Results 21-40 of 80 for going forward speaker:Claire Kerrane

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (20 Apr 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister for his kind wishes. I appreciate them and I too look forward to working constructively with him and the Minister of State, Senator Hackett. Of course, the importance of the sector is well-known and that is always the first line. It is important and we should acknowledge it. However, the sector is under huge pressure. It has been seven weeks since the Irish Cattle...

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.

Reform of Carer's Allowance Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. I commend Deputy Harkin and the Independent Group on bringing forward this really important motion. As the Minister will know, the need to review carer's allowance is an issue I have raised many times. From listening to the discussion this morning, however, the issue is clearly much broader than that. There is a clear need to put a plan...

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Claire Kerrane: .... It was for €1,248. He then received a revised bill, after his meter was read, of €1,700. He cannot afford this bill and he knows that he will not be able to afford that level of bills going forward. He is, of course, one of many. The question is, how are these people supposed to afford these bills month in, month out? Like many Deputies in this House, including...

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

Claire Kerrane: ...enlisted. This is an issue of great concern for all of us with regard to keeping our communities safe. It is clear that more gardaí are leaving - some 107 resigned last year - than starting. The AGSI has put forward proposals in this area and did so again on the radio yesterday morning. What is the Government going to do about the recruitment and retention crisis in An Garda...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: ...I raised with the Minister last year. It would be helpful to a cohort of people to be able to upload all of their supporting documentation and submit their application online rather than having to go over and back when full information is not provided in the first instance, as happens in some cases. What are the current processing times for applications for these payments or the most...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (15 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...put in place as quickly as possible. I appreciate that much work has been done and that it is important to get this right. It is welcome that the Minister is ensuring that this is being brought forward, because it is extremely important. We have seen the consequences of the failure to not look through this rural lens in respect of the north and north west, which is now a region that is...

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]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...on the strawman proposal around the cost of disability and as part of that review, the work that is being undertaken in relation to long-term disability and invalidity, and how all those payments may work, going forward? The child maintenance review group report was published last week, which was welcome. It contains a couple of recommendations that can be brought forward in the Social...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...social welfare rates are still not being set against anything that is evidence-based, primarily the minimum essential standard of living that the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice brings forward every year. Repeatedly every year the organisations on the coalface raise adequacy and the minimum essential standard of living with regard to social welfare rates. Will the Minister look...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (9 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: With regard the one-off payment allocation of €2.75 million for Galway, can the Minister of State advise whether that one-off payment will go to all local authorities? Of course, it is just a one-off. When we look at the discrepancies that exist with regard to funding, there is a clear issue. I do not hear the Government or Ministers acknowledging the issue regarding the level of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Court Orders relating to Child Maintenance, Access and Custody: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...choose a figure off the top of his or her head. There are no guidelines set out. Moreover, whatever figure the judge chooses is not necessarily paid. Every time, it is up to the lone parent to go back to court, a bench warrant is issued and, often, there is no prosecuting garda in attendance. At every point, the burden comes back on lone parents. We really need to take it off their...

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The Minister began his contribution by saying that nobody in this House had a monopoly on caring. Surely, if this Government cared, the one most basic thing it would do is to ensure that a ban on disconnections is introduced in the State as a very basic measure to show that this Government cares as people face into an unprecedented winter...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...have recently been long-awaited changes to Local Link, including in County Roscommon. Those changes are welcome but we need Local Link to be promoted far better and we need it to continue to be built on going forward. In many cases, the rail services that are currently in place are totally inadequate. There are rarely enough carriages to meet demand. If we are encouraging people to...

Pensions (Amendment) (Transparency in Charges) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Sep 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I welcome this legislation and commend Deputy Nash and the Labour Party for bringing it forward. It is a piece of legislation that Sinn Féin will support. This Bill has a simple objective and it is something that should be done. The Government should not be slow to intervene when it comes to retirement income and the protection of income after retirement. We have seen that all too...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...accessing the working family payment, which is an important support, in particular when it comes to the current level of child poverty. I think it was the Society of St. Vincent de Paul that put forward a proposal to establish a cross-party committee of the Dáil to consider child poverty, which is clearly growing and should be causing alarm bells to go off for everyone in this House....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension and Social Protection Related Issues: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...the full State pension. In fairness, they are very much entitled to that. Will Mr. Taylor speak a little more about what he would like to see with a pension? I know the pensions commission in its report put forward recommendations for carers, including long-term carers, and the use of Exchequer funds to top up where contributions do not reach the full amount. Will Mr. Taylor speak a...

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 Social Protection: Policy Issues for Carers: Family Carers Ireland (18 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...their children, who they obviously love so much. It is a great shame that they have to come in here and do that this morning. However, I am very glad they are before us and very glad that we all got to hear their stories this morning. For a long time, there have been massive issues regarding carer’s allowance, its inadequacy, accessing it in the first instance and accessing it...