Results 981-1,000 of 4,407 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average total payment made to farmers under the ACRES general and cooperation project streams, respectively in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8738/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the entire amount spent under the RUS since 2020; the amount spent under the new forestry scheme 2023-2027 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8739/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the interim RUS under the forestry scheme 2023-2027 to date; the number approved and the average payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 377. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated area covered by trees affected by ash dieback, by plantations affected by ash dieback and areas outside the forestry programme including roadside ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8741/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 406. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the implementation plan for Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9300/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 461. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the proposed buildings to be used in children disability network teams in area 9 have infrastructural issues (details supplied); if these issues will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9301/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 462. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if children's disability network teams in an area (details supplied) have been trained in the information management system. [9302/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 463. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of current vacancies in children's disability network team area 9; and the number of current vacancies due to absence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9303/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 557. To ask the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics working in the National Ambulance Service. [9007/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 558. To ask the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics working in the National Ambulance Service in 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024. [9008/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 559. To ask the Minister for Health to advise when the National Ambulance Service (NAS) stopped training advanced paramedics; the rationale for this decision; if there was engagement with the Minister on this decision; if the NAS is aware that this decision means paramedics cannot upskill via the training which was available, and now cannot progress and advance to this level; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (27 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 595. To ask the Minister for Health if a process is under way to replace a GP who is leaving an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9196/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what consideration his Department has given to measures to support succession and generational renewal in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8155/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: What work has the Department under way when it comes to supporting farm succession and generational renewal? I commend Macra na Feirme in particular on doing a great deal of work on succession and supporting the next generation on to the farm. I was a little surprised that at the recent Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association conference, which the Minister attended, a number of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I acknowledge more grants and money are available to young farmers now than have ever been previously. However, there is a missing piece regarding the lack of a succession scheme, which Macra na Feirme has called for many times. Has the Department looked at the possibility of a retirement scheme for farmers? There is lots there for young farmers, but to enable older farmers to leave the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the proposal to bring forward a solution for the group known as forgotten farmers in view of the fact that details of the scheme were supposed to be published in quarter 1 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8152/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Will the Minister provide an update on the proposed solution for forgotten farmers? As he knows, it is long overdue and we are still awaiting the details of what the scheme will look like.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I acknowledge that this has been a priority for the Minister, but as he mentioned, this situation has been going on for a long time. To clarify, he stated that a system had to be built. Is it the case that he knows what the scheme for forgotten farmers looks like? That is not clear to the general public. I have been contacted repeatedly by forgotten farmers, who are in a desperate...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I know that the general cohort of farmers was detailed previously, but I do not believe that a detailed outline of the scheme has been published. This would be important. There is no point in building a system for payments if we do not know what the scheme will look like. We need to be clear with the forgotten farmers about who will be able to join the scheme. I ask that the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the women farmers' capital investment scheme under TAMS III; if there will be review of eligibility criteria for the scheme given low numbers of approved applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8153/24]