Results 61-80 of 108 for long speaker:Violet-Anne Wynne

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 807. To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-term residential care centres and long-term residential care beds in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8089/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2022)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that her Department has taken to address the difficulties those suffering from long-Covid have in accessing social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59227/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (16 Dec 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 569. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed long-stay unit in St. Joseph's Hospital in Ennis, County Clare will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62758/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. It has been interesting. This has been a big week in Ireland with the publication of the Indecon report, which is long overdue but is a comprehensive document of 200 pages looking at the nitty-gritty of the extra costs incurred by disabled people. Most of the speakers referred to the cost of disability and it is something the committee is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: .... ME is not a new condition. I find it concerning that across the whole of the HSE, there is no specialist. Ms McGreehan mentioned that 50 years down the line, lupus still does appear on the long-term illness list. In respect of Parkinson's, I know that there are only three neurologists when there should be 11. This shortfall of eight massively impacts on access to services across the...

Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 air accident: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...over the management and safety procedures of the Coast Guard. They feel their concerns, their fears and, obviously, their voices are not being heard. These are not new issues. There are countless units along our coastline that have had these experiences. Unfortunately, they feel they cannot speak out. The dark irony that volunteers honour the loss of their colleague by launching a...

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

Violet-Anne Wynne: .... 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 affordability, access, and medium- to long-term tenure. I will focus on two cohorts in my community, which the report has highlighted as suffering acutely in the context of adequate housing. In Clare, based on information compiled by the...

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...

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

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...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 that we are on the...

Recovery of Tourism and Aviation: Statements (7 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...difference of 1 million after separation. We now know with certainty that the separation did not work but failed drastically. The proof showed itself in the name of Covid-19. We in Sinn Féin, along with the trade unions, opposed separation. We vigorously opposed the privatisation of Aer Lingus in 2015 by Fine Gael and Labour. We said at the time that it would cost jobs in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (7 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...cancer parents as per the pre-Budgetary 2022 by an organisation (details supplied) request in view of the fact that cancer patients face additional financial pressures and invariably have to spend long periods of time in the hospital receiving treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49029/21]

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

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...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 of recovery that, invariably, lies ahead. I am glad to hear him speak...

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

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...wage. UNICEF research published in June of this year stated that Ireland ranked among the world's most expensive countries for childcare. Ireland's childcare system has been in crisis for a long time. Our current allocation of 0.3% of GDP lags far behind the OECD average of 0.8% of GDP and the UNICEF 1% benchmark. We know families are suffering. Early years and childcare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...about structural violence and I admit that it does provoke a strong response, only because I know it to be true. I have first-hand experience of the frustration of having to wait an unacceptably long time for an assessment of needs for one of my children. I know only too well how challenging that experience is. I faced many challenges in going from the dole to the Dáil and...

Residential Tenancies (Tenants' Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Sep 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: .... The fact that the private rental market is dysfunctional has much to do with limited supply. Limited supply is directly related to the over-reliance on HAP and RAS social housing supports, which are often not long-term in nature and distort the actual social housing needs of the population. In Clare, there appears to be a conveyor belt of people threatened with homelessness. Yes,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Sep 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 569. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funding applications that were received for the long-term illness scheme and the primary care reimbursement service for the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system; the number of applications received for persons over 21 years of age; the number of applications approved; the number of applications approved for persons over 21 years of age;...

Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Jul 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...to the Ennis Educate Together school. I cannot help but mention the inhumane pressure that the principal of the school is being put under. The misallocation of DEIS band, the refusal to provide long-term accommodation and the lack of supports for children with ASD are just a few of the numerous challenges that the school faces on a daily basis. The charter is a welcome development...

Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (23 Jun 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...is only the tip of the iceberg. The scale of the crisis is far greater than is depicted in the mainstream narrative. My party has been raising issues and, more importantly, solutions in these Chambers for a very long time. Just last month, we tabled a motion proposing legislation that would implement an emergency three-year ban on rent increases and that would allow for tenancies of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Jun 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I want to raise the issue of Shannon Airport again. It has become increasingly clear that the separation of Shannon Airport from the DAA in 2012 has not delivered on the long-term benefits that were initially claimed, promoted and predicted. Shannon Airport is also in double jeopardy because even now, as we reopen airports and flights are on the horizon, its status as an international...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Jun 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider an extended or augmented social protection payment for those out of work and unable to re-enter the workforce due to the symptoms of long-Covid such as in the case of a person (details supplied). [30155/21]