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Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Holly Cairns
176. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a grant payment comparable to the fuel grant associated with the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme for persons who qualify for the scheme but who have electric vehicles. [45129/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Energy Policy
Holly Cairns
177. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a windfall tax on energy companies provide support for households and SMEs experiencing substantial energy bill increases. [45130/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Housing Schemes
Holly Cairns
241. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the price limit for homes bought in County Cork under the first home scheme to reflect the increase in house prices and pressure on towns close to Cork city. [45140/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Holly Cairns
356. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) is allocated a special educational needs place in a local school. [45124/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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International Protection
Holly Cairns
407. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to a request by a group (details supplied) to urgently resource welfare and integration supports available to refugees in line with the increasing needs for these resources. [45121/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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International Protection
Holly Cairns
408. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to a request by a group (details supplied) to immediately establish a refugee agency, as per the White Paper Recommendations on Ending Direct Provision. [45122/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Mental Health Services
Holly Cairns
623. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking in response to a finding from a State body (details supplied) to reduce the number of beds in the acute mental health unit in Bantry Hospital. [45131/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Health Services
Holly Cairns
624. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to provide chiropody services for public patients in CHO4. [45137/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Health Services
Holly Cairns
625. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to lift the ban on waterbirth with immediate effect. [45138/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Health Services
Holly Cairns
626. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his commitment to ensure that homebirth services are offered to all persons who wish to avail of them. [45139/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Animal Welfare
Holly Cairns
656. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that his Department spent during the calendar year 2021 supporting animal welfare and animal sanctuary organisations. [45115/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Animal Welfare
Holly Cairns
657. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schemes and funding streams offered by his Department to non-profit organisations dedicated to animal welfare and animal sanctuary. [45116/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Work Permits
Holly Cairns
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]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Work Permits
Holly Cairns
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]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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National Broadband Plan
Holly Cairns
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]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Climate Action Plan
Holly Cairns
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]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Energy Prices
Holly Cairns
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]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Public Sector Pensions
Holly Cairns
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]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Energy Prices
Holly Cairns
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]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Bus Services
Holly Cairns
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]