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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heritage Sites (16 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the decision made by Shannon Heritage to keep some of its sites in the west of Ireland in particular closed and others that have reopened are due to close at the end of August 2020; if he has engaged with Shannon Heritage to review this decision; and if he will make supports available to ensure the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Semi-State Bodies (16 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has been in contact with the management of Shannon Group in view of the recent announcement by the group to seek voluntary redundancies and pay cuts among staff; and if he will ensure the survival of Shannon Airport. [16390/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (16 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to assess the income limits to access local authority housing in view of the fact they have not been reviewed since 2016 and in further view of the rising costs of rents. [16389/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (16 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 922 of 23 June 2020, the supports in place to assist families or individuals that may find themselves homeless and do not met the criteria to apply for housing supports via their local authority housing list (details supplied). [16388/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 175. To ask the Minister for Health the further length of time a person (details supplied) can be expected to wait for an appointment in University Hospital Limerick. [16386/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in getting access to Spinraza treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16387/20]

Early Years Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I thank my colleague, Deputy Funchion, for tabling this crucially important motion and for her extensive work on this issue in general. I wish to show my support for this motion and I strongly recommend that the other Members of this House also support it. The childcare industry has seen a serious lack of investment on the part of successive Governments. This has led to rising fees for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the parents of a person (details supplied) can expect to receive their transportation grant for travel incurred. [17542/20]

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I commend the Government on bringing the Bill before the House to deal with a very important matter, the expansion of a scheme to include all children under 12 and provide them with free GP services, as well as the raising of income limits applying to people over 70. This is most welcome, especially for my constituents in Clare. As the House is aware, we in Sinn Féin promised two...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (23 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons availing of homeless services in County Clare; and the steps he plans to take to reduce this number. [17663/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to make funds available to the local authorities for voids in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17662/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his office received an application for emergency funding from a group (details supplied); if so, the details of the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17797/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I thank the witnesses for their contributions so far, for coming before the committee and for the information supplied, which I found very informative. I have some general questions on the impact of travel restrictions on the industry as a whole. I would particularly like to focus on Shannon Airport as it is in my constituency of Clare. My first question is for Ms O'Loughlin and Mr....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I absolutely agree with everything the witnesses have said. I have been at many meetings with Shannon Group management and the experience we have had has been similar. I thank Mr. McGowan for referring to the separation. That was going to be my next question and I do not need to address it now. I agree with Mr. McGowan and so would Sinn Féin. We never agreed with the separation in...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: That is fair enough.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: No problem. I will move on. My next question is to Mr. Cullen. During the pandemic we have heard of many lay offs of general airport staff. We do not feel there has been enough noise about the lay offs of pilots. Will Mr. Cullen outline the difficulties his members face, particularly in reference to the large amounts of debt due to loans they may have taken out to partake in flight school?

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I also commend my colleague, Deputy Ó Laoghaire, on bringing this motion before the House. Let us be honest: it is one of the most pressing issues at present. Many parents have now faced over 137 days since the schools were closed and they have waited and waited for the Government's announcement on the reopening of schools. Being a mother of five children, I know from experience how...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Office of Public Works (28 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the decision by an organisation (details supplied) to close some of its sites at the end of August 2020; if his attention has been further drawn to the decision to keep certain sites under its remit closed until 2021; if he has spoken to the management of the organisation regarding the decision; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (28 Jul 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the addresses approved in 2018 and 2019 in County Clare for void funding; and the reason local authorities are reluctant to divulge information to elected representatives. [18436/20]