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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cannabis Access Programme Update: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: It is agus gabhaim buíochas leis an Cathaoirleach. I thank all of the witnesses for the information they have provided thus far. I have three questions to ask. What are the numbers of patients or individuals nationally who are availing of the MCAP treatment? I am aware that there are three qualifying conditions at the moment. Is the opportunity there to widen the conditions that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach and I welcome all of the witnesses to today’s meeting. I thank them very much for their contributions and time today also. I am also very glad to welcome such a broad variety of representatives here today carrying the voices of allies, advocates and activists with direct lived experience. That is very important to us as a committee. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Following on from that, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD, is generally hailed as championing the rights of people with intellectual disabilities explicitly and equally with other categories of impairments such as physical or sensory ones. Due to the overrepresentation of people with intellectual disabilities in unemployment figures, can our witnesses share...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I thank Mr. McGrath. That is something that we can possibly look into.

Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Childcare desperately needs reform in this country; the dogs on the street know this fact. It is expensive, inaccessible and has become akin to a luxury item. It is a service many families struggle to pay for and refer to it as being similar to a second rent or mortgage and that is absolute madness. We know Ireland has one of the highest childcare costs in the world. The European...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 33. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will review the inconsistency across entertainment and promotional companies in relation to offering the personal assistant of a person with a disability tickets free-of-charge; if she will consider reviewing this and establishing a policy to ensure accessibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47917/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a universal basic income payment is still to be piloted for the arts sector in 2022; the rationale for changing the type of payment proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47918/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heritage Sites (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the transfer of the heritage sites in County Clare to Clare County Council; if there is a timeline for same; and if his Department can ensure appropriate communication is in place to ensure a smooth handover and that staff feel they have security of tenure. [48250/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heritage Sites (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans that are being put in place for the transfer of heritage sites to Clare County Council; if there a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48251/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heritage Sites (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration regarding the financial buffering that was carried out by a group (details supplied) is provided to the heritage sites in terms of a winter debt to offset the low level of footfall in winter months; and if the oversight of the Department will commit to maintaining this financial arrangement. [48252/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Disability Services (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 243. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has received correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she will review their access rights. [47975/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 242. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a Gaeltacht college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47974/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Dormant Accounts Fund (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 466. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount of the additional €5 million that was made available through Dormant Accounts funding for carers and persons with disabilities as of September 2020 that has been granted to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48244/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 494. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider establishing a commission or a cross-party working group on ableism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48253/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether a specialist domestic violence unit may be warranted in view of the cancellation of domestic violence calls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48256/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 601. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of running a fully staffed early intervention team, that is, occupational therapist, psychologist, physiotherapist, social worker and speech and language therapist for a child with additional needs; if the cost varies between CHOs based on operations to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47695/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 602. To ask the Minister for Health the annual revenue cost of a mental health bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of specialist dieticians, nutrition specialists and therapists specialising in eating disorders who work out of Ennis General Hospital through CAMHS services. [47697/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have been on the waiting list for CAMHS services at the end of each year between 2016 and 2020 in County Clare in tabular form. [47698/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of children currently on the waiting list for CAMHS in County Clare; and the length of time they have been on the list for under three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 months and in excess of one year, in tabular form. [47699/21]