Parliamentary questions

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1025. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the blind pension in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1679/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1026. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer’s allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1680/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1027. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer’s benefit in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1681/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1028. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the constant attendance allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1682/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1029. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the back to education allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1684/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1030. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the State pension (contributory) in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1685/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1031. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the State pension (non-contributory) in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1686/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1032. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent supplement in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1687/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1033. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the disability allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1689/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1034. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of an invalidity pension in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1690/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1035. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who received an urgent needs payment in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1691/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1036. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the wage subsidy scheme in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1692/22]

Public Sector Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

1058. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of public sector workers under her remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2374/22]

Departmental Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

1111. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in receipt of the after-school childcare scheme in County Clare in each of the years from 2016 to 2021, inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1654/22]

Traveller Community

Violet-Anne Wynne

1122. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration is being given to reinstating a law centre (details supplied) which was ceased in 2014 as per a suggestion by a representative legal body. [2069/22]

Departmental Reports

Violet-Anne Wynne

1123. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the National Service Plan; if he will provide a review of same; when it is intended that reports such as Grounded from the Ombudsman's office and the Cost of Disability report by a company (details supplied) will be incorporated into the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2071/22]

Public Sector Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

1176. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of public sector workers under his remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2367/22]

An Garda Síochána

Violet-Anne Wynne

1266. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of An Garda Síochána in each of the local electoral areas of County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1639/22]

Public Sector Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

1323. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the number of public sector workers under her remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2372/22]

Public Sector Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

1901. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of public sector workers under his remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2369/22]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

1995. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will incorporate forestry schemes into the CAP environmental requisites for farmers in order to increase the numbers of tree planted across the State and to create a pathway for farmers in order to satisfy their environmental obligations under CAP. [2066/22]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

1996. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the external regulatory review of the licensing process for forestry will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2067/22]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

1997. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason licences for Coillte are approved at a far higher rate than private sector licences; and the steps his Department is willing to take to equalise this discrepancy. [2068/22]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

1998. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the State is falling short of the target set in the Programme for Government of 8,000 hectares of trees planted per year [2070/22]

Public Sector Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

2067. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of public sector workers under her remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2373/22]

Public Transport

Violet-Anne Wynne

35. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed capital project on a rail line between Limerick city and Shannon Airport; the projected and total cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62413/21]

Tax Code

Violet-Anne Wynne

114. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the reason the rate of tax under the proposed residential zoned land tax will be applied at 3%; if he will consider increasing the rate applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62331/21]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Violet-Anne Wynne

141. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the number of existing residential housing units that have been acquired by real estate investment trusts and Irish real estate funds in 2018, 2019 and 2020; his views on whether the tax advantages provided by both tax structures are justified with respect to the acquisition of existing dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62330/21]

Energy Production

Violet-Anne Wynne

189. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to one proposal in relation to the fitting of solar panels on all farm buildings and this energy being sold back to the ESB as a way of generating more green energy and passive income for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62725/21]

Coast Guard Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

209. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the situation at the Doolin Coast Guard station; the timeline for the Doolin unit to resume service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62655/21]

Coast Guard Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

210. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the steps that have been taken by his Department to resolve the issues at the Doolin Coast Guard unit; if an independent mediator has been appointed; the stage of the arbitration process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62656/21]

Tax Exemptions

Violet-Anne Wynne

240. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the length of time the current property tax exemption will apply to those included on the national defective concrete block redress scheme. [62477/21]

Tax Reliefs

Violet-Anne Wynne

242. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if the 90% agricultural relief from CAT will continue as a retention of current taxation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62713/21]

Tax Reliefs

Violet-Anne Wynne

243. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if the VAT on farming equipment can be reduced, for example, on slurry equipment to incentivise and make more viable the farming profession. [62714/21]

Tax Code

Violet-Anne Wynne

244. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department will take to ensure farmers have more liquidity, specifically in relation to stamp duty; if he will consider a reduction on the agricultural rate and the young farmer stamp duty relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62723/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Violet-Anne Wynne

249. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the reduction in income that many workers in hospitality sector face due to the employment wage subsidy scheme being cut in the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60861/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

306. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way he has arrived at a mooted figure of €400 million for County Clare given there is no quantification of the scale of the defective concrete block issue as of yet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62478/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

336. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the recent sliding-scale redress for homeowners accessing the defective concrete block scheme is not 100% redress given the motion that passed in Dáil Éireann on 15 June 2021 was in favour of 100% redress. [62668/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Violet-Anne Wynne

450. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of domestic violence survivors who have availed of rent supplement since the policy decision was made. [62672/21]

