Parliamentary questions

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]

Mental Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

622. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 16 November 2021, the breakdown of these waiting list numbers in intervals of six months, that is, 0-6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months by CHO area in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61607/21]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

623. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the rationale used to revoke eligibility and therefore access to personal assistance services for persons over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61608/21]

Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

624. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the funding that has and will be made available through Budget 2022 to prevent young persons from entering nursing homes; the preventative measures that will be taken by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61609/21]

Budget 2022

Violet-Anne Wynne

625. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if unspent allocations for the decongregation of disabled persons and transfer of under 65s from nursing homes for 2021 will accrue, be ring-fenced and be added to the designated Budget 2022 allocation; if this dedicated funding rolls over into the next budgetary year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61610/21]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Violet-Anne Wynne

626. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if there is additional legislation needed in order to transfer the disability portfolio to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; if it is the commencement of pre-existing legislation that is generating a delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61611/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Violet-Anne Wynne

627. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the outstanding applications for a primary medical certificate at present; and if a breakdown of those waiting will be provided in three month intervals (details supplied) in tabular form. [61618/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Violet-Anne Wynne

628. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of outstanding applications for primary medical certificates at each year end from 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by CHO in tabular form. [61620/21]

Hospital Admissions

Violet-Anne Wynne

658. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through University of Limerick Hospitals Group accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment unit due to diabetic ketoacidosis in persons with pre-existing diabetes or diagnosed with diabetes after admission in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form. [61722/21]

Hospital Admissions

Violet-Anne Wynne

659. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through University of Limerick Hospitals Group accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment unit due to severe hypoglycaemia in each of the years 2017 to 2020 in the age ranges 18 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and over 65 years of age, in tabular form. [61723/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Violet-Anne Wynne

660. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the adult type 1 diabetes outpatient clinics; the number of persons on the waiting list for the adult type 2 diabetes outpatient clinics; the estimated waiting time to be seen at outpatient diabetes clinics in University Hospital Cork; and the number of persons that do not reside in counties Cork, Kerry, Waterford, or south County Tipperary, in tabular form. [61724/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Violet-Anne Wynne

661. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the adult type 1 diabetes outpatient clinics; the number of persons on the waiting list for the adult type 2 diabetes outpatient clinics; the estimated waiting time to be seen at outpatient diabetes clinics in University Hospital Galway; and the number of persons that do not reside in counties Galway, Mayo, Sligo or Roscommon, in tabular form. [61725/21]

Hospital Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

662. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent advanced nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and integrated care clinical nurse specialists that are currently in post in University of Limerick Hospitals Group adult diabetes services. [61726/21]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

62. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will adopt to address the crisis in the forestry sector in 2022. [60473/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

77. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will remove the proposed age limit for women to receive increased TAMS grant aid. [60474/21]

Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

40. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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. [59229/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Violet-Anne Wynne

150. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department has taken to address the difficulties those suffering from long-Covid-19 have in accessing disability, supports and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59227/21]

Vaccination Programme

Violet-Anne Wynne

206. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the relocation of the vaccination centre to Ennis General Hospital; the reason this decision was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59226/21]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

214. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the respite supports that are available to families of children with autism at present across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59228/21]

Citizens' Assembly

Violet-Anne Wynne

117. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way the recommendations from the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality will be used constructively going forward. [53379/21]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

175. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes are still discontinued eight years after their review was recommended; the reason no scheme has been implemented to replace them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53064/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Violet-Anne Wynne

49. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reviewing the fact that those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment and illness benefit are ineligible for fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57934/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Violet-Anne Wynne

50. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the efficacy of the increase in €20 in the fuel allowance considering recent research in relation to energy poverty that will not be introduced until January 2022 in terms of keeping persons warm this winter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57933/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Violet-Anne Wynne

348. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if funding will be approved to alleviate the waiting lists at Temple Street and Crumlin children's hospitals, as per the request by Children's Health Ireland; if so, the timeline for a decision in relation to this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58152/21]

Public Sector Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

224. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if public servants were put on short time during the Covid-19 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57457/21]

Public Sector Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

256. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public servants were put on short-time during the Covid-19 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57456/21]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

293. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 10 November 2021, if he will provide the policy and procedural guidance issued to housing authorities relating to the role they can play to assist victims of domestic violence. [57471/21]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

382. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the number of children that are currently awaiting assistive technology from 0 to 6, 6 to 12, 12 to 18 and more than 18 months by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57467/21]

Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

656. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 562 of 9 November 2021, the model of care, clinical pathways or guidelines the national clinical programme plans to create to address as per its remit (details supplied) given that insulin pump uptake is extremely low with only 15 of the 31 acute diabetes services providing insulin pump initiation and-or follow-up to patients using insulin pumps and the fact that diabetes teams need specialist training. [57447/21]

Vaccination Programme

Violet-Anne Wynne

702. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider accelerating and directing additional resources to the booster vaccine roll-out in order to mitigate the need for further lockdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57572/21]

