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Holly Cairns

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Social Democrats · Cork South-West · serving since 2024-11-29

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Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-02-19 · to Agriculture
454. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the two increases in prize money announced by Rásaíocht Con Éireann since October 2025, and the absence of an increase in budgetary funding to this organisation in Budget 2026 means that spending on greyhound welfare, specifically in relation to amounts allocated by Rásaíocht Con Éireann to their homing programme (details supplied), will be reduced in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13481/26]
written 2026-02-18 · to Health
260. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail the current level of staffing in perinatal mental health in each LHO, by role; the current number of vacancies in perinatal mental health in each LHO, by role; and the current number of roles being actively recruited for in perinatal mental health, by role, in tabular form. [12945/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Health
540. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed as home support workers, either full or part-time, by community health organisation, for each of the years between 2015 and 2025; the number of home help hours available per week, by CHO, for each of the years between 2015 and 2025, in tabular form. [11159/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
136. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provisions in place to support students with additional needs through State exams, including provisions for schools to maintain access to special classrooms throughout the exam timetable. [10644/26]
written 2026-02-10 · to Agriculture
888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he and his Department have conducted to address animal welfare concerns on Irish pig farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9604/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Enterprise
434. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his attention has been drawn to the 2024 acquisition of the Whiddy Island terminal by a US corporation (details supplied); the decision making process for allowing the acquisition to go ahead; whether the company’s environmental and human rights track record were considered as part of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8392/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Enterprise
456. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether Ireland has implemented our FDI screening mechanism; whether this policy was used to oversee the acquisition of the Whiddy Island terminal by a US corporation (details supplied); whether the company’s environmental and human rights track record were considered as part of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8393/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Children
907. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the process for registering as an early years provider will be streamlined to allow for faster registration; and if those going through the registration process with Tusla will be granted some leeway to remain operational while they register (details supplied). [7742/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Children
908. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for the allocation of €135 million which the Government has allocated to funded childcare facilities; the geographical areas covered; and if she will ensure that rural areas, with large distances between crèches, be adequately covered by this funding allocation. [7743/26]
written 2026-01-29 · to Housing
280. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the granting of licenses for the hunting of woodcock, now red listed due to a decline in breeding population in Ireland, and considered in decline in Europe, will be paused to allow a thorough assessment of the population and the impact of this hunting on the native population before the next season opens. [7040/26]
written 2026-01-27 · to Justice
768. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of domestic violence refuge spaces in each county; and the current number of available spaces in each county, in tabular form. [6481/26]
written 2026-01-27 · to Children
888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the plans to bring forward the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to introduce socio-economic disadvantage as a ground for discrimination in equality legislation; the reason this bill was not included in the Spring Legislative Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6255/26]
written 2026-01-27 · to Health
1130. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for the completion of further adult inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment; and the reasoning for the projected timeframe for providing these beds. [6471/26]
written 2026-01-27 · to Health
1131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase adult specialist services in the community for eating disorder treatment; and if her Department are working to have adult specialist services in place in Limerick alongside the new CAMHS unit, as the average age of eating disorder patients is 17. [6472/26]
written 2026-01-27 · to Health
1132. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the total number of people who have sought treatment abroad for eating disorder care; and where this information is collected from. [6473/26]
written 2026-01-27 · to Health
1135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current number of public health nurses per LHO; and the number of approved public health nurse positions in each LHO, in tabular form. [6482/26]
written 2026-01-13 · to Education
1147. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application by a school (details supplied) for the summer works climate action scheme 2026 was assessed. [74824/25]
written 2026-01-13 · to Education
1148. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure a school’s (details supplied) application for emergency repair funding is processed quickly. [74825/25]
written 2026-01-13 · to Education
1155. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the building of an approved extension at a school (details supplied). [74873/25]
written 2025-12-11 · to Education
405. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the detailed timeline for the provision of school buildings for a school (details supplied). [70924/25]
written 2025-12-04 · to Foreign
146. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider providing diplomatic assistance or engagement to assist in securing the safe return of children and staff abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic primary and secondary schools in Papiri, Niger State, Nigeria (details supplied); if she could outline any assistance provided to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68599/25]
written 2025-12-04 · to Foreign
162. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of preparations for the expected visit of President Zelenskyy; and the date and time on which her Department was given notice as to whether the visit would go ahead or not. [68879/25]
written 2025-12-04 · to Children
394. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will ensure that a meeting with a social worker is provided to a person (details supplied) urgently. [68622/25]
written 2025-11-18 · to Agriculture
851. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if further funding will be made available in 2026 and 2027 for module 2 of the innovative forest technology scheme - investment aid for the development of the forest tree nursery sector. [63148/25]
written 2025-11-18 · to Agriculture
852. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to including the investment aid for the development of the forest tree nursery sector scheme within the next Forestry Programme. [63149/25]
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