Parliamentary questions

Mobility Allowance

Violet-Anne Wynne

1689. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health when the replacement scheme for the mobility allowance will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15149/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Violet-Anne Wynne

1690. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the backlog in primary medical certificate applications; if he will be working on changes to scheme to adapt the criteria for applicants whose needs are more complex and are not effectively represented in the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15150/21]

Beef Industry

Violet-Anne Wynne

2000. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bodies that make up the membership of an organisation (details supplied); the bodies that make up the list of individual bodies represented by the organisation at the beef task force meetings; if the minutes of the task force meetings will be made public; if all members of the organisation are also members of a confederation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15145/21]

Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles

Violet-Anne Wynne

30. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the number of SPSV licences that were applied for or renewed in County Clare in 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of wheelchair-accessible vehicle grant applications that were received in 2020 and to date in 2021; the number granted given that there are only six wheelchair-accessible taxis available in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13799/21]

Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles

Violet-Anne Wynne

31. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of buses in the public bus service in County Clare that have wheelchair access; the details of recent tendering processes that took place for the provision of bus services in County Clare through the LocalLink programme as part of Transport for Ireland; if there was a stipulation made in the contracts to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13800/21]

Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles

Violet-Anne Wynne

32. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if there has been a reduction in wheelchair-accessible services on any of the routes that were previously provided by a company (details supplied) which now do not have the contracts for the routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13801/21]

Banking Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

53. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if ATMs will remain in circumstances in which the branch of a bank (details supplied) is closing, specifically in Kilkee, Miltown Malbay and Tulla, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13802/21]

Education Policy

Violet-Anne Wynne

485. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education her plans to roll out the in-school and preschool therapy services demonstration project as a national scheme in the future; if so, the areas that will benefit from the next steps; if provision will be made for schools in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12545/21]

Speech and Language Therapy

Violet-Anne Wynne

742. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding deployment of HSE speech and language therapists as contact tracers; if they will be returning to their pre-Covid-19 roles as speech and language therapists; when this is likely to occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12497/21]

Speech and Language Therapy

Violet-Anne Wynne

753. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if there is a roadmap to resume speech and language therapy and occupational therapy services in County Clare; when the relevant therapists who normally carry out this service and who have been redeployed to carry out contact tracing or other duties will return to their posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12546/21]

General Practitioner Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

754. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if there is a roadmap for Shannon Doc services to resume to a full service once level 5 restrictions are eased; if an updated schedule will be provided of opening and closing times of each clinic; if this information is represented correctly on the relevant HSE website; if there are plans to permanently close any of the clinic locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12547/21]

Tourism Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

118. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the number of admissions to Bunratty Folk Park in each of the years 2015 to 2019 by adult, seniors, children and members admission; the number from the USA, UK or Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11169/21]

Garda Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

663. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the response times for each Garda station in County Clare to all 999 calls; the average response time for the county; the average response time nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11168/21]

Home Care Packages

Violet-Anne Wynne

764. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the funding resources or other resources that are available to family home carers to cover the costs of PPE while caring for their family members at home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11170/21]

Eating Disorders

Violet-Anne Wynne

765. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of beds specifically allocated for the treatment of persons with eating disorders that are available nationally; the hospitals in which such treatment is available; the number of beds available for patients in the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11171/21]

Immigration Status

Violet-Anne Wynne

226. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the backlog of appeal applications to the visa office; if she will provide details of appeal applications from 2020 by month that are currently being processed; if efforts are being made to clear the current backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9075/21]

Hospital Consultant Contracts

Violet-Anne Wynne

480. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of approved, filled and vacant consultant posts by discipline specialty and sub-specialty at University Hospital Limerick; the basis on which, that is, permanent, locum or temporary agency, they are filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2294/21]

Energy Policy

Violet-Anne Wynne

258. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the time frame for enacting policy on fracked gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44490/20]

Housing Policy

Violet-Anne Wynne

348. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if County Clare will be approved for housing first initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44487/20]

Homeless Persons Supports

Violet-Anne Wynne

349. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the long-term measures being put in place to address the homelessness issue in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44488/20]