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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 110.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recruitment and retention plans for mechanics, the lack of which is contributing to the crisis in respect of bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24602/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 483.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the rent supplement option to vulnerable persons who are privately renting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25429/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 484.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on an application for domiciliary allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25431/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Question Heading for question(s) 485 (11 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 485.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the disability allowance application for a person (details supplied) could be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25432/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 486.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on an application for carer’s allowance (details supplied); when the application will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25433/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 487.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on a State pension (contributory) application by a person (details supplied), as the person would like their contributions reviewed as they would get more on a State pension (non-contributory) pension. [25434/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (11 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 601.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason emergency funding for sustainability of an organisation (details supplied) has not been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24598/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (11 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 602.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he could provide clarification around a case (details supplied) where they are awaiting a multidisciplinary assessment and not an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24599/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (11 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 603.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason his Department has decided to move over 200 Ukrainians from a location (details supplied) after two years of those individuals and families have lived there; where they will be moved to; his Department’s plans for the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24601/24]

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I welcome the opportunity to voice my views on the EU migration pact and will do my very best in my limited time as I have a lot to say on the matter. It is completely disingenuous of the Government to steamroll ahead with a single vote on this pact. There is no need for that, it has the public's back up and I take real issue with that. One point has been completely lost by the...

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I support the motion and welcome the opportunity to speak of the legendary work that carers do for the most vulnerable people, day in, day out. Carers save the State an estimated €20 billion per year and that is the equivalent of a second HSE. Carers are predominantly female and, for the most part, are alone and isolated. They are not respected for the work they do or the moneys...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 48. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the critical shortage of personal assistant hours for people with disabilities in this country in general; the reason a person (details supplied) has been put in a position where their 70-year-old parents are assisting them because they receive no PA support two days a week and only half-day...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I ask the Minister if he is aware of the critical shortage of personal assistant hours for people with disabilities across the State, and the reason a person whose details have been supplied has been put in a position where they receive no PA support two days a week and only half-day support for two other days. I ask for his views on whether his Department is adequately supporting disabled...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I asked this question because of a constituent, who was mentioned in the question, and because 40% of those surveyed by the ESRI in 2022 felt their lives had been significantly impacted by insufficient PA hours. The Irish Wheelchair Association estimates that more than 60% of individuals currently receiving personal assistance services or home support require significantly more hours than...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I do appreciate the work the Minister of State has been doing and I have recognised that a light has been shone on this issue, especially in respect of PA hours and in separating, as she pointed out, the issue of home support. In regard to my constituent, the Minister of State has indicated the Department will be in contact, which is positive news to hear, and I really appreciate the work...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 51. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1347 of 17 January 2024, if he has followed up with the Minister for Social Protection on the issue of pension support for foster carers, as he promised in a response (details supplied); his views on whether the situation foster carers are in is acceptable; and if he will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: My question is to ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to a parliamentary question response to Deputy Emer Higgins in January of this year to liaise with the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, on the disgraceful fact that foster carers do not receive pension support even if their child has additional needs and Tusla has advised the foster carer to be in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I raised this issue with the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, during the 11 June session but he pointed to the Minister as being the best person to revert to on this issue. It seems to be a complex pension issue. I point to the fact that the IFCA found that 50% of the carers surveyed said they are experiencing financial difficulties due to their commitment to caring and have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: The increases in the allowances are welcome and Movement for Change in Foster Care and IFCA have pointed to that as well. The fact most foster carers are women and they are inhibited on this pension issue in particular is an area that needs further progress to be made. The organisations have done a lot on this themselves over the last number of years and have met with various Departments...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (19 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has considered, as advocated for by an organisation (details supplied), the alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders, such as community-based sanctions or diversion programmes, to reduce prison overcrowding and the socio-economic impact of short-term imprisonment; and if she will make a...