Results 721-740 of 4,407 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider fast-tracking payments under TAMS III, given the investment made by farmers and their need for payment. [21674/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has discussed the announced tillage payment of €100 with an Taoiseach given his public comments on the inadequacy of the announced payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21727/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 548. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 20 February 2024 to provide the total spend by the HSE on contractors for maintenance work (details supplied) in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [21194/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 638. To ask the Minister for Health when he will sanction funding requests made by the Department of Health for an increase in optometrists' fees having not increased for over 20 years, and for an over 8s public eyecare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21789/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 640. To ask the Minister for Health the reason optometrists' fees have not been increased in over 20 years; if he intends to increase the fees to meet actual cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21791/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 641. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that optometrists are leaving or not entering public adult eyecare schemes; what action he intends to take to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21792/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 642. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the commitment in the programme for Government for a national over 8s public eyecare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21793/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 639. To ask the Minister for Health the number of optometrists providing care to medical card holders and under the Department of Social Protection adult eyecare schemes in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [21790/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 643. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on outpatient eye-care appointments by CHO, in tabular form. [21794/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any grants outside of SUSI for a student sitting a masters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21197/24]

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: It really is inexcusable that in 2024 children in this State cannot easily access special class places when they need to. It is a disgrace that, year on year, parents are left worried sick, stressed and battling - as they do for everything when they have a child who has additional needs - to find a place to send them to school. This really has to end. Every child that needs a class...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration can be given to providing farmers under financial pressure advance payments of direct farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21029/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the announced action plan on ash dieback; when such detail will be published on each of the measures included in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21043/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the climate action performance payment measure, including required actions, eligibility criteria, payment terms and timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the recommendations made in the independent review of the Government's response to addressing ash dieback that have been specifically addressed in the announced action plan on ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the officials for coming in and for their opening statement. I have a couple of quick questions. A great deal has been raised already. On the percentage provided in respect of the number of claims that have been received, it was stated that 96% were approved for payment in the years outlined. Can the officials give us any details hey have in respect of the numbers who were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Going back to 2019, which is a good year to pick because it was pre Covid, Ms Lyons said that the value refused was €6.3 million. Does she have the number of refusals for 2019?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: So, last year there were over 1,400 refusals and these were worth €3.2 million. The representatives from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, given what they said earlier, are very confident that none of the 1,400 refusals were made in respect of something on which VAT would have been got back previously. Was there no change regarding anything refused in 2023? Was anything...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Are the representatives not totally perplexed about where all this has come from? They have met and engaged with representatives of the farm organisations, which I welcome, but if nothing has changed, where is all this coming from? The IFA and other groups have said that there has been a change in the interpretation and that it happened overnight.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I appreciate that Ms Lyons has referred to immediate clarity. That is exactly what is needed. Seeing the updated guidance as quickly as possible is really important. It is needed immediately. From the witnesses’ understanding, given that they have engaged, met some of the farmer organisations and reviewed matters in preparation for this evening, what is their read on what has...