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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (12 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to introducing environmental policy and guidelines in relation to data centres in conjunction and consultation with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49170/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (13 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 12. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to offer new and additional courses at the technological university located in Ennis, County Clare, particularly engineering courses, considering the growing need for qualified engineers vis-à-vis the development of the Green Atlantic programme over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49583/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (13 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of his Department in future-proofing certain industries as Ireland progresses towards carbon reduction goals; if there will be oversight from his Department in realigning third-level courses towards a more sustainable economy and future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49584/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (13 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 239. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the €8 million funding sought by Clare County Council for the development of a maritime training centre in Kilrush which is capable of sustaining 28 jobs all-year round; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50108/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I thank the Chairman for allowing me in at this point. Like the other members, I extend my congratulations to Mr. Ó Céidigh on his new appointment. I look forward to the Shannon Group's board being fully functional. As we are all aware, this position was left vacant for a long time - more than 12 months. It may help to put the Shannon Group into a good place to face the journey...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (14 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the capital scheme for the rejuvenation of community centres as announced in the National Development Plan will be available to each local authority; the total sum of the scheme’s allocation; when applications for the scheme will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50109/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (14 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received lobbying from air traffic controller representative groups requesting his intervention and calling for an external investigation of the governance and management structures of the Irish Aviation Authority; the response taken to date by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50178/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (14 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the appointment of an external mediator in the Irish Airport Authority as opposed to relying on the internal dispute resolution mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50180/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 146. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 29 September 2021, the date by which the sustainability and case management team in the early years division’s finance, governance and reform unit’s review of the process for Special Service CCSP Programme funding will be completed. [50269/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (19 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 97. To ask the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place to deal with the severe lack of capacity at University Hospital Limerick (details supplied) as the winter season approaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50924/21]

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: As the mother of a child with autism, developing policy that ensures inclusion and access is of particular significance and importance to me. For this reason, I support the Bill and what it is trying to achieve. I reiterate, however, the point made by Deputy Tully regarding language and terminology. After a recent engagement with the AsIAm organisation, I am aware that a large proportion...

Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: The 45 recommendations shine a light on the key issues hampering women's full and free access to and participation in all areas of our economy and society. This should not be so prevalent in 2021. We have a long way to go yet. We know that Covid-19 disproportionately impacted women and, unfortunately, that still is the case. We know too about the feminisation of poverty. We have heard...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Long before Covid 19, crucial targets in the national cancer strategy were missed relating to timely access to diagnostics, surgery, radiotherapy and screening. We are in the middle of the State's third national cancer strategy and services are still under-resourced, including breast cancer services. This month, as it is breast cancer awareness month, it would have been prudent, moral...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (21 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I extend my deep gratitude and respect to each of our witnesses. It can be daunting and even sometimes retraumatising to have to recount all of the ways in which the State is failing their children and their families. These are difficult matters to talk about, much the same as it is upsetting to even hear the difficulties and, as has been explained quite aptly, the lack of common sense in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (21 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the redistributive measures he is proposing in the CAP strategic plan; and if he will bring this plan before the Houses of the Oireachtas for approval. [51080/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to alleviate the situation whereby women have been diagnosed with breast cancer recently and have a more advanced diagnosis as a result of screening being unavailable over the Covid-19 restrictions given that October 2021 is breast cancer awareness month; the actions being taken to assist these women and their recovery; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (19 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of helicopter emergency medical services-related calls provided on a monthly basis by a company (details supplied) as part of the overall contract; if this number is capped; if there are additional costs per tasking charged to the State over and above any cap that might exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (19 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 446. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 318, 319 and 320 of 5 October 2021, the reason and the way in which representatives from other action groups were involved in the discussion around the inclusion of County Clare homeowners. [50545/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (19 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 447. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 318, 319 and 320 of 5 October 2021, the nature of this discussion given that there is no substantive reference to it in the working group's report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50546/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (19 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 448. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 318, 319 and 320 of 5 October 2021, when he will present to the Cabinet his conclusions based on the working group's report and the homeowners' position paper. [50547/21]