Community Care

Violet-Anne Wynne

290. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the investment by the HSE through its service level agreement with ShannonDoc for community healthcare services in County Clare in each of the years 2017 to 2021 inclusive. [56690/21]

Primary Care Centres

Violet-Anne Wynne

319. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of primary healthcare centres in County Clare in each of years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [56684/21]

Health Services Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

320. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of primary healthcare centre staff employed in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 on a whole-time equivalent basis in tabular form. [56685/21]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

321. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have accessed day disability services in each of the years 2017-2020 and to date in 2021 in County Clare in tabular form. [56686/21]

General Practitioner Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

322. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of ShannonDoc services and locations that were operational across County Clare in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [56687/21]

Mental Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

323. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent professionals that have been working in County Clare mental health services in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [56688/21]

Financial Instruments

Violet-Anne Wynne

69. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance his views on the claim that section 62 of the Finance Bill 2021 will have a negative impact on the housing crisis as is it will preclude parents from being able to assist their children to purchase their first home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56343/21]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

Violet-Anne Wynne

104. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if there is a remedy for a person (details supplied) as due to an overpayment beyond their control they have been denied a grant for their masters, refused a mortgage and developed a health condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56210/21]

Departmental Meetings

Violet-Anne Wynne

182. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with members of an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55555/21]

Coast Guard Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

183. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the number of members that will be active in the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard for it to be put back on the board and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55556/21]

Coast Guard Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

184. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the steps that have been taken by his Department to expedite the training of partially trained and incoming members to the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard in order that the unit can recommence its operations as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55557/21]

School Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

347. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the status of an 11-hour post in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55565/21]

School Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

348. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the number of vacant posts in secondary schools in County Clare; and the length of time each position has been vacant for thee months or fewer, between three and six months, between six and nine months, between nine and twelve months and 12 months or more, in tabular form. [55566/21]

School Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

349. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the number of vacant posts in primary schools in County Clare; and the length of time that each position has been vacant for three months or fewer, between three and six months, between six and nine months, between nine and twelve months and 12 months or more, in tabular form. [55567/21]

Special Educational Needs

Violet-Anne Wynne

411. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who are currently awaiting assistive technology for 0 to 6, 6 to 12, 12 to 18 and 18 plus months by county in tabular form. [55786/21]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

467. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the projected publication date for the third national domestic violence strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55821/21]

General Practitioner Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

493. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the guidelines in place for persons trying to access general practitioner appointments for their children who may have respiratory symptoms (details supplied); if it is a national directive that general practitioners are no longer carrying out consultations over the phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55509/21]

Mental Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

586. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been of the waiting list for CAMHS services at the end of each year from 2016 to 2020, in each county, in tabular form. [55805/21]

Mental Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

587. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are awaiting access to child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, as of October 2021 in County Clare; and the length of time they have been waiting in three month intervals in tabular form. [55806/21]

Homeless Accommodation

Violet-Anne Wynne

16. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the housing first scheme will be extended given the figures for homelessness have not reduced over the past two-year period (details supplied) and the fact the very first housing first property has just been rolled out in County Clare; the additional funding that will be available for homeless services in County Clare, for example, for wetroom facilities and an expansion of emergency accommodation through budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55131/21]

Traveller Accommodation

Violet-Anne Wynne

89. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the Traveller accommodation expert review 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55130/21]

Road Projects

Violet-Anne Wynne

234. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if there are roadworks planned for the section of roads at Shannon Heights, Kilrush, County Clare. [55336/21]

Hospital Charges

Violet-Anne Wynne

388. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 7 October 2021, the status of his Department’s examination on this issue; if there is a timeline available for when these charges will be reformed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55387/21]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

96. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if domestic violence is provided for in national legislation as an antisocial behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54809/21]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

97. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if domestic violence is provided for under the Housing Acts 1966 to 2014 as a form of antisocial behaviour; if not, the mechanisms his Department will put in place to include same in order for perpetrators of domestic violence to be taken off local authority tenancy agreements; if so, if it is within the remit of local authorities to implement this distinction and remove perpetrators of domestic violence from tenancy agreements and reform an agreement with the survivor in order that they can reoccupy the primary residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54810/21]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

98. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the sequence of events that transpire after a woman presents in a domestic violence refuge; the pathway at present to provide her with access to secure social housing after the fact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54813/21]

Traveller Accommodation

Violet-Anne Wynne

112. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Travellers represented 52% of homeless persons in County Clare in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55132/21]

Hospital Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

242. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the times during the pre-natal, labour, birth and post-partum maternity journey a woman can have her nominated support partner with her under current maternity restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54998/21]

Hospital Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

243. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of routine ante-natal appointments a woman is offered during pregnancy at present across the 19 maternity units; if there is any divergence between units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54999/21]

Hospital Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

244. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if an exception will be made in the case of a person (details supplied) to have their partner with them for a scan due to extenuating circumstances. [55000/21]

