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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 858. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) which is using the temporary wage subsidy scheme has placed employees on a J9 category of PRSI which is not a reckonable contribution to the State pension (contributory) in view of the fact the Revenue Commissioners state that it is intended that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Enterprise Support Services (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 859. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment in order to apply for the back to work enterprise allowance as a way to assist persons setting up a new business post-Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20228/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 860. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider relaxing the length of time a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment in order to apply for the back to education allowance as a means of assisting persons that want to return to education post-Covid-19 return to employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20229/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 884. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the appeal of the enforcement notice regarding the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20829/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 894. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated full-year cost of increasing Leader funding by 10%. [20026/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 895. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding for small-scale rural projects, such as CLÁR by 10%. [20028/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 896. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each county in rural funding in each year since 2015. [20084/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 897. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to rural communities including the funding streams from the European Union. [20085/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 898. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received by her Department under CLÁR funding; the number of successful applications; and the number rejected on by county in each year since 2015. [20087/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1011. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will extend parent’s leave to 9 weeks as committed to in section 5, Part 8 of the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 with immediate effect to assist mothers who are due to return to work but have no childcare available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20069/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Carers' Strategy (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1060. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review and update the National Carer's Strategy; if he will engage with representative organisations in relation to the matter; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20230/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1220. To ask the Minister for Health if a multiannual funding package will be introduced to address residential and respite waiting lists to assist those who qualify but cannot access care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20196/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1221. To ask the Minister for Health if a business case will be progressed for funding submitted by a service provider (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20197/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (30 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1224. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision was made by the HSE to relocate residents from a nursing home (details supplied) to allow for works to be carried out; the consultation carried out with staff, residents and their families; the date the consultations commenced; if the HSE engaged with HIQA regarding alternative options on relocation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 47. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many trade workers who undertook emergency work during the Covid-19 pandemic have been locked out of supports as they return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19006/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I have asked several times how people will go about applying for that enterprise support grant. Will the Minister give an indication as to when she believes those matters will be decided and made public to allow people apply for them. Will those on the PUP who have returned to work without being able to apply for this payment and who do not pay rates and therefore cannot apply for the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (29 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 27. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by lone parents in terms of child maintenance payments; if reform in the area will be a priority; if so, the timeline for such reforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19007/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (29 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: Is the Minister aware of the difficulties being faced by loan parents when it comes to the collection of child maintenance payments? Will reform in this area, as indicated in the programme for Government, be a priority for her?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (29 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I acknowledge the commitment in the programme for Government to reform our child maintenance system. My party tabled proposals in 2018, and a revised version in 2019, on establishing a child maintenance service, which is badly needed. Lone parent families feature too highly in rates of consistent poverty, deprivation and beingat risk of poverty. They need to be considered. Evidence shows...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (29 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I take it from that that the Minister will examine our proposals. I am happy to furnish her with a copy of them. They have been published twice in recent years. There are two issues with child maintenance. First, where those payments are actually made, they are viewed as household means for many social welfare supports. That is wrong and the Minister needs to examine the matter....