Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Violet-Anne Wynne

3. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17612/24]

Cabinet Committees

Violet-Anne Wynne

14. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [18273/24]

Departmental Programmes

Violet-Anne Wynne

23. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [18272/24]

Departmental Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

180. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to accommodate those who will be undertaking remediation of their properties under the defective block scheme in Clare; if he is considering side-by-side building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20059/24]

Housing Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

181. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the reckonable income directions under Section 24 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 sent to local authorities in December 2023; the reason persons in receipt of carer's allowance would be disregarded for the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20061/24]

Homeless Persons Supports

Violet-Anne Wynne

182. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the direction his Department has given local authorities in respect of providing homeless services to persons who may be in arrears with their local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20065/24]

Housing Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

183. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if carer's allowance is considered an eligible form of income for the tenant incremental purchase scheme. [20067/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Violet-Anne Wynne

245. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the assessment of needs for a child (details supplied), as their parent has been informed that there is a three-year waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20062/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Violet-Anne Wynne

246. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will reimburse a family who have paid €1,600 for a private assessment for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20063/24]

International Protection

Violet-Anne Wynne

247. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants living in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20066/24]

Medicinal Products

Violet-Anne Wynne

295. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if a product approved under the MCAP, as listed on S.I. No. 5/2023, can be prescribed to the holder of a valid Ministerial licence; if the licence holder can purchase their prescribed product at a pharmacy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20060/24]

Cancer Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

296. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that women are now being asked to prove that they have breast cancer in order to avail of the two bras and prothesis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20064/24]

Medical Cards

Violet-Anne Wynne

297. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he intends to scrap the medical card review for the over-70s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20068/24]

Emergency Departments

Violet-Anne Wynne

298. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he can clarify whether all clinical staff in emergency departments are familiar with and receive training in the National Clinical Guidelines No. 6: Sepsis Management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20069/24]

Cabinet Committees

Violet-Anne Wynne

11. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17611/24]

Marine Protected Areas

Violet-Anne Wynne

158. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the next round of the Designated Maritime Area Plan's preparation is expected to be completed; if he will consider expediting the next round with the view to include the waters off the Shannon estuary and County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18772/24]

Road Projects

Violet-Anne Wynne

190. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if further consideration will be given to increase the funding for roads in County Clare to ensure that roads that have been in disrepair for a number of years will receive immediate remediation to ensure road safety in rural communities in Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18773/24]

Local Authorities

Violet-Anne Wynne

386. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a road safety officer in each of the 31 local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18774/24]

Local Authorities

Violet-Anne Wynne

387. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that a road safety officer vacancy will be filled in Clare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18775/24]

Housing Policy

Violet-Anne Wynne

388. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if carer's allowance can be considered a form of income in the purchase of a council house for a person (details supplied). [18777/24]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

478. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice her views on the recent recommendation that domestic violence specialist-based remote witness hearings be extended to other courts, and also to inter-partes hearings, in family law cases around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18765/24]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

479. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice her views on the recent statistics showing that there has been an increase of domestic violence incidents in Clare, bringing it to 184 in quarter 1 of 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18776/24]

Direct Provision System

Violet-Anne Wynne

554. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the recent HIQA report which found that the human rights of residents were not consistently promoted, respected or upheld at the Knockalisheen direct provision centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18771/24]

Human Rights

Violet-Anne Wynne

627. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken towards developing a UN convention on the rights of older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18764/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

628. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the role of the Irish Medical Council in respect of difficulties with the Ministerial licence application for medical cannabis access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18766/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

629. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient who has completed a Ministerial license application with their medical consultant cannot make a complaint in respect of the process and is instead deemed a third party as they are not the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18767/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

630. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) who applied for the Ministerial license on 7 December 2023 has received no reply on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18768/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

631. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason his Department deems it inappropriate to discuss applications under section 14 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to treat a patient with schedule 1 cannabis-based products with the patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18769/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

632. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the length of time it takes for a consultant who has submitted an application under section 14 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to treat a patient with schedule 1 cannabis-based products to hear from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18770/24]

Community Development Projects

Violet-Anne Wynne

769. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the administration supports and other supports that are available to a community group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18763/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Violet-Anne Wynne

30. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans in respect of the means test for the carer's allowance; how she plans on ensuring that more carers can avail of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18269/24]

School Meals Programme

Violet-Anne Wynne

43. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the hot school meals programme to a school (details supplied) on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18268/24]

Tree Remediation

Violet-Anne Wynne

78. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a financial support package for farmers to manage diseased roadside ash trees safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18271/24]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

107. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the implementation of national forestry policies and programmes is consistent with the growth of the commercial forest estate or if the commercial timber supply risks being eroded over time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/24]

Tax Exemptions

Violet-Anne Wynne

158. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered a proposal by an organisation (details supplied) for a pre-registration VAT exemption status for qualified and accredited members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17227/24]

Housing Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

222. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what progress has been made in respect of the two affordable housing scheme applications from Clare County Council for Ennis; if approval has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17219/24]

Housing Provision

Violet-Anne Wynne

223. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update following the recent housing development rejection by his Department in north Clare due to a lack of water infrastructure after approval being received from his Department for the development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17220/24]

Housing Policy

Violet-Anne Wynne

224. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures a tenant can take in cases where they do not receive an official notice to quit and therefore local authorities do not accept them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17224/24]

Disability Diagnoses

Violet-Anne Wynne

279. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that Clare Early Intervention Services often deem children with additional needs as not meeting the criteria threshold, a decision often arrived at without any meeting; if he is concerned that children with additional needs are not meeting criteria in respect of disability in CAMHS and CEIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17217/24]

Primary Care Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

280. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health when the parent of a child (details supplied) will receive a call back; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17218/24]

Departmental Funding

Violet-Anne Wynne

281. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the funding given to an organisation (details supplied); if he accepts that the current 9% it receives is not enough; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17222/24]

Regulatory Bodies

Violet-Anne Wynne

282. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the progress made in respect of regulating psychologists, counsellors and psychotherapists in light of the number of issues in the media with the lack of regulation of such professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17229/24]

Departmental Funding

Violet-Anne Wynne

305. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the funding difficulties that affect an organisation (details supplied) and its delivery of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17221/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Violet-Anne Wynne

306. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the waiting lists for adult assessments, such as ASD and ADHD, in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17223/24]

General Practitioner Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

307. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a patient who needed the services of Shannondoc in north Clare, was told they had to make their way to the service to get treatment and Shannondoc refused to do a call-out to the house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17225/24]

General Practitioner Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

308. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if Shannondoc will arrange for a GP to call to a patient's home if they cannot find transport into the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17226/24]

Medical Register

Violet-Anne Wynne

309. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update regarding the delay in establishing a statutory register of counsellors and psychotherapists in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17228/24]

Special Educational Needs

Violet-Anne Wynne

107. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education her views on the provision of SET hours for the 2024-2025 academic year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16468/24]

Road Safety

Violet-Anne Wynne

123. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if she will give consideration to adding road safety to all levels of the primary and post-primary curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16469/24]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

522. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice how funding will be spent (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16467/24]