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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Hubs, Broadband and Mobile Phone Coverage in Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (2 Dec 2020)

Claire Kerrane: Regarding the BCPs, how many have been rolled out to date? On the remote working hubs, I visited the one on Arranmore Island. It is obviously important that these remote working facilities are just as available on the islands as the mainland. Are there plans for additional remote working hubs on the islands or is there an update on the roll-out for people living on our islands? There was...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Claire Kerrane: The Minister will know well that there is not a country in the world that moves retiring workers onto a jobseeker's payment and which treats them as someone who is unemployed. Since 2014, more than 35,000 65-year-olds have been forced onto a jobseeker's payment at retirement. Not only did Fine Gael and the Labour Party abolish the State pension transition payment provided to 65-year-olds at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school build (details supplied); the stage the process is at; the time frame for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39978/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit (1 Dec 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 502. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to persons being denied carer’s benefit as they do not meet the requirement of having worked the necessary number of weeks in the last 26 weeks due to their employment being impacted by Covid-19; if allowances will be made in order that Covid-19 does not impact persons applying for a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the €250 support payment to students will be made to those who had to return to college in order to carry out placements (details supplied) that were delayed due to Covid-19 in which they have returned but have not had to pay fees; if this payment will cover those students who had to return to college due to Covid-19 disrupting their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent paramedic emergency medical technicians assigned to Merlin Park; and the date staff were assigned. [40027/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 708. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent paramedic emergency medical technicians assigned to Counties Roscommon and Galway; and the date staff were assigned. [40028/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 776. To ask the Minister for Health the reason mental illness is listed as only for those under 16 years of age to qualify for the long-term illness scheme; if he will consider removing the age limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40457/20]

Social Welfare Commission Bill 2020: First Stage (25 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a commission to make recommendations and report annually on the adequacy of social welfare rates in the State; and to provide for related matters. From a social protection perspective in recent months, Covid has done two things. It has put a spotlight on the adequacy and effectiveness...

Social Welfare Commission Bill 2020: First Stage (25 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time"

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (25 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allow the 14 days of quarantining in circumstances in which a person does not receive a jobseeker’s payment to be counted as part of the qualifying period in which he or she is seeking to take up a course, such as in the case of a person (details supplied) who is being denied access to the vocational...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (25 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who remain on illness benefit in the long term, sometimes up to ten years, are not eligible for the Christmas bonus; if she will examine and consider awarding the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39077/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (25 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 149. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the employment sourced for JobPath participants with a breakdown of those in which the employment lasted for 13, 26, 39 and 52 weeks, respectively. [39175/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Unemployment Payment Scheme: Department of Social Protection (25 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I thank Mr. Hession for his opening statement. I would like to ask a couple of questions arising from the statement and the briefing document. The initial rate of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment was €203. It quickly moved to €350. Would it be fair to say that it was acknowledged that a worker who had lost his or her job could not live on €203, particularly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Unemployment Payment Scheme: Department of Social Protection (25 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: Returning to the online application form, I appreciate that our guests said there was a very low take-up, which is fine. I have found, however, as I am sure many Deputies and Senators have, that people have contacted us wanting to apply for the PUP but could not do so online, whether because of a lack of broadband or because they just could not do it, which is fair enough. We would print...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Unemployment Payment Scheme: Department of Social Protection (25 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I support what Senator Garvey has said. I appreciate that it might be in people's interest to apply online but I still do not understand why the form cannot be made available. Not everyone can send an email seeking the form and as some people cannot even work a computer, a hard copy should be an option. In the case of those who had been in receipt of the PUP previously and who had...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (24 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have been referred to JobPath each year since it was established; the number referred for a second, third, fourth, fifth time and, if applicable, more than five times, in tabular form. [37987/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (24 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 547. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have had employment sourced for them through JobPath; and the number whose employment was sustained for 13, 26, 39 and 52 weeks, respectively. [37989/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (24 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 549. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of times JobPath providers have reported jobseekers to her Department for non-engagement with the scheme since it was established. [37992/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (24 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of penalties that have been applied to jobseekers' rates for non-engagement with JobPath since it was established. [37993/20]