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Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
804. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute podiatrists and chiropodists in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8086/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
805. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute counsellors and psychologists in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8087/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
806. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute social workers in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8088/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
807. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term residential care centres and long-term residential care beds in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8089/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Home Care Packages
Violet-Anne Wynne
808. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the average number of publicly financed home care hours per person, by age, in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8090/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Violet-Anne Wynne
876. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including personal assistants in the €1,000 front-line worker bonus as per the requests by organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8285/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Healthcare Policy
Violet-Anne Wynne
615. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider issuing guidance to doctors that graded exercise therapy should not be advised for myalgic encephalomyelitis also known as chronic fatigue syndrome patients as per the recent recommendations of a body (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5881/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Healthcare Policy
Violet-Anne Wynne
616. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reinserting a page for myalgic encephalomyelitis also known as chronic fatigue syndrome onto the HSE website to reflect the updated full guidelines from a body (details supplied) for the 13,000 persons in Ireland that experience this ailment. [5882/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Violet-Anne Wynne
38. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that her Department has taken to address the difficulties those suffering from long-Covid have in accessing social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59227/21]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Violet-Anne Wynne
220. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if a person (details supplied) along with other public servants in the same organisation was put on short time during the Covid-19 pandemic. [5581/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Housing Policy
Violet-Anne Wynne
255. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 2 November 2021, the progress made on the review of Part M guidelines (detailed supplied); the status of the review; if the public consultation has occurred; the level of engagement achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5674/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Nursing Homes
Violet-Anne Wynne
453. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1036 of 2 November 2021, the amount of the €7.1 million allocated for decongregation and transferring under persons under 65 years from nursing homes that was spent or released in 2021; the amount that was unspent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5673/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Customs and Excise
Violet-Anne Wynne
172. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance when the decision was made that An Post would recoup VAT charges (details supplied); if this service was tendered to other service providers; the rationale behind these additional costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4003/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Violet-Anne Wynne
118. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the one-parent family payment in each of the years 2011 to 2021, by county in tabular form. [3810/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Violet-Anne Wynne
119. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1759 of 19 January 2021, if he will account for the drop-off of recipients between 2014 and 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3812/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Public Sector Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
193. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if any public servants working for a group (details supplied) were put on short time working during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3202/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Public Sector Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
250. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Government policy during the pandemic can be taken to mean that public servants were protected from short time working notwithstanding the commercial position of the employer as per a Labour Court recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3203/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
410. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age in receipt of the carer’s allowance. [2980/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
411. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age in receipt of disability allowance; and the number under 25 years of age in receipt of the allowance for 12 months or more in tabular form. [2981/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
412. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age in receipt of the one-parent family payment; and the number under 25 years of age in receipt of the payment for 12 months or more in tabular form. [2982/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Programme for Government
Violet-Anne Wynne
413. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions taken to date to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to improve jobseeker supports for persons aged under 24 years of age over the lifetime of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2983/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
414. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the €203, €250 and €300 rates of payment per week of the pandemic unemployment payment in tabular form. [2984/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
415. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under the age of 25 years of age who are on the €203, €250 and €300 rates of payment per week of the pandemic unemployment payment in tabular form. [2986/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Budgets
Violet-Anne Wynne
416. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the jobseeker's allowance for those young persons under 25 years of age who are currently on the weekly rate of €112.70 by €45.15 per week to €157.85; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2987/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
417. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age on the back to education allowance scheme in January 2020 and January 2021; the funding allocated to support young persons under 25 on the scheme in 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2988/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Employment Schemes
Violet-Anne Wynne
418. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who were on the youth employment support scheme in January 2020 and January 2021; the funding allocated to support young persons under 25 on the scheme in 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2989/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Employment Schemes
Violet-Anne Wynne
419. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age supported by the JobsPlus youth scheme in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the funding allocated to support young persons under 25 years on the scheme in 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2990/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Employment Schemes
Violet-Anne Wynne
420. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers who have applied for and received the enhanced JobsPlus youth scheme subsidy for employing young persons aged between 25 to 29 years of age since July 2020; and the number of young persons aged 25 to 29 years supported on the JobsPlus scheme since July 2020 [2991/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Employment Support Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
421. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance and signing for credits for 12 months or more in tabular form. [2992/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Employment Support Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
422. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of the full rate of jobseeker's allowance of €203 per week. [2993/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Employment Support Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
423. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of the lower rate of jobseeker's allowance of €112.70 per week. [2994/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Employment Support Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
424. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of a rate of a jobseeker's allowance other than €112.70 and €203 per week. [2995/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
425. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment for six months or more by county in tabular form. [2996/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Employment Support Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
426. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance and signing for credits by county in tabular form. [2997/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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General Practitioner Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
620. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the cost to the Exchequer of ShannonDoc services in County Clare between 2017 and 2021, inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3366/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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General Practitioner Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
621. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of hours provided at each of the locations in County Clare in which ShannonDoc services operate in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form. [3367/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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General Practitioner Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
622. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the level of demand, that is, appointments sought and scheduled by each of the locations in County Clare in which ShannonDoc services operate in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form. [3368/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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General Practitioner Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
623. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of in-person home visits and virtual consultations provided through each of the locations County Clare in which ShannonDoc services operate in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form. [3369/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
172. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for disabled driver VAT relief in each of the years 2017 to 2021; the number of successful applications; the number of appeals consequently lodged; the number of successful appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2716/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Economic and Monetary Union
Violet-Anne Wynne
259. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of women that sought access to a domestic violence women’s refuge that were not provided with it due to a shortage in beds available in 2021. [2717/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Domestic Violence
Violet-Anne Wynne
260. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beds that have been available across all women’s refuges in the country at the year end for each of the years 2001 to 2021 or any of the years available in that 20-year period in tabular form. [2718/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Violet-Anne Wynne
278. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of children that were awaiting assessment of needs in July of each of the years 2017 to 2021, by CHO area in tabular form. [2714/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Violet-Anne Wynne
279. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of staff equipped and capable of carrying out assessment of needs across the HSE and or specialist services in July of each of the years 2017 to 2021, in each CHO area in tabular form. [2715/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
60. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years of age in employment in County Clare in each of the years 2011 to 2021, in tabular form. [1635/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
61. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach the employment rate by gender in County Clare for those aged 15 to 64 years of age in each of the years 2011 to 2021, in tabular form. [1636/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
62. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years of age in employment classified by NACE Rev. 2 Economic Sector in County Clare in each of the years 2011 to 2021, in tabular form. [1637/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Violet-Anne Wynne
63. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment classified by gender and full-time and part-time status in County Clare in each of the years from 2011 to 2021, in tabular form. [1638/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Live Register
Violet-Anne Wynne
64. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach the number of persons on the live register in County Clare in November of each year from 2016 to 2021 inclusive by age, gender, occupation, nationality, and duration in tabular form. [1653/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Public Sector Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
103. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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. [2360/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Mining Industry
Violet-Anne Wynne
165. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Government’s position on the environmental damage caused by mining industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2072/22]