Departmental Strategies

Violet-Anne Wynne

457. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an autism strategy will be developed in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62652/21]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

458. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the review of the provision of accommodation for victims of domestic violence by Tusla will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62673/21]

Family Resource Centres

Violet-Anne Wynne

459. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of funding across all operations allocated to family resource centres by his Department in each county in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form. [62674/21]

Departmental Programmes

Violet-Anne Wynne

460. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the intended use and roll-out of disability awareness programmes and their regulation for use for workplaces and educational settings; and the way that his Department is planning on ensuring increasing public awareness. [62771/21]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

489. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the steps that have been taken to avoid the service failure that occurred earlier in 2021 to prevent further domestic violence incident calls from being unanswered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62654/21]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

490. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice if the recommendations presented in the recent Policing Authority report will be implemented and changes made accordingly in the systems and training of An Garda Síochána in its response to domestic violence incidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62675/21]

Hospital Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

510. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 10 November 2021, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that not all 19 maternity units are offering the 20 week anomaly scan and that this scan is not being offered to women attending University Maternity Hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62475/21]

Vaccination Programme

Violet-Anne Wynne

511. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the recent transfer of the Ennis vaccination centre to Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62476/21]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

561. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the status of the personalised budget pilot; when the findings will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62653/21]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

564. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the respite supports that are available to families of children with autism, by type of service and CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62726/21]

Mental Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

565. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the strategies in place to support persons with intellectual disabilities to access mental health supports if needed. [62727/21]

Mental Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

566. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the mental health supports that are available specifically for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62728/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Violet-Anne Wynne

567. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the planned visits by the HSE to maternity hospitals in terms of compliance and management of maternity restrictions as was committed to in quarter 3 of 2021 to ensure uniformity across all maternity units. [62756/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Violet-Anne Wynne

568. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if birth partner presence has resumed to pre-pandemic levels across all 19 maternity units. [62757/21]

Hospice Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

569. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health when the proposed long-stay unit in St. Joseph's Hospital in Ennis, County Clare will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62758/21]

Hospital Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

570. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health when the local injuries unit will open in Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62759/21]

Hospital Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

571. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the oncology step-down area in Ennis General Hospital; the number of additional whole-time equivalent posts that will be needed to resource the unit; the estimated capital investment for the budget in 2022; the estimated current investment for 2022; the projected timeline for the service being on stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62760/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Violet-Anne Wynne

574. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if occupational and speech and language therapy has resumed fully to pre-pandemic levels; if a proportion of these staff members are still redeployed in Covid-19 related posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62772/21]

Hospital Facilities

Violet-Anne Wynne

575. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new operating theatre to be developed in Ennis General Hospital; the capital funding that will be made available through the Budget 2022 overall health allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62773/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

626. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if GLAS 1, 2 and 3 funding will rollover into 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62711/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

627. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason in the pProgramme for Government there was a commitment to €520 million, given farmers have not received the full allocation and instead have only received 50%; the reason this funding has been prevented from being allocated or made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62712/21]

Brexit Supports

Violet-Anne Wynne

628. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Brexit impact loan scheme; when it will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62715/21]

Renewable Energy Generation

Violet-Anne Wynne

629. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to one proposal in relation to the fitting of solar panels on all farm buildings and this energy being sold back to the ESB as a way of generating more green energy and passive income for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62724/21]

Housing Provision

Violet-Anne Wynne

82. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if departmental guidance is provided to local authorities to determine the proportion of their houses that are appropriated into the social housing stock, either through direct build or acquisition, that are four- or five- bedroomed. [62042/21]

Housing Provision

Violet-Anne Wynne

83. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way family size correlates to the size of house a family is entitled to apply for or qualify for in social housing applications. [62043/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Violet-Anne Wynne

97. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there will be a review of the transfer of homeless services from the Department of Social Protection in February 2019 to reflect on the challenges entailed in the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62231/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Violet-Anne Wynne

98. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the person or body that oversees the funding made available to each homeless action team to ensure balanced regional development and equity between regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62232/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Violet-Anne Wynne

99. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the professional training homeless action team personnel have in order to be able to respond appropriately to vulnerable and at-risk persons who may have complex needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62233/21]

Hospital Facilities

Violet-Anne Wynne

176. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the projected timeline of the transfer from University Maternity Hospital Limerick to the main University Hospital Limerick campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62035/21]

Hospital Facilities

Violet-Anne Wynne

177. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital costs associated with the transfer from University Maternity Hospital Limerick to the main University Hospital Limerick campus. [62036/21]

