Holly Cairns
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Social Democrats · Cork South-West · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 106 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 276 debate contributions
- 431 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Cork South-West 2024-11-29 to present
- party Social Democrats 2024-11-29 to present
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2026-07-28 · to Public Expenditure
888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the average pensionable years of service upon retirement, by gender of employees of the public service; the average annual public service pension currently in payment to employees, by gender; and if her Department has ever undertaken an assessment of gender pension gaps within the public sector. [56349/26]
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2026-07-28 · to Education
1179. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth following a submission of stage 2b paperwork under the ASA scheme by a school (details supplied), the estimated timeline and when a decision is expected to be made regarding this application: and the number of ASA scheme applications awaiting approval nationally. [55683/26]
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2026-07-08 · to Agriculture
171. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a report (details supplied); the expected timeline for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52046/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Education
351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way that parental choice, and equality of access, informs the demographic demand analysis carried out on school planning areas. [51139/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Education
352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the demographic demand analysis for each of the school planning areas Bandon, Clonakilty, Rosscarbery, Skibbereen and Dunmanway over the next five and ten years. [51140/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Education
353. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed breakdown of the demographic data provided by Cork County Council which has been included in the demographic demand analysis carried out on school planning areas for Bandon, Clonakilty, Rosscarbery, Skibbereen and Dunmanway. [51141/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Education
354. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the method by which demand for the establishment of Gaelcholáistí is monitored and assessed; and the way this information is considered as part of the demographic demand analysis carried out on school planning areas. [51142/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
556. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to extend the short stay visa waiver programme to South Africans; how often the list of eligible countries is updated; and the criteria used to decide the countries that will become eligible for this programme. [51137/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Health
852. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether it is her intention to commence Section 226 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; to outline the work conducted by her Department on this issue to date; and to provide a timeline for commencement. [51701/26]
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2026-07-01 · to Education
181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the transport provisions provided to ensure that children who have been offered July provision can avail of the places offered. [50186/26]
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2026-07-01 · to Education
182. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to transport issues impacting July provision at a Cork school (details supplied); and if a plan has been put in place to allow children attend in July. [50187/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Education
350. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school sexual abuse related claims which have been lodged with the State Claims Agency, from 2014 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of said claims which were settled out of court over the same time period; in tabular form. [47357/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Education
351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount paid by the State Claims Agency in out-of-court settlements and plaintiff legal costs in relation to school sexual abuse claims, from 2014 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by anonymised case, in tabular form. [47359/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Education
352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount paid through ex-gratia schemes in relation to school sexual abuse from 2014 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [47361/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Housing
421. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether it is the intention of his Department to allow retained firefighters to continue to work until 65 years-of-age; if so, if he will detail the work undertaken by his Department to date; and whether he has consulted with a union (details supplied) on the matter. [47012/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Justice
520. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the recommendations of the 2023 Study on Familicide and Domestic and Family Violence Death Reviews; and to outline the work conducted by his Department to date to implement the recommendations. [47349/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Justice
521. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the publication of the final report on the Study on Familicide, Domestic and Family Violence; to provide a reasoning for the delay in publication; and to provide a timeline for the publication of the final report. [47356/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Health
698. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if she has been made aware of upcoming proposals from the European Commission to set maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in fortified food and supplements; whether her Department has engaged with the Commission on the matter; and if so to provide details on these engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47044/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Health
699. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted an impact assessment on the European Commission proposals to set maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in fortified foods and supplements; to provide details of the plans for advice and support for health shops and other affected retailers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47045/26]
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2026-06-17 · to Health
185. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of public funding application for a medication (details supplied) when prescribed in the treatment of the chronic inflammatory condition eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45990/26]
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2026-06-10 · to Social
151. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline work undertaken by his Department in regard to examining the age at which domiciliary care allowance ends; whether his Department would consider increasing the age from 16 to 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44231/26]
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2026-06-09 · to Housing
1033. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he would support a ban on the importation of non-native honeybee; and to outline the work being conducted by his Department on protections for the native Irish honeybee. [41776/26]
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2026-05-27 · to Children
165. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work undertaken by her Department in regard to the possibility of the introduction of menstrual leave for workers; if her Department will consider progressing legislation to this effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40390/26]
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2026-05-19 · to Agriculture
810. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of non-coursing greyhounds placed in foster care centres/care homes under a programme (details supplied) from 1 January to 31 March for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in-2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37248/26]
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2026-05-19 · to Agriculture
811. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the total number of greyhounds homed by a centre (details supplied). [37249/26]