Results 1-20 of 80 for going forward speaker:Claire Kerrane

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Development (17 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: ...of Ireland were not downgraded to the status of a region in transition for no reason. It did not happen by accident and we all know this is the result of decades of underinvestment by previous Governments and this Government in infrastructure west of the Shannon. We are the only region in Ireland that has been downgraded by the EU Commission and that is because we are lagging behind....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the school transport scheme going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58437/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Last November, my party brought forward proposals on how we deal with the continuing recruitment and retention crisis in the retained fire service. Many retained fire fighters came here that evening to listen to the debate and they made it clear they could not go on. They told us the service was on its knees and on the brink of complete collapse. Six months later, nothing has been done to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (6 Mar 2024)

Claire Kerrane: ...advise the reason there is no service available to access diagnostic assessments for ADHD (adult) in County Roscommon; if he will outline what plans are being put in place to provide this service going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10971/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (6 Mar 2024)

Claire Kerrane: ...why there is no pathway available to access diagnostic assessments for autism via primary care services in County Roscommon; if he will outline what plans are being put in place to provide same going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10970/24]

Supplementary Budget for Rural Communities and Farmers: Motion [Private Members] (23 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: It is clear that the cost of living package that was announced a number of weeks ago is not enough. It was interesting that the €505 million that was announced was lumped in with the budget. We have raised the cost of living for a number of months, particularly after the survey we conducted last October to which more than 14,000 people responded. At that stage, it was clear that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (22 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: The Minister will be familiar with the amendment calling for an analysis or review of the funding under different headings that my predecessor, Deputy Carthy, brought forward for a number of years. Has there been an analysis by the Department of the money that is provided every year and where it is going? Do the sectors provide a breakdown of what they spend it on, line for line? It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Strategies (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...that final report. Will it be published? The Minister said she will now consider it. How long does she think that will take? This is an important mechanism for rural communities and it is going to be particularly important as we face into measures that are going to have to be taken with regard to climate action because it is important that we bring rural communities with us. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Claire Kerrane: ...question relates to the exceptional aid payment. When that was introduced, it was said it would be a one-off and it was to do with the war in Ukraine and all of that, which is obviously still ongoing, so there is still an impact. Would the suggestion be to reintroduce that scheme and put it on a footing where it is an annual payment going forward? It is a good scheme and rather than...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: ...made in the child maintenance review group are recommendations we have repeatedly made on the floor here over many years. I welcome the recommendations but ask that the legislation be brought forward as quickly as possible. I ask the Minister to continue to look at the possibility of establishing a child maintenance service. We have proposals on that. I do not believe it is fair to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Mar 2023)

Claire Kerrane: ...that service. Given that EmployAbility services deal with some of the most vulnerable citizens, I ask that a level of certainty regarding the Minister's plan and vision for EmployAbility services going forward be made known before the tender comes up. These users and the service providers themselves need certainty ahead of the tendering out of this service next month.

Social Welfare (Payment Order) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...longer liable to make a contribution. This pushes the lone parent into court to seek maintenance. The way this typically works is that the lone parent will wait for a while to eventually get a court date and will go to court potentially several times. Eventually, once his or her case is heard, a maintenance order can be granted but that does not mean maintenance is actually paid....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Claire Kerrane: ...ages in contracts and to establish a body that will recommend increases in respect of the State pension, similar to the Low Pay Commission, as has been suggested. The remit of that body should go beyond the State pension and we should require a body to recommend increases across the board for social protection payments overall every year before budget time because we have this issue, as...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Support Services (17 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I welcome that this report has been published and I acknowledge the hard work of everyone who took part in that work. It will be extremely important for the future. We have put forward proposals on many occasions for a statutory child maintenance service. That is what we would like to have, and to see it taken off the shoulders of lone parents who end up having to go to court in some cases...

Carbon Tax: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...energy cost hikes. I would have thought that was quite obvious. However, what we are saying quite clearly is that heaping additional costs from 1 May, when people are already struggling and going cold in their homes, is not the right thing to do. Whatever way it is put, including the package and the measures from the budget last year, people's energy bills are going to increase from 1...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia: Chairperson Designate (10 Apr 2024)

Claire Kerrane: ...always fun. When it went remote that time, I found it very good. Obviously it was done because of Covid and I understand that. Was that looked at or reviewed afterwards to see whether rolling it out going forward is an option? I note Mr. Murrin spoke much in his opening statement about technologies, digital and all of that. I understand that nothing compares with having someone with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: ...one waiting list to another. The Minister mentioned the additional funding and 24 million home support hours. Again, that is welcome but not if we have nobody to provide those hours. Who is going to provide them? I put forward one example regarding community employment. This would be particularly helpful in rural areas in counties Roscommon, Galway and Mayo where we have 660 people...

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: ...some restrictions. As I always do, I welcome any increase in social welfare payments, but the Minister will not be surprised to hear me say that I would like to see us get to a point where we are going with the minimum essential standard of living, MESL, when it comes to social welfare rates. It is unfair that we have the same debate every year prior to the budget about a €5...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (5 Apr 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...through it? She said the final draft that will follow is imminent. What does she expect the next steps will be? This will be an important piece of Our Rural Future and an important mechanism going forward when it comes to policies right across government as, before they are introduced, they will be looked at through that rural lens. It will also be important in order to avoid any...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Proposed Regional Employment Service: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Claire Kerrane: ...This proposal would erode the community ethos and the not-for-profit model so well fostered by the likes of the LES and job clubs for so many years. I am disappointed about how this has been put forward. The LES and job clubs were led to believe that they would be pleasantly surprised and now they may not even be in a position to tender for what has been put forward, if they would even...