Results 461-480 of 2,449 for speaker:Violet-Anne Wynne

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]

Renters: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I welcome the opportunity to speak about renters' rights and acknowledge that Shannon LEA is only now the second area in my constituency, Clare, to become a rent pressure zone, following Ennis LEA in just August of this year. Some, including those in the Government, might say better late than never, but the significant delay for Clare has had detrimental effects for those renters who have...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Here we are and what an absolutely colossal waste of time this has been. I am sure everyone at home watching will agree. It would have been much more beneficial, and I would have preferred, if we were here debating a motion that highlighted a constructive argument and solutions such as a motion on crime and policing or focus on public safety or even a motion on what should be done about the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seanad Elections (5 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify whether Irish graduates of all Irish higher educational institutions will be able to pre-register for the new Seanad University Panel prior to May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 586. To ask the Minister for Health if the 182 additional beds, and 28 additional critical care beds committed to in the urgent and emergency care plan have been delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53602/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (5 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 621. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline every further education course available in County Clare accredited and supported by his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53603/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns (5 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 643. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding her Department will make available to Tidy Towns groups in Clare in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53604/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I begin by acknowledging the passing of the former Cathaoirleach of Seanad Eireann Tras Honan, whose funeral took place in Ennis this morning. I also echo the sympathy expressed to Shane MacGowan's family on his sad passing today. I want to raise with the Tánaiste the issue of wastewater treatment in Cooraclare and Broadford. As he is aware, a pilot scheme to fund wastewater...