Parliamentary questions

Public Transport

Holly Cairns

142. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of his engagement with LocalLink concerning the provision of a bus service to enable young persons in Beara, County Cork access day services in Bantry, County Cork. [60376/22]

Driver Test

Holly Cairns

143. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to ensure that a driving test centre in Skiberreen will have two full-time equivalent testers working from January 2023. [60378/22]

Driver Test

Holly Cairns

144. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of testers working in each driving test centre, including a breakdown of the number workers that are on full-time or part-time contracts. [60379/22]

Flood Risk Management

Holly Cairns

175. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that once a flood relief scheme is officially complete that insurers cannot refuse to provide flood insurance or charge reasonable rates for same. [60367/22]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Holly Cairns

176. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking in response to a mortgage services provider (details supplied) increasing standard variable rates on some loans to 6.5%. [60368/22]

Flood Risk Management

Holly Cairns

195. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the flood relief scheme in Skibbereen, County Cork will be officially completed. [60375/22]

Departmental Policies

Holly Cairns

220. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the marine and commercial activities prohibited or restricted in marine special areas of conservation. [60373/22]

Foreshore Issues

Holly Cairns

221. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details on the number of foreshore licences granted monthly between the period 1 January 2019 and 31 October 2022 including the average waiting time for applications. [60374/22]

Departmental Policies

Holly Cairns

253. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on ensuring that all marine protected areas only begin 500 meters offshore. [61014/22]

Departmental Regulations

Holly Cairns

254. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on introducing regulations concerning the use of rock-breaking equipment. [61015/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Holly Cairns

349. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the means testing system to qualify for carers allowance to consider applicants with income that can vary from year-to-year such as farmers or the self-employed. [60377/22]

Hospital Services

Holly Cairns

573. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately work with the HSE in CHO4 to put in place a plan to ensure that none of the acute mental health unit beds in Bantry General Hospital are closed. [60369/22]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

574. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 322 of 10 November 2022 (details supplied), the service developments that took place between 8 June and 15 June 2017 such that a permanent contract senior psychologist post in the North Cork / North Lee Older Adult Mental Health Services was, after being accepted on those advertised terms, changed within that seven day period to a permanent contract senior psychologist post in the general Adult Mental Health North Lee Services, and was not advertised to eligible candidates on those changed terms; the basis in employment law that such a rapid restructuring of a HSE post can be sanctioned after it had been advertised and filled on different terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60370/22]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

575. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to assist an organisation (details supplied) searching for suitable housing for assisted living for disabled adults. [60372/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Holly Cairns

704. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all persons with diabetes are provided medical equipment to monitor their sugar levels free-of-charge. [61016/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Holly Cairns

718. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that many approved FAS/ACRES advisors did not have access to the GLAMS ACRES online planning portal on 20 September 2022; the period of time that elapsed before all advisors had access to the portal; and, if the advisors affected will be granted a time extension to prepare ACRES plans for their existing clients for each day that they were without access to the ACRES online portal. [60365/22]

Housing Provision

Holly Cairns

35. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes that have been built in County Cork to date in 2022. [59574/22]

Homeless Persons Supports

Holly Cairns

67. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to address child homelessness. [59573/22]

Further and Higher Education

Holly Cairns

125. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline his engagement with the Minister for Health to increase the number of graduates from clinical therapies, including but not limited to, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and psychology, to address shortages in disability services. [59577/22]

Student Accommodation

Holly Cairns

149. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the details of any plans to increase the availability and affordability of student accommodation. [59578/22]