Results 21-40 of 2,481 for speaker:Violet-Anne Wynne

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many carer’s allowance applications were received by her Department in 2023; how many applicants were in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21371/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 408. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many carer’s allowance applications were disallowed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21372/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 409. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many carer’s benefit cases will be administered in 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21373/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 410. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many carer’s benefit cases will be administered in 2023, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21374/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 572. To ask the Minister for Health what the intention is with Barrington's Hospital in Limerick; if the HSE intends on purchasing the property for use as a hospital in the mid-west region; if so, the future intended use of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21364/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, working in the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick; the number of vacancies, by job title; when these vacancies will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21366/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 574. To ask the Minister for Health what services are available to a parent dealing with an adult child with obvious mental difficulties that are making engagement with mental health services difficult; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21367/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 575. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 5 December 2023, if all 182 additional beds, and 28 additional critical care beds committed to in the urgent and emergency care plan have been delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21368/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 589. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider placing a youth mental health service for young people in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21459/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will end the recruitment embargo at University Hospital Limerick to ensure safe staffing measures are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21463/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to tackle the stigma associated with level 4 certificates, the Leaving Certificate Applied, community training and Youthreach centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21457/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (14 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that students are choosing college courses based on accommodation shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21462/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (9 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I thank the Minister of State for the new statistics showing that 362 licences have been issued, which is very positive. Recently a patient reached out to me who had applied for a ministerial licence. The Minister for Health will be very familiar with this case because I submitted a number of parliamentary questions on the matter. What has come to light is that because the consultant is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (9 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I am delighted that this Topical Issue was selected and thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating this important discussion. It is an issue I am very passionate about and I hope to shed a bit of light on what the medical cannabis access programme, MCAP, and the ministerial licence mean. As we all know, the MCAP was established in 2019 as a five-year pilot scheme. However,...

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I start by thanking the NCSE for assisting me with a very serious and complex case in County Clare. A child was left with no school place, which was a very serious and time-pressured situation, but I am happy to say the child now has a place. The NCSE was a great help in that case. I have raised previously the need for better forward planning for autism classes in post-primary schools....

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I want to raise a very serious matter in UHL, namely, the embargo in place for certain positions. It is having major effects on service delivery. I heard how ultrasound, nuclear medicine and other important services will suffer closures because at least 15 radiography positions have not been filled. I heard that morale is non-existent at this stage and more staff will leave because they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I also want to raise the need for additional funding for the LIS in County Clare. There are a number of live applications, but the local authority has advised that it does not have the necessary funding to include a number of them on the roads programme for this year. I recently raised the case of an area of where people cannot even get deliveries of food or heating oil to their homes....

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I welcome the opportunity for the House to focus on people whose lives are literally falling apart outside these doors because they cannot find a home, cannot find security, and therefore, cannot find stability. What I hear from people, which I am sure many Members also hear day and day out, is "we have no home, we have no hope". What they have in abundance due to years of lack of supply of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (8 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 23. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [18272/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I want to raise the matter of childcare with the Taoiseach. As he knows, the workforce in the sector is 98% female. The sector has had a very hard time trying to be heard by the Government. Meaningful engagement has been lacking. I specifically want to refer to Shannon. Last year, I raised the imminent closure of one of only two childcare providers in Shannon. I said then that they...