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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients across all social assistance and social insurance payments, by payment type, as of February 2021, in tabular form. [9146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients across jobseeker’s benefit and related schemes as of February 2021; and the number of days that recipients been receiving payment, per scheme, in tabular form. [9147/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (22 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 544. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered providing a top-up payment for Irish citizens living in the State and receiving pensions from overseas to bring these payments in line with the standard State pension rate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9591/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (22 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 554. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered removing the rule with regard to the supplementary welfare allowance and the general 30-hour eligibility rule given that many low- and middle-income households are struggling with the rising cost of living and that this fund is intended to be available to those who are facing financial difficulties;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 555. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of successful applications to the supplementary welfare allowance, by month, since October 2021 to date by income bracket (details supplied) in tabular form. [9938/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disabilities Assessments (22 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processes that are in place for assessing chronic pain associated with medical conditions such as fibromyalgia with regard to disability supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10059/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 929. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the new capital plan for the upgrade of community centres as referenced in the National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10052/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 1. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of remote working hubs and the possible impact on uptake given the easing of Covid-19 restrictions and the return to the office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8941/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: This is to ask the Minister about the roll-out of the connected hubs. Perhaps she might be able to provide figures on the numbers rolled out last year and what the intention is for this year. I also wish to ask her about the possible impact on the roll-out and continuation of remote working now that many people have gone back to the office and there has been a return to work after Covid.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: It is really welcome to see those 189 hubs rolled out at a fairly fast pace. I know of some who have looked for it and it has been up and running fairly quickly. That is all really welcome. There is a lot of focus on remote working in Our Rural Future. It is so important that we get it right. Equally, post Covid, it is really important that the level of remote working remains steady. We...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: The Minister is right that it will be about promoting them. The Minister mentioned the connectedhubs.iewebsite. I suggest promoting them on a greater scale. One has just opened in Ballinlough, County Roscommon, and they are trying to promote it to get people into it and so people know it is there. It is a service that people can use and it is really welcome. However, we need to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress she has made in seeking a funding commitment from the Department of Transport for the local improvement scheme given the level of demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8612/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 69. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide information on the development of a rural proofing mechanism as outlined in the Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025; the scope of the consultation provided to external consultants; the way she plans to integrate this with regard to the strategy workplan for 2022; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Transport (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 67. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department has engaged with and fed into the recently launched Connecting Ireland transport incentive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8611/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Offshore Islands (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 68. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will advise on the development of the forthcoming islands strategy; the status and estimated timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8608/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of plans to extend domestic violence refuge spaces in the nine counties without these spaces including County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8672/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants for the fuel allowance for the current season; the number of applications accepted and rejected this season by household type in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8963/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasons that fuel allowance applications were rejected, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8964/22]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (16 Feb 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister for her opening statement and her Department officials for all of the briefing documentation that was provided. With regard to the move from the pandemic unemployment payment to jobseeker's payment, which is set for the end of March, can the Minister explain what that will mean for those on PUP when they move onto the jobseeker's payment? Will they be engaged with as...