Results 1-20 of 3,708 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (21 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I acknowledge the announcement of the one-off €3 million in funding that will roll out this year. I have no doubt that East Galway and Midlands Cancer Support will attain full membership of that alliance. However, that does not guarantee it X amount out of that €3 million and therein lies the problem. I reiterate that this a is a cancer centre in the heart of Ballinasloe...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (21 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: There is something very special about the East Galway and Midlands Cancer Support centre in Ballinasloe, which I visited last week. The last time before that I had visited was during Covid. It is a place where you instantly feel at ease. You go in the back door and it is like going into your own home. The first thing you see is the kitchen table and the kettle. It is a very welcoming...

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I met a member of the Defence Forces in my constituency office this week. He has two children with additional needs and his wife is their full-time carer. He has been in the Defence Forces for nearly 20 years. He is renting privately and is one of the fortunate ones in that his landlord has not increased the rent, not yet anyway. However, he understands the landlord will now sell the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Voluntary Sector (16 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of the 2,500 care workers excluded from the pay deal agreed with Government to avert strike action by employees of voluntary organisations; the rationale for excluding these critical workers in the care sector, who care for the most vulnerable citizens; if he will correct this exclusion and ensure all workers doing the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 187. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when an announcement will be made on successful applications under the sports capital grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22168/24]

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: My colleague, an Teachta Mairéad Farrell, has repeatedly raised the crisis in the apprenticeship system, with the major backlog and waiting time for off-the-job training. Yesterday I was contacted by a young person in Roscommon who is one of the 9,000 waiting to complete that training. He was due to start phase 2 of the training in February 2024 but has been told it will not start...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I, too, thank the Minister of State for attending the meeting this evening. We have had a number of witnesses before the committee on this issue. Stockpiling is one of the issues raised, as is the fact that farmers are paying on the double when it comes to waste and waste collection. All of that has been raised. I have two questions. When were the terms of approval that are granted by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Okay. Were there any changes in the terms of approval at that point in 2021 from what was there previously?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: That is fine. It would be good to know if there were any changes to the terms of approval in 2021. I refer to the role of the Department, which is limited. The Minister of State said it has oversight of discharge by IFFPG of the terms of its approval. Aside from putting in place the terms of approval that run for a five-year period, does the Minister of State or his Department engage with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Given that the meetings between the Department and the IFFPG take place regularly, is the Minister of State aware of any issues that have been raised in respect of stockpiling? Are there concerns that stockpiling is taking place on yards?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: The Minister of State referred to his Department having received correspondence today to confirm that the local authorities in question have said they are in compliance. Was that in a response to a query that he or his office made ahead of this meeting? Was it in reply to a query the Minister of State raised with them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Who did the Minister of State ask for it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: The IFFPG has confirmed to the Minister of State that the local authorities in question are compliant. I presume that means that the farm plastic has been dealt with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Okay, but that confirmation come from the IFFPG.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a carer is allowed to accompany a candidate during driver theory tests and driving lessons, including in situations where a candidate has an invisible disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21711/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is concerned that school bus drivers (details supplied) have paid into an occupational pension with Bus Éireann for which they cannot access any information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21788/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that much needed and encouraged returning teachers are waiting two months for a Teaching Council number, meaning they can not be paid; if she will intervene on this given we should be making it as easy as possible for teachers to return home and take up jobs here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21785/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a teacher (details supplied) who has returned to Ireland can get his Teacher Council number without further delay to allow him to be paid for substitute work he is doing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21786/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artificial Intelligence (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 356. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of AI generated advertisements on a platform (details supplied) sharing bogus information; if she will take steps to communicate with the public on the misinformation that can be created and spread online using AI to ensure online safety, especially for vulnerable users who may be misled; if there is a role for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payment systems to make payments under TAMS III are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21672/24]