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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will re-examine the amount available to applicants under the housing adaption grants given the increase in building materials in order that the amounts awarded better reflect the costs of such works for older people and persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47287/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person cannot receive funding under the housing adaption grant twice in a four year period; if there is a four-year rule in which a person has to wait to apply for the grant for a second time as detailed in correspondence from a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47288/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to introduce greater incentives for persons who buy a vacant or dilapidated property and seek to renovate it into a family home; the current financial supports that already exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47350/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to extending the working family payment to the self-employed; if any costings have been carried out to examine the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47232/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to Tús by county in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [47297/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if policies are in place for referrals to Tús to take into account the address of the person and that they are given a place on Tús in the county in which they reside rather than being referred to a scheme in a neighbouring county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47301/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 275. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has examined the estimated drop-off numbers from the community employment and rural social schemes. [47298/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of allowing farm assist recipients access to participate in the rural social scheme; if the matter has been considered by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47299/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 277. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing some participants to remain on Tús beyond one year in cases in which they have not progressed to employment or in cases in which they are benefitting from the scheme; if so, if this decision will be made on a discretionary basis at a local level; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to ensure that regulations will not be introduced here that will make it more difficult for farmers to obtain medical remedies by forcing them to seek prescriptions from vets which will cost the farmer more and impact on local co-ops that currently sell these items; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 400. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some local development companies will run out of Leader funding under the transitional programme by January 2022; if additional funding will be made available for Leader; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47296/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (29 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will advise on requirements for commercial waste companies to offer compost bins to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47051/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (29 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there has been a review of the use of data centres particularly with regard to the protection of electricity supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47053/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to require local housing authorities to update social housing heating systems from solid fuel heating to oil heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47050/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 151. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to providing pro-rata rates of disability allowance in recognition of the low thresholds involved in the means testing of this payment and with regard to the cost of disability regardless of household income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46965/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 154. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 22 September 2021, if she will provide the number of recipients of parent’s benefit and leave per month since January 2021, in tabular form. [47041/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Provision of Local Employment Services: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I have three very quick questions. I thank all the witnesses for attending. During the meeting that took place with Department officials last week, which was the first time they met with the trade unions, was it acknowledged there would be job losses? Was that acknowledged by officials at that meeting? Were the trade union representatives left with any hope as regards any changes or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Provision of Local Employment Services: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: Does Mr. Egan acknowledge that the model outlined in the first tender ends the community-based, not-for-profit model that has existed for 25 years and also that the Department is closing the door to walk-ins? Mr. Egan cited two pieces of legal advice on the obligation to tender in the first instance. If he cannot share or is not willing to share either of them, will he share what the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Provision of Local Employment Services: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: It would be useful for the committee if Mr. Egan explained what he envisages post-tender with everything falling in line with the Department's plan as regards the second tender and everything else? What will employment services look like post-tender? Will it be a case of short-term unemployed people going here and long-term unemployed people going there? Does he acknowledge that the new...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (28 Sep 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 276. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to require mortgage providers to display their approval from the Central Bank; if additional protection will be provided to consumers when undertaking a mortgage in order to ensure they are engaging with accredited mortgage providers including those based overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45988/21]