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Thu, 29 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Violet-Anne Wynne
155. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the rise in the number of persons visiting seaside resorts in County Clare; his plans to deter those traveling from outside their county during times of restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22530/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Postal Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
174. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason new builds are left waiting for their Eircode to be released by An Post and are therefore left without access to an Eircode and other services such as broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21690/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Renewable Energy Generation
Violet-Anne Wynne
175. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the recent announcement from the ESB in relation to Moneypoint; the estimated number of jobs envisaged for the local community over the years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21691/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Renewable Energy Generation
Violet-Anne Wynne
176. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the future of Moneypoint; if other options were looked into such as tidal wave energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21692/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Legislative Measures
Violet-Anne Wynne
177. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address the lack of inclusion of a ban on fracked gas in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21693/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Aviation Industry
Violet-Anne Wynne
191. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) on funding needed for Shannon Airport and its share of the connectivity fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21696/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Heritage Sites
Violet-Anne Wynne
192. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) on the future of the Shannon heritage sites in County Clare and their ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21697/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Defective Building Materials
Violet-Anne Wynne
475. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will carry out an urgent review of the financial assistance that will be required by the State to include County Clare under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; and if he will include properties in the information received to date from Clare County Council and the serious concerns of affected families residing in these properties across the county. [21689/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Direct Provision System
Violet-Anne Wynne
692. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the direct provision centre in Meelick, County Clare and the self-isolation protocol used there; the reason persons are required to self-isolate on site and are not brought to an off-site facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21118/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Direct Provision System
Violet-Anne Wynne
693. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the communal facilities in direct provision centres; if communal activities such as meal times are being staggered in the interest of health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21119/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Violet-Anne Wynne
989. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the acquisition of gloves for carers for essential caring purposes given that carers are currently acquiring these without assistance and are being charged up to €20 per box; if his attention has been drawn to such instances occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21694/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Medical Cards
Violet-Anne Wynne
990. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of general practitioners and charging patients with medical cards for individual blood tests; if his attention has been drawn to this situation occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21695/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Health Services Funding
Violet-Anne Wynne
991. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the original budget allocation for primary care in 2020 in each CHO; the outturn for same in 2020; and the budget allocation for 2021, in tabular form. [21699/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Violet-Anne Wynne
1146. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with representatives from the farming community such as an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the new REPS scheme and its design; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21698/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
1813. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if the psychiatrist position in Kilrush day hospital has been filled in relation to the Kilrush health centre; if a review is taking place of the services being provided; the services currently being provided; if there plans for an upgrade of the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19041/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Mental Health Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
1814. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts that are currently in the mental health services in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19042/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Violet-Anne Wynne
97. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the tax relief for working from home can be claimed when there are multiple persons in a household working from home but the bills are only in one person’s name yet they all contribute as a family or in cases in which the person who is claiming the tax relief does not have the household bills in their name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18018/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Grant Payments
Violet-Anne Wynne
124. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if financial supports are available to members of an association (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the business continuation scheme does not include many of its members given they do not meet the criteria of the minimum income threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18019/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Traveller Accommodation
Violet-Anne Wynne
157. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with Clare County Council on the need for a Traveller project in the county; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 50% of homelessness in County Clare is from the Traveller community and that there are 15 vacant Traveller accommodation units in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18020/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Eating Disorders
Violet-Anne Wynne
361. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of dieticians and specially trained staff for eating disorders allocated to the CAMHS aftercare services in County Clare; the aftercare services available in Ennis for patients with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18022/21]