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Appropriation Bill 2023: Second Stage (12 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Like many colleagues in this House, I was also very interested in the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, report and, in particular, its analysis in the area of health. We have heard many comments from the Government benches in recent weeks about just how surprised the members were about the inevitable underfunding or overrun in the Department of Health. I understand that commonsense can...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: In just six days, it will be one year since the heartbreaking death of a beautiful young girl in UHL after she lay in the accident and emergency department for 12 hours with untreated sepsis. As a parent, there is no worse nightmare than what her family went through on that day. I again express my deepest sympathies for their loss. In the days following her death and into the Christmas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of spaces in ASD units in secondary schools in Clare, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55149/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of spaces available in ASD units in secondary schools in Clare; the number of those filled, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55150/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand places in ASD units in secondary schools in Clare into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55154/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of spaces in ASD units in primary schools in Clare, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55151/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of spaces available in ASD units in primary schools in Clare; the number of those filled, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55152/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand places in ASD units in primary schools in Clare into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55155/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy in cases in which no place is available in an ASD unit in a primary or secondary school for a child who requires it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55153/23]

Delivery of a Rights-Based Care Economy in Ireland: Motion (7 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I fully support this important and timely motion from the Women's Parliamentary Caucus, of which I am an eager member. I thank the chairperson and vice chairperson of the caucus and, in particular, the secretariat staff, especially Eva Nolan, for all their work and support on this issue. I attended this morning's launch of the Family Carers Ireland scorecard for this year. That document...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (7 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review into the differential rent scheme for local authority housing support will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54166/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (7 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I raise the review of the differential rent scheme for local authority housing support. When is the review expected to conclude? I would be grateful if the Minister would make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (7 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. I thank the Minister of State for that information. I welcome that the Department recently undertook a scoping exercise. I hope the review into the differential rent scheme will start and finish as soon as possible. I know that Family Carers Ireland made a submission, and I will deal with that in my supplementary contribution. For now, I will speak...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (7 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: My constituents in Clare should not be paying the fourth highest rate of local authority rent in the country just because the local authority has decided not to disregard their full- or half-rate carer's allowance. The current system means that because of geography, identical household types are paying considerably different rates irrespective of the quality or size of their accommodation....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (7 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will comment on a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54167/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Consultations (7 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide details of her plans following the public consultation stage on document (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54165/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (7 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how he intends to proceed implementing seven recommendations in the Irish Coast Guard following an inquest (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54375/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (7 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if costs incurred by a family in the course of an inquest will be reimbursed by the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54376/23]

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: While I welcome an open and honest conversation in this House about immigration, I am deeply concerned about the need for balance on the matter and our use of language in this House. We need to keep in context the Irish spirit of céad míle fáilte, the history of this island nation, whereby we sent people to far reaches of the four corners of the world. There they set down...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions (6 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on industrial action within the HSE which has halted a significant volume of written Parliamentary Questions in his Department from having their replies issued to the asking Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54164/23]