Parliamentary questions

Beef Sector

Holly Cairns

1183. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what consultations took place with suckler farmers when formulating the changes to the beef index; and what information has been provided to suckler farmers following the changes to the beef index. [56493/23]

Beef Sector

Holly Cairns

1184. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has conducted a risk assessment on the impact of the changes to the beef index on suckler farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56494/23]

Beef Sector

Holly Cairns

1185. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with suckler farmers on concerns they have in relation to the survival of pedigree breeding following changes to the beef index. [56495/23]

Animal Welfare

Holly Cairns

1186. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work his Department is conducting in relation to the welfare of unwanted bull calves which will be born next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56496/23]

Vaccination Programme

Holly Cairns

1495. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider the roll-out of a RSV immunisation programme as has been done in Galicia, Spain; the projected costs for a roll-out of this nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56485/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Holly Cairns

4. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department will make efforts to deliver ACRES payments to participating farmers without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56100/23]

Fisheries Protection

Holly Cairns

415. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his Department's efforts to ban inshore trawling within the six-mile limit. [56101/23]

Departmental Policies

Holly Cairns

446. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department's plan to support the development of the tillage sector. [56108/23]

Central Statistics Office

Holly Cairns

81. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach if he will consider requesting that the CSO conduct a regular victims of crime survey in order to capture data on crime which is not reflected in Garda statistics due to a lack of reporting. [54699/23]

Middle East

Holly Cairns

108. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has reached out to his counterpart in the United States, or other representatives of the United States government on the situation in Gaza; and if so, to provide details on these engagements. [55228/23]

Legislative Programme

Holly Cairns

124. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the progress in introducing the Aarhus Convention Bill. [54696/23]

State Examinations

Holly Cairns

309. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education when the reviews of the reasonable accommodations for certified examinations were last updated; how often the committee responsible has met over the past 15 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54697/23]

State Examinations

Holly Cairns

310. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will consider providing students with dyslexia extra time on Junior and Leaving Certificate exams, as is the norm in other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54698/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

570. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number and amounts of capital grants for the provision of domestic violence and abuse refuges from 1 January 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55184/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

571. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the way that the State is meeting its commitments under the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention including the provision of refuge spaces and support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55185/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

572. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of domestic violence and abuse refuge spaces available in the State, by county, in tabular form. [55186/23]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

607. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to open a public consultation on the matter of trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines. [54695/23]

Direct Provision System

Holly Cairns

705. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individuals who have been granted refugee status and remain resident in direct provision centres; and the number of these individuals who have been relocated to another direct provision centre since receiving refugee status. [55182/23]

Ambulance Service

Holly Cairns

819. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55183/23]

School Curriculum

Holly Cairns

201. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a review of the current well-being curriculum in order to ensure that students are receiving comprehensive education in regard to emotional resilience and mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54310/23]

Industrial Disputes

Holly Cairns

245. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on work ongoing to address the pay gap between Tús scheme supervisors and CE scheme supervisors; whether her Department will commit to meeting Tús committees and union representatives without further delay; the reason for the delayed response to their pay claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54311/23]

White Papers

Holly Cairns

297. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the implementation of the White Paper on Ending Direct Provision; and the estimated timeframe for ending direct provision. [54315/23]

White Papers

Holly Cairns

298. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and grade of staff assigned to implementing the White Paper on Ending Direct Provision, by year from 2021 to date, in tabular form. [54316/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

318. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a new paramedic training facility in Cork which was projected to open to trainees in January 2024; the current projected opening date for the facility; and the cost of the facility. [54312/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

319. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the delayed opening of a new paramedic training facility in Cork is related to budgetary constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54313/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

320. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedic trainees who had been issued contracts to train in a new facility in Cork; whether these trainees will be accommodated in other training centres; what assistance is available to trainees who may be asked to change training locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54314/23]

Legislative Measures

Holly Cairns

414. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide the reasoning behind her decision to remove proposals in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 in relation to consent; who was consulted as part of this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53784/23]

Legislative Measures

Holly Cairns

415. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether she engaged with any domestic and sexual violence organisation in regard to her decision to remove proposals around consent from the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023; and if so, to provide details of those consultations. [53785/23]

Legislative Measures

Holly Cairns

416. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice when it was flagged with her or her Department that there were legal concerns in relation to her proposals on consent in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53786/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Holly Cairns

628. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the case of apprentices (details supplied); whether he will take steps to ensure off-the-job training will be arranged in SETU Carlow as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53857/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Holly Cairns

629. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship programmes operating in the State; the number that have experienced delays in arranging off-the-job training in education centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53858/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

5. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52707/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

22. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52705/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

27. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52702/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

33. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52717/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

44. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52706/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

52. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52712/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

57. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52704/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

64. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within her Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52703/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

80. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within her Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52716/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

89. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52710/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

97. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within her Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52714/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

105. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within her Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52711/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

117. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52700/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all EU Directives which have not yet been ratified within his Department; the estimated date of ratification of each Directive; and the deadline set by the EU for ratifying each Directive, in tabular form. [52701/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

136. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for eating disorder treatment services; and the amount of time they have been waiting, by CHO, in tabular form. [52610/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

137. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for eating disorder treatment services; and the amount of time they have been waiting, by CHO, in tabular form. [52611/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

138. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for an update on the 16 eating disorder treatment hubs that were promised under the 2018 model of care; where these hubs will be located; the qualifications of the healthcare team that will be placed within them; and the services that will be provided. [52612/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

139. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail how patients can access treatment in eating disorder treatment hubs; the average waiting time to receive treatment in each hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52613/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

140. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of adult inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment; where each bed will be located; and the timeline for provision. [52614/23]