Results 341-360 of 2,439 for speaker:Violet-Anne Wynne

International Travel and Aviation: Statements (25 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I wish to use my time to focus on Shannon Airport. It is the international airport with the longest runway in the country and was first to establish a sensory room, two years ahead of Dublin Airport. Shannon Airport and its survival is vital to my home county of Clare and the mid-west region. Therefore, the importance of its survival post Covid cannot, and should not, be underestimated....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (25 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons registered as homeless over the past ten-year period from 2011 to 2021, in tabular form. [27658/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (25 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of capital investment allocated to social housing over the past ten-year period, 2011 to 2021, in tabular form. [27659/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (25 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social houses affordable or council built over the past ten-year period 2011 to 2021, in tabular form. [27660/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of acquisitions or takeovers of private rentals that have been repurposed as social and or council houses over the past ten year period 2011 to 2021, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding acquisition funding for 2021; when the local authorities will be in receipt of these funds; if there is a possibility of emergency acquisition funding as there are many persons in County Clare that are facing evictions due to their landlords wanting to sell the property and the county does not have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 317. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if the person's documents are in the Irish Consulate in San Francisco or in the Passport Office, Dublin. [28351/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wards of Court (25 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 439. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason he, through statutory bodies such as the HSE and Tusla, continues to make Irish children wards of court and to send them abroad at the cost of €400,000 per child, per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27981/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wards of Court (25 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 440. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who are currently under out-of-state care after having been made wards of court and emancipated from the care of their family; and the amount such out-of-state care incurs as a cost to the State per year. [27982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has not received any update on their citizenship status despite the fact their relative of comparable circumstances and who submitted their application after this person has already been granted status. [28368/21]

Independent Beef Regulator: Motion [Private Members] (26 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion, which is the continuation of a long stream of activism to protect the viability and interests of the small to medium-sized beef farmers, and I want to focus in particular on farmers in County Clare. For far too long, there have been extremely unfair trading practices that have disadvantaged small-scale beef farmers. Traditionally, Ireland...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 May 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I wish to raise Shannon Airport and the announcement made last week. I encourage the Tánaiste to take the three and a half hour journey down to County Clare and engage with the workers and hear how they are being directly impacted by the recent announcement.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Post Office Network (1 Jun 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a contingency plan to protect the network of rural post offices considering the recent warning by a union (details supplied) that up to 200 further post offices could close in the next 12 to 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29466/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Post Office Network (1 Jun 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Is there a contingency plan to protect the network of rural post offices in light of the recent warning by the Irish Postmasters Union, IPU, that up to 200 further post offices could close in the next 12 to 18 months?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Post Office Network (1 Jun 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I welcome much of the information in the Minister of State's response. I asked this question on behalf of the postmasters and workers affected in my constituency, Clare, who as we all know have endured significant hardship and uncertainty in the name of Covid. I would love to be able to return to Clare and tell them the Government is committed to putting preventive measures in place to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Post Office Network (1 Jun 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: The introduction of a public service obligation, PSO, was vital to secure the future of the network and to allow post offices to continue to provide excellent and important services. I cannot stress enough to anyone living in Dublin the need for them to remain in these rural communities. Not committing to the introduction of the PSO is unravelling the fabric and killing the heartbeat of our...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Flexible Work Practices (1 Jun 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the remote working strategy which intends on supporting 4,000 workers to continue working remotely will be accessible equally across the island given that there has been reports of a lapse of up to 18 months for the installation of fast speed internet in certain areas of the west coast; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Jun 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan. [29467/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (1 Jun 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 464. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the publication of a report (details supplied) given that there is a mounting concern that the delay in publishing the report will negatively impact its consideration and inclusion in Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29717/21]

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...