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Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Violet-Anne Wynne
88. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered the trauma that owning a property with defective concrete blocks has been exacerbated by the poor administration of the DCB scheme; the effects on their health and advanced ageing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15735/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Violet-Anne Wynne
89. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered issues of the potential conflict in respect of NSAI panel members in the DCB scheme as they will potentially be regulating their own industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15736/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Housing Policy
Violet-Anne Wynne
90. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify that adult tenants in their parents' council house would be in a position to submit their own housing application to the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15744/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Hospital Procedures
Violet-Anne Wynne
174. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health his views on the closure of elective surgeries in the mid-west region; how the increase in demand due to closures will impact on service delivery in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15737/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Hospital Overcrowding
Violet-Anne Wynne
175. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans in detailed timeline with respect to recent measures announced for the UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15738/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
176. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he has confidence in the CEO of the UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15739/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
177. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he has confidence in the Senior Leadership Team at the UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15740/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
178. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to reform the senior management structure at the UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15741/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Hospital Facilities
Violet-Anne Wynne
179. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress of an application submitted for the €9.95 million upgrade of the theatre complex and sterile services department at Ennis Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15742/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
180. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of births that took place in County Clare in the years 2019 to 2024 to date inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15745/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
181. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 27 February 2024, what the ratio of public health nurse to population is in Clare; whether it is below the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15746/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
182. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider rolling out public health nurse clinics in areas not covered by a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15747/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
183. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he has the power to terminate the contract of a Hospital Group CEO; what steps he can take up to that point to discipline a Hospital Group CEO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15748/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Hospital Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
184. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of attendances per month since 1 January 2023 to Ennis injury unit to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15749/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Hospital Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
185. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of attendances per month since 1 January 2023 to the acute medical assessment unit at Ennis Hospital to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15750/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Departmental Licences
Violet-Anne Wynne
186. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 401 of 15 February 2024, the conditions that the 319 Ministerial licences were granted to treat, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15751/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Bus Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
250. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport for a status update in respect of a bus stop (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15250/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Bus Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
251. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport for a status update in respect of a bus stop (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15251/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Public Transport
Violet-Anne Wynne
252. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he has any plans to take a public transport audit in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15254/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Public Transport
Violet-Anne Wynne
253. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the issues that people with disabilities face when it comes to using public transport and space for their mobility device; if he is aware that some disability spaces on public transport are not big enough and that mobility devices are being damaged trying to fit in the space provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15255/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Violet-Anne Wynne
330. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of unused or derelict Garda stations in County Clare; if he has any plans for the use of same in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15256/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Violet-Anne Wynne
709. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total social housing output as advised to his Department by a local authority (details supplied) in the years 2018 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15259/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Homeless Persons Supports
Violet-Anne Wynne
719. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many people in Clare have died while homeless in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15499/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Homeless Persons Supports
Violet-Anne Wynne
720. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many people in Clare have died while in emergency accommodation in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15500/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Violet-Anne Wynne
721. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the homeless HAP for single parents who have received a notice to quit in the Mid-West region, as the current rate of homeless HAP for rural counties is not sufficient to meet rental costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Emergency Accommodation
Violet-Anne Wynne
722. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if having rent arrears as a HAP tenant is a reason to withhold emergency accommodation for a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15503/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Violet-Anne Wynne
723. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the initial grant offered to homeowners impacted by the defective blocks scheme; the reason there will be variances in the amount of grant received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15504/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Violet-Anne Wynne
805. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal to her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15261/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Home Help Service
Violet-Anne Wynne
1168. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can advise on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15252/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
1169. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the schemes available to people with disabilities to help them access the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15253/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disabilities Assessments
Violet-Anne Wynne
1185. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the significant delay experienced in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15485/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
1186. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how long a child will be waiting for speech and language and occupational therapy services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15486/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disabilities Assessments
Violet-Anne Wynne
1187. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the formal complaints process concerning assessments of need and the backlog with processing complaints; the number of complaints received; the number of those outstanding for resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disabilities Assessments
Violet-Anne Wynne
1188. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a complaint received in respect of assessments of need delays and the intended resolution for that complaint (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15488/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disabilities Assessments
Violet-Anne Wynne
1189. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the waiting lists in respect of assessments of need by CHO for the years 2019 to 2024 to date inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15489/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
1190. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline how many occupational therapists and speech and language therapists are available in Clare for services for children with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15490/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
1191. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the need for four additional respite care homes for County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15491/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disabilities Assessments
Violet-Anne Wynne
1192. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if parents can recoup any costs incurred by them in respect of having to source private assessments of need due to extremely long waiting lists for their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15492/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disabilities Assessments
Violet-Anne Wynne
1193. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that parents are now paying up to €1,600 for each element of a private multidisciplinary assessment; his views on whether this is an acceptable practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15493/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disabilities Assessments
Violet-Anne Wynne
1194. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the progress his Department has made in creating a mechanism for the HSE to pay for the private assessment of children with additional needs off the back of work done by campaigners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15494/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Official Engagements
Violet-Anne Wynne
1195. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to outline who he met with during a visit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15743/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Official Engagements
Violet-Anne Wynne
1661. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to outline the details of his recent visit to University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15495/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Emergency Departments
Violet-Anne Wynne
1662. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the work being done to manage peak-time ED attendances at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15496/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
1663. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health his views on the prioritisation of population and gaps in geographical coverage in the Mid-West region, especially in respect of acute services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15497/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
1664. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health how many people have left each emergency department in Ireland in each of the past 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15498/24]
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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Bus Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
103. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will roll out a direct non-stop bus route between Ennis train and Bus station and Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13285/24]
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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Road Network
Violet-Anne Wynne
124. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will bring forward a rescue package for road network in County Clare that have fallen into significant disrepair following a harsh winter and an extended period of poor investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13286/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Bus Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
209. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on his plans for additional bus shelters in Clare to be completed by the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13301/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Bus Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
210. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport his plans for a bus stop to be marked at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13302/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Bus Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
211. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on all of the bus shelters currently in County Clare, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13304/24]