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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Poverty Impact Assessment (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 114. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to publish the poverty impact assessment of the reduced rates of jobseeker's payments for young persons in consideration of the serious inadequacy of these rates and the impact of the pandemic on youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35179/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Poverty Impact Assessment (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: When will the Minister publish the property impact assessment report that was carried out in regard to young jobseekers?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I appreciate that Covid has played a role. The jobs website indicates the number of CE vacancies today is 2,406. It is a great shame that we have disability services with 26 posts they cannot fill. They can fill only 18. They tell me it is because they are not getting the referrals. Alarm bells should be ringing when this is happening. They should be ringing over the fact that we have...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 104. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to issues communities and organisations are facing in filling community employment places; if so, if she will consider removing limitations on the length of time those aged over 55 years can spend on a community employment scheme, especially in cases in which there is no one there to replace...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: My question is on people aged over 55 who are on community employment, CE, schemes. Is the Minister of State aware of the difficulties that arise when these people have to leave the community employment schemes because their time is up? Services and organisations are under pressure to replace the people leaving the schemes and in some cases, services can be lost. Will the Minister of State...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I welcome the engagement he has had with CE schemes. I imagine that the matters raised in that engagement included the issues concerning the over 55s, specifically people leaving schemes and services not receiving the referrals they need to fill places. It is probably a good few months since I last checked but as of now, there are 2,406...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 102. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason she is proposing a move away from the not-for-profit model which currently exists for contracted employment services, local employment services and job clubs to a payment-by-results model as per the recent tender launched by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35200/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: Why has the Minister decided to move away from the not-for-profit model of local employment services and job clubs to a payment-by-results model in the recently launched tender? Was that based on the conclusions of the external report carried out on job activation and contracted services within the Department of Social Protection?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I understand the expansion is into areas where there are no local employment services and, of course, it is welcome but only if it is to remain in its current model. The Minister can say it as many times as she wants, but it is a fact that the current model is not for profit. Money is not a factor when a person comes through the door of the services for referral, but it is moving to a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I am not arguing that point. How much money will an LES or job club need in order to bid for the tender? What I am hearing is that it is a significant tender and the organisations will need some kind of tendering consultant to try to match it and put in an application in the first place. I am really concerned about this. It is fine to say they are well positioned to apply for it but it...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she plans to take in order to introduce a cost of disability as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has examined the estimated number of persons who will remain on the pandemic unemployment payment by September 2021 and who will therefore see a reduction in their payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35182/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to extend provision of rent supplement for survivors of domestic abuse beyond 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35180/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the marriage requirement in existing legislation in order to qualify for the widow’s pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35183/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (1 Jul 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 367. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of action item 3.13 of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan which pertains to the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28432/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about the announcement made yesterday about the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, to only extend access to it for an additional week when we are in the most uncertain of times in relation to Covid. Work will continue to be uncertain throughout the summer months. I listened to restaurant owners on the radio this morning who are dependent on weather apps to see...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Jun 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to issues being experienced by those who have booked their driver theory test before being notified of their appointment being cancelled and rescheduled some up to seven times and the difficulties this poses for those awaiting their theory test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34615/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Jun 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to delays for persons who have passed their theory test in receiving their provisional licence; the current average waiting time for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Jun 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for a theory test by county; the number who have applied to take the test online; the number who have since taken the theory test online; and the number of persons waiting for a driving test by county. [34617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Jun 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional resources that have been provided to the RSA in order to assist with the backlog of theory tests and driver tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34618/21]