Tax Reliefs

Violet-Anne Wynne

109. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the schemes and supports that are available at present for disabled drivers to acquire and or adapt their own car. [53063/21]

Coast Guard Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

215. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will intervene in the ongoing issues between the Irish Coast Guard management and volunteers which has resulted in the Doolin branch being taken off the board and left that area with no operational search and rescue service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54525/21]

Coast Guard Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

216. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 23 June 2021, if further consideration has been given to the fact that although there have been no complaints lodged by full-time professionals of the Irish Coast Guard, there is no effective mechanism to record complaints or grievances by volunteers. [54526/21]

Coast Guard Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

217. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the evidence he has on measures taken by his Department to resolve the ongoing issues reported by volunteers of the Irish Coast Guard against the management and governance structures. [54527/21]

Care Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

485. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the pay restoration issue faced by social care workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/21]

Care Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

486. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department will commit to allocate funding to Tusla to enable similar pay restoration for section 56 part-funded agencies such as an agency (details supplied) given that a precedent has already been set with HSE section 39 pay restoration. [54234/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Violet-Anne Wynne

560. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place in terms of additional staff or resources to deal with the fact that 336 patients waiting for an initial diabetes outpatient clinic appointment have been waiting between two to six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54034/21]

Disease Management

Violet-Anne Wynne

561. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan to address the fact that University Hospital Limerick is the only hospital group in the country being excluded from expansion of DAFNE dose adjustment for normal eating structured type 1 diabetes education for adults; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons in County Clare feel this is discriminatory, disadvantaging rural dwellers and counter to the vision set out in Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54035/21]

Health Services Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

562. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of staff qualified to use insulin pumps and support patients to do same in each CHO broken down in tabular form. [54036/21]

Hospital Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

595. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 of 21 September, if the vacancy for the psychiatrist has been filled in the day hospital in Kilrush; if so, when the person is expected to commence work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54246/21]

Airport Policy

Violet-Anne Wynne

104. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the funding Shannon Airport will have access to in the €126 million aviation package announced for Budget 2022; if it is being categorised as both a regional airport for the €36 million pool of funding and a State airport and will have access to the €90 million tranche; the breakdown of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53630/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Violet-Anne Wynne

318. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason there is no mention of disabled persons' organisation which need to be prioritised in this regard according to Article 4(3) of the UNCRPD with reference to the recently announced annual disability participation and awareness fund, the explicitly reference to the involvement of disabled persons and the implementation of the UNCRPD. [53944/21]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

319. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider implementing a mechanism that would allow for disabled person’s organisations to be prioritised in securing some of the disability participation and awareness fund through the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53945/21]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

320. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration has been given for some core funding stream to be made available to disabled person’s organisations directly as opposed to local authorities as per Article 4(3) of the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53946/21]

Air Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

219. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the additional cost to the State for additional missions over and above the 12 per month for the years 2015 to 2020 inclusive, in tabular form (details supplied). [52982/21]

Driver Test

Violet-Anne Wynne

226. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents who are awaiting their full driving test are now unable to drive their children to school in certain areas of rural County Clare; if contingency plans have been put in place to expedite these urgent licence applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53058/21]

Driver Test

Violet-Anne Wynne

227. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons awaiting their full licence driving test in each county in tabular form. [53059/21]

Driver Test

Violet-Anne Wynne

228. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the isolation that is now being caused for rural dwellers who have not been able to access a full driving test since the Covid-19 pandemic; if his attention has been further drawn to the way this is negatively impacting their access to services and their normal everyday business and that they run the risk of losing their vehicle if they do drive without a fully licensed driver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53060/21]

Driver Licences

Violet-Anne Wynne

229. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the way in which it is practical to expect rural persons to be able to adhere to the law in terms of having to have a fully licensed driver present at all times if, for example, there is only one fully licensed driver in household and they are expected to undertake every car journey for that entire family. [53061/21]

Building Regulations

Violet-Anne Wynne

396. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review part M of building regulations (details supplied) which states that buildings must only be suitable for visitation for wheelchair users to ensure that the 9,500 homes built per annum over the next five years pursuant to the Housing for All plan will be substantively accessible and suitable for occupation by disabled persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52954/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

398. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeowners in County Clare represented at a meeting (details supplied). [53029/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

399. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the fact that the extension of the defective blocks scheme is consistently and equivocally referred to as the MICA redress scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the anxiety that this is causing homeowners in County Clare in which pyrite is the issue not MICA; if he will make a commitment to any extension of the scheme to cover homeowners affected by all defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53030/21]

School Transport

Violet-Anne Wynne

534. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if she will investigate the circumstances of a person (details supplied) whose application has been rejected from the school bus transport scheme despite eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52754/21]

Schools Administration

Violet-Anne Wynne

554. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) has been classified as a community college rather than a gaelcholáiste; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53065/21]