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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of routine ante-natal appointments a woman is offered during pregnancy at present across the 19 maternity units; if there is any divergence between units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54999/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 244. To ask the Minister for Health if an exception will be made in the case of a person (details supplied) to have their partner with them for a scan due to extenuating circumstances. [55000/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance the schemes and supports that are available at present for disabled drivers to acquire and or adapt their own car. [53063/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (9 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene in the ongoing issues between the Irish Coast Guard management and volunteers which has resulted in the Doolin branch being taken off the board and left that area with no operational search and rescue service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54525/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (9 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 23 June 2021, if further consideration has been given to the fact that although there have been no complaints lodged by full-time professionals of the Irish Coast Guard, there is no effective mechanism to record complaints or grievances by volunteers. [54526/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (9 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the evidence he has on measures taken by his Department to resolve the ongoing issues reported by volunteers of the Irish Coast Guard against the management and governance structures. [54527/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (9 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 485. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the pay restoration issue faced by social care workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (9 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 486. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department will commit to allocate funding to Tusla to enable similar pay restoration for section 56 part-funded agencies such as an agency (details supplied) given that a precedent has already been set with HSE section 39 pay restoration. [54234/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 560. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place in terms of additional staff or resources to deal with the fact that 336 patients waiting for an initial diabetes outpatient clinic appointment have been waiting between two to six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54034/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (9 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 561. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a plan to address the fact that University Hospital Limerick is the only hospital group in the country being excluded from expansion of DAFNE dose adjustment for normal eating structured type 1 diabetes education for adults; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons in County Clare feel this is discriminatory, disadvantaging rural...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff qualified to use insulin pumps and support patients to do same in each CHO broken down in tabular form. [54036/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (9 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 595. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 of 21 September, if the vacancy for the psychiatrist has been filled in the day hospital in Kilrush; if so, when the person is expected to commence work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54246/21]

Monitoring Adequate Housing in Ireland: Statements (4 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Unfortunately, I do not have 30 minutes or anything like it in which to make my contribution. I have 3.5 minutes, so I will get straight to it. IHREC's report draws our attention to areas in which Ireland's housing system is inadequate. Many good points were raised by my colleague. We always raise points here in the Chamber, as has been mentioned previously, including in respect of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I will quickly raise the issue of Doolin Coast Guard unit, which was stood down on Monday. This is a dire turn of events and cannot continue to be the case. We know that only yesterday there was an emergency for which the Kilkee Coast Guard had to step in. This will have negative consequences on the north Clare area in future and cannot continue. Has the Government any intention of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (4 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 104. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding Shannon Airport will have access to in the €126 million aviation package announced for Budget 2022; if it is being categorised as both a regional airport for the €36 million pool of funding and a State airport and will have access to the €90 million tranche; the breakdown of this funding; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (4 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 318. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason there is no mention of disabled persons' organisation which need to be prioritised in this regard according to Article 4(3) of the UNCRPD with reference to the recently announced annual disability participation and awareness fund, the explicitly reference to the involvement of disabled persons and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 319. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider implementing a mechanism that would allow for disabled person’s organisations to be prioritised in securing some of the disability participation and awareness fund through the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53945/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 320. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration has been given for some core funding stream to be made available to disabled person’s organisations directly as opposed to local authorities as per Article 4(3) of the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53946/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I thank all the witnesses. It has been a thorough, whirlwind journey through some of the direct lived experiences of people with autism and people's experience within their own families. It is commendable how everyone can synthesise so much into so little time. I genuinely thank them all for doing that and for providing the committee with such powerful statements to inform our action and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (2 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional cost to the State for additional missions over and above the 12 per month for the years 2015 to 2020 inclusive, in tabular form (details supplied). [52982/21]