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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (14 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if lone parents will retain their income supports (details supplied) and claim the pandemic unemployment payment; if same will continue for the length of time that the pandemic unemployment payment is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30396/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (14 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will publish operational guidelines for employers ensuring that flexibility is shown to parents with childcare difficulties to ensure that they can continue to receive the pandemic unemployment payment despite being unable to meet the conditions to be available and seeking work, especially for lone parents who are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (14 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some parents have lost their working family payment due to their hours being cut due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact this is having on families, in particular lone parents with children over the age of 14 and who cannot access jobseeker's transition payment or one...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (14 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 304. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which her Department plans to address the gap that will emerge when the current LEADER programme ends on 31 December 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30405/20]

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I, too, want to voice my opposition and that of my party to this regulation. Last week, I raised the growing issue of energy poverty. We all know that energy prices and bills have increased. We have seen an increase in the public service obligation levy. Electric Ireland customers saw an increase earlier this month and now we have a further increase of €7.50 in carbon tax. A fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (13 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 116. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available to a local authority in the case of a facility that it owns that is at risk of closure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30140/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (13 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider paying the compensation under the turf cutting compensation scheme in a one-off bulk payment as opposed to an annual payment; his plans to cover the remainder of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30126/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (13 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting time for persons applying for a PPS number. [29760/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (13 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received for a PPS number to date in 2020; the number approved and processed; the number being examined; and the number refused. [29761/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (13 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 300. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of PPS number applications to be decided upon. [29762/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Company Closures (8 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 58. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the actions that have been taken since a company (details supplied) announced that it is to cease production; the engagements that have been held on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29284/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (8 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review on household income limits in order to apply for social housing will be completed; the stage at which this review is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29417/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (8 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 249. To ask the Minister for Health if plans are being considered for a disused building (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29283/20]

River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020: First Stage (7 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I am delighted to present this Bill to the Dáil and to speak on it on First Stage. Many people live along the River Shannon and everyone is sick and tired of the floods hitting and the politicians coming out on their boats to have photographs taken and to say how awful it is. The politicians go away, the floods recede and that is the end of it. Then the floods come again and again. ...

River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020: First Stage (7 Oct 2020)

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

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. It is a very timely one, given that the level 3 nationwide restrictions came into effect at midnight. The way we support workers through income supports is particularly important at this time. We know how quickly the number of PUP recipients increased when Dublin and Donegal went into level 3 and so we know that many workers across the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I will be brief because I want to allow my colleague, Deputy Paul Donnelly, to step in. I appreciate that the Minister has been clear in stating that the status quowill remain regarding social welfare payments. Regarding the secondary payment, the winter fuel payment, which many people living here receive - it is the English version of the fuel allowance - I want to make sure that will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: If the existing suspension of redundancy provisions is extended, then Brexit happens and we have a situation where an English company, with employees here, becomes insolvent, is it possible that those workers could get access to redundancy payments, even if the suspension is ongoing? If they were to move to another job, would that redundancy provision be protected for them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: The redundancy scheme is suspended at the moment. If that were to continue and a UK-based company goes out of business, would employees based here be able to access their redundancy entitlements? If something like that were to happen after Brexit, and the insolvency was because of Brexit, would it be possible for those employees to access redundancy payments, even though the scheme is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I also asked about the winter fuel payment.