Hospital Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

178. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the maternity services that are offered in Ennis General Hospital; and the days of the week and the times these services are available. [62037/21]

Primary Care Centres

Violet-Anne Wynne

179. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the number of maternity services through primary centres when they are developed across the county. [62038/21]

Hospital Overcrowding

Violet-Anne Wynne

180. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the high trolley numbers at University Hospital Limerick will impact capacity; the reason for approving the transfer of maternity functions to a location that is already at over capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62039/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Violet-Anne Wynne

216. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the status of the proposed review of the primary medical certificate system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61617/21]

Homeless Accommodation

Violet-Anne Wynne

303. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 11 November 2021, the payments that were made by county in 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61619/21]

Departmental Strategies

Violet-Anne Wynne

304. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the disabled persons strategy as announced in the Housing for All policy; if it is still due to be published in quarter 4 2021 as committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61621/21]

Traveller Accommodation

Violet-Anne Wynne

305. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if research has been done into the move away from Traveller specific accommodation as a first-choice preference for young Travellers; his views on whether this is owing to the fact that Traveller specific accommodation is harder to secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61622/21]

Traveller Accommodation

Violet-Anne Wynne

306. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has considered transient sites and service areas for Travellers that would be a co-ordinated approach between local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61623/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

307. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the exact item which must be proven by the IS:465 assessment in order for sampling to confirm the presence of said material and to be included in the scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61624/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

308. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether there is an issue of discrepancies in testing regimes if local authorities have to foot the bill for testing for deleterious materials themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61625/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

309. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that across media channels the defective block grant scheme is repeatedly mooted as a mica redress scheme and that this is impacting very negatively on persons in County Clare who are of the view that they will be excluded from the prospective scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61626/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

310. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the precise technical data that is being sought at present from Clare County Council in order to determine if the deleterious material is present in block in homes in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61627/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

311. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that no County Clare representative was present on the working group despite commitments to include homeowners from all affected regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61633/21]

Homeless Accommodation

Violet-Anne Wynne

312. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the payments drawn down by each local authority to date in 2021 in terms of progressing their homeless action teams and services in tabular form. [61635/21]

Tax Exemptions

Violet-Anne Wynne

313. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if homeowners in County Clare affected by the material, pyrite, are eligible for the local property tax exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61636/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

314. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the decisions made at the recent meeting with Clare County Council in relation to the eligibility of homeowners in County Clare in the defective block redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61637/21]

Special Educational Needs

Violet-Anne Wynne

405. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the number of children who are currently awaiting assistive technology for zero to six, six to 12, 12 to 18 and 18 plus months by county in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61614/21]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

441. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection if Ability Programme funding will be made available through budget 2022; the services offered through the Ability Programme that were funded until July 2021 that will continue in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61613/21]

Legislative Process

Violet-Anne Wynne

465. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016; the articles that have been commenced and not commenced, respectively; when he expects the entirety of the Bill to be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61615/21]

Vaccination Programme

Violet-Anne Wynne

610. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be eligible to receive a booster vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61589/21]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

611. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to decentralising CEIS services to rural parts of County Clare to honour the commitments made in Sláintecare to provide access to community-based supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61590/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

612. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to inform persons and to promote the medical cannabis access programme as a viable treatment alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61591/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

613. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria for qualifying for the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61592/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

614. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the way a person can apply for and access the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61593/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

615. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of participants who are currently receiving treatment under the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61594/21]

Hospital Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

616. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the status of the moving of maternity services to University Hospital Limerick; if the move is still planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61595/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Violet-Anne Wynne

617. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of applications by CHO area for assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 overdue for completion at three, six, 12 and 18 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61596/21]

Health Strategies

Violet-Anne Wynne

618. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason the Neurorehabilitation Strategy 2011 steering group has not met in to date 2021; his views on the negative impact the lack of communication and co-ordination will have on advancing the strategy; when the next meeting is scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61597/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Violet-Anne Wynne

619. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the temporary assistance payment scheme available to healthcare establishments beyond the end of 2021 considering that infection control measures need to be sustained into 2022 and healthcare institutions need to be supported to maintain this level of infection prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61598/21]

Health Strategies

Violet-Anne Wynne

620. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will fully implement the commitments of the Neurorehabilitation Strategy as per Article 26 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to combat the level of unmet need for adults and children in the State; if he will consider multi-annual funding and resource framework in order to improve access and tackle waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61605/21]

Health Strategies

Violet-Anne Wynne

621. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the status of the National Neurorehabilitation Strategy 2011; what aspects of it have been implemented a decade down the line; when the outstanding items will be implemented;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61606/21]