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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Islands (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: That is helpful. I am glad those seeking engagement in person were facilitated. The Minister has spoken about engagement and collaboration on the draft plan. I reiterate the point that the possibility of success in developing a ten-year plan is reduced if the main stakeholder is not on board. Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann is a really good organisation, representative of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Islands (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 8. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update the islands strategy; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27707/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Islands (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I ask the Minister to give an update on the islands strategy. Has she received the draft copy and will she indicate when it might be published?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: The Minister will also know the interim funding that is in place now was a matter of concern for the Irish Local Development Network, ILDN. A number of LEADER projects throughout the State felt the funding was inadequate for the period. She will also know the ILDN is not satisfied with the €180 million for the four-year period. Issues have been raised in regard to that. Now that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 1. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on LEADER programme funding, considering the European Commission's recent statement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28016/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: Will the Minister provide us with an update on the LEADER programme and the funding for it, particularly considering the statement made recently by the European Commission? It was an annexe to a response to our CAP proposals and it included information on LEADER.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I understand that the CAP period of 2023 to 2027 is not fully determined yet and that work is under way on the design of LEADER for that period. Will the Minister indicate the timeline for the completion of the design and when LEADER will know exactly what is happening from 2023 onwards? The EU, through the European Commission's statement, said with regard to the Common Agricultural Policy,...

Food Price Rises: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that: — food prices are continuing to rise, with groceries expected to cost €780 more over the next 12 months; — new research has found that 62 per cent of people feel they will have to cut back on food spending over the coming year; and — Sinn Féin have proposed a suite of solutions that would provide...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regional Development (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on when the 2022 Workplan for Our Rural Future strategy will be made publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27703/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on her Department’s initiative to support remote working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27706/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the recently launched Towns First Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27705/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the process of appeals for social welfare applications has changed regionally and nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27710/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she intends to bring forward her recommendations to the Pension Commission report in view that she recently indicated it will be made public in the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27991/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update regarding a specific visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27285/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the way that the Covid recognition payment will be paid to homecare workers who are working for a provider contracted by the HSE; and when this payment will be made. [27635/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 708. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE pay two different rates for the care of older people and the care of disabled people to homecare providers; the reason that the hourly rate paid by the HSE is 38.8% less for disabled people; and the reason that the two rates are not the same for both older people and disabled people. [27636/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 709. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the hourly rate of payment paid to homecare providers for the care of disabled people has not been reviewed for three years; and if he will review this rate and bring it in line with the rate paid for the care of older people. [27637/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 710. To ask the Minister for Health if two different rates are paid by the HSE for the care of older people and the care of disabled people to all homecare providers; if this rate varies by provider; and if not, if it is the same for all providers. [27638/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 711. To ask the Minister for Health if she has had any engagement with the Minister for Justice regarding international Garda clearance to allow refugees to take-up employment with homecare providers, to ensure that this process is simple and easy to access; if not, if she will consider same given the current recruitment and retention crisis in the homecare sector; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 824. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of Ireland's application for PGI status for Irish grass-fed beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27695/22]