funding is equally distributed to non-full-day care providers and full-day care providers. [25318/22]
135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 4 May 2022, if she will meet with a teaching organisation (details supplied) in relation to her announced changes to the leaving certificate. [25322/22]
787. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24313/22]
761. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will assign an equal mackerel allocation of the per eligible boat around the coast using monthly fishery authorisations to under 15 metre boats on the Irish polyvalent general register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24343/22]
678. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged companies, individuals external to his Department to conduct social media monitoring or provide reports on social media coverage that are critical of the plans concerning the National Maternity Hospital; the cost of same; and the name of the social media platforms being monitored. [24348/22]
677. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if officials in the Department of Health or HSE have been tasked with conducting social media monitoring or providing reports on social media coverage that are critical of the plans concerning the National Maternity Hospital; the number of staff involved; their respective grades, and estimated working hours committed to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24347/22]
676. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the maternity hospitals, units which currently conduct medical procedures as outlined under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the maternity hospitals, units which do not provide these services; the actions he is taking to ensure all hospitals, units provide these services, including in emergency situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24346/22]
675. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 557 of 4 May 2022, when a person (details supplied) will be provided with specialised equipment. [24345/22]
671. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24309/22]
592. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the progress made to meet the recommendations of the review of the Coroner Service: Report of the Working Group relating to 3.4.1 organisation and 3.4.6 a new coroner agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24350/22]
591. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if a person holding a refugee convention travel document from another EU member state is entitled to live and work in Ireland without obtaining a permission from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service. [24349/22]
590. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24311/22]
568. 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 that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24308/22]
543. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24301/22]
490. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24314/22]
447. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24303/22]
428. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24302/22]
354. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24307/22]
293. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24310/22]
275. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24316/22]
269. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24312/22]
258. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will remove the VAT associated with the purchase of AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators). [24344/22]
254. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24306/22]
221. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify Government policy concerning the handling of fossil fuels from the Russian Federation at Irish seaports. [24351/22]
218. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24317/22]
184. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24305/22]
166. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24304/22]
158. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. [24315/22]
134. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her response to a key conclusion in the report, The Cost of Disability in Ireland – that measures to address the additional costs of disability should be based on a multifaceted approach involving increased cash payments, enhanced access to service provision and specific targeted grant programmes. [24358/22]
101. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her response to the key conclusion in the report, The Cost of Disability in Ireland 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. [24357/22]
91. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps that she is taking to increase the number of places in primary and secondary schools for young people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23547/22]
50. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the steps that he is taking to improve reporting mechanisms for personnel in the Defence Forces who are experiencing sexual abuse, harassment and bullying. [23496/22]
291. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of investment and funding that her Department has provided to south west Cork since 1 January 2017; the schemes under which this funding was assigned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23882/22]
290. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23862/22]
285. 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. [23878/22]
284. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to provide the closure of the line caught mackerel fishery in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23877/22]
283. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23849/22]
272. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent findings that members of the Traveller or Mincéirs community have high rates for self-harm presentations at hospital emergency departments. [23881/22]
271. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of water birthing facilities available in HSE maternity hospitals and units; the number of water births which occurred in these facilities between 1 January 2015 and 30 November 2020, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23880/22]
265. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23858/22]
224. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if her Department, and the public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit, have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23860/22]
217. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23857/22]