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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (16 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 239. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to support a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) in order to allow new mothers who fall ill while pregnant to take sick leave and defer their maternity leave; if so, to provide an update on work conducted to date on this legislation; the...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: Almost 4,800 children are waiting for child psychology appointments across Cork and Kerry alone, with nearly 2,900 waiting for over a year. These young people are struggling. They have taken the crucial and difficult first step of asking for help and are being denied it. Many of these children are struggling with anxiety and depression and are in desperate need of early intervention before...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: When is the Government going to stop pretending that the recruitment embargo is not having an impact?

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: What is the Government going to do to address the crisis facing primary psychology services in this country?

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (15 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 101. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider extending the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 from the age of 12 to 18 years. [22067/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: The Taoiseach reeled off a whole load of figures to say that he wants to give context to the situation but he left out the very important figures that give further context to the situation, which is record homelessness, record house prices and a record number of people stuck in their childhood bedrooms. That context is pretty important as well. He might be new to the job but Fine Gael...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: I respect the Deputy but I ask her to please not misrepresent my position at all. I never, ever said anywhere that there would be 50,000 homes built this year. Let us not try to create a rift where one does not exist. What I said very clearly is that this country needs to build 250,000 new homes between 2025 and 2030. It does, by the way. The Construction Industry Federation, which has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: It is now more than three years since the then Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál Martin, gave a very clear commitment. In response to questions from my colleague, Deputy Catherine Murphy, he said he was opposed to the State entering long-term leasing deals for social homes. To quote him directly he said, "No local authority should be on the other side of this, engaging in a long lease with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that disabled people in rural areas cannot avail of the deposit return scheme as collection machines are not generally available in small retail outlets; and if he would consider introducing a grant to small retailers who cannot afford to purchase a collection machine. [21244/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Middle East (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department has been approached by the organisers of a group (details supplied) as regards offering the flotilla the Irish flag in order for them to sail lifesaving aid to Gaza; if so, to provide details of the engagement; and if he would consider allowing them to sail under the Irish flag. [21246/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the development and construction of an Educate Together school (details supplied). [21640/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 554. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs practising in Cork aged over 60 years, by region, in tabular form. [21243/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 555. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health care support assistants in Cork; the number of individuals using the service; and the areas that are using the 4-TEAM rota system, by local area, in tabular form. [21245/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 609. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1356 of 9 April 2024, for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the exact wait times of children and adolescents identified in the previous response as waiting in excess of 12 months for the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork, west Cork and Kerry primary care psychology services, that is, the number of clients waiting two...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 610. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children and adolescents waiting for an appointment with the CHO 4 primary care psychology service for the years ending 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [21637/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 611. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1356 of 9 April 2024, if the 4,785 children and adolescents on the waiting list for the Cork-Kerry primary care psychology services is a typical statistic of primary care services nationally; and if he can provide comparative data with two other CHOs. [21638/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 612. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of HIQA inspectors; the area to which they are assigned; the number of facilities they are overseeing, from 2021 to date, in tabular form. [21639/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 689. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the work being undertaken by her Department to support the further development of communities on the Beara Peninsula. [21214/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Vacant Sites (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 690. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports available by her Department to address vacancy and dereliction in rural towns and villages. [21215/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (14 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 691. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the work of the town centre-first policy. [21216/24]