Results 1-20 of 527 for speaker:Violet-Anne Wynne in 'Dáil debates'

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...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17612/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 14. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [18273/24]

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I want to pay tribute to the survivors from the County Clare Nursery, Kilrush, and thank and acknowledge Ms Rita McCarthy in west Clare for all of her work and research that brought that little piece of history to life for us in west Clare. It is extremely disappointing that the Government has continued with this legislation for survivors, which allows for any survivors to be excluded. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Clare County Council recently confirmed it has finally been able to secure additional emergency accommodation. It will take a number of months to develop but it is intended for women and children only. This is great news but the council will only be able to bring forward a handful of units once it is completed. I have been seeking additional emergency accommodation for the past two years....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17611/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I raise the issue of assessment of needs given that 500 people are currently waiting in the mid-west region, 68 of whom are in County Clare. I was contacted by a single parent who was told that her son, Finn, will be waiting at least three years for his assessment of needs. Having been in contact with a private practitioner, she has had to get a loan of €1,600 just for an autism...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I welcome the debate in the House on this particular issue, especially considering there has been a major reluctance on the part of the Government to debate such matters. Instead, it has exuded fear, which is hugely disappointing. Political debates should not be avoided, especially on contentious issues. Nothing positive comes form that. In the short time available to me, I will point...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I support this motion and what it sets out to do. Ireland is one of the most expensive countries in the EU in which to live. In the past four years, the cost of energy rose by 58.3% and mortgage interest has surged by 60.3%. Food prices have risen by 15.4% and transport costs are up 18.7%. Statistics show that even when energy companies began to drop their prices last year, energy costs...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I also call for statements on UHL emergency department as soon as possible, specifically because the region is the only one in the State that does not currently have a supporting model 3 hospital. We are experiencing grossly overcrowded numbers on a daily basis, never mind the number of inquests we know are currently taking place.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Apr 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I wish to start my contribution by extending my sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the beautiful Aoife Johnston during what can only be described as the most heartbreaking and difficult time for them all. The worst that could happen at UHL has happened. I acknowledge the protest outside Leinster House today and the work of its organiser, Mike Daly, who sadly lost his beloved...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: The Minister was very good to ensure that all children in Ennis Community School received hot school meals for the entire year. It has worked really well. It is the amalgamation of three schools, one of which is DEIS. I am raising it to highlight it again with the Minister this morning so that she might consider extending that for a further year as it was a huge success. All the children...

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I welcome the opportunity to speak up for farmers in County Clare. I wish to show the House a document that we recently received from the IFA in Clare, entitled “Enough is Enough”. Farmers have felt completely disregarded by the Government in terms of not receiving enough support and respect for the work they do, what that work provides to their local communities and the...