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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and for their opening statement. I want to come back to the issue of a lower entry age. This has been raised in a number of submissions we have received. I understand that many people who go to secondary school and college might do a bit of part-time work here and there and it fluctuates. I understand all of this. The other side of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: Would Ireland have the highest age at 23?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Community Welfare Service: Department of Social Protection (14 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I thank Mr. Hession for coming before the committee. A number of us have been raising issues around the additional needs payments and community welfare officers, CWOs, in particular access to CWOs, for some time now. We do not raise these issues for the fun of it but because constituents are coming to us. They are facing difficulties with the wait time for additional needs payments and due...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Community Welfare Service: Department of Social Protection (14 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: It is quite frustrating that the witnesses do not seem to acknowledge that CWOs have been removed from the community. We have all said it. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has raised issues regarding accessibility and its staff take 2,000 calls for assistance per week. We are not all wrong and there is an issue. The witnesses have repeatedly referred to the phone. What about people who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the witnesses for their dedication and very detailed submissions. This is obviously a big shift in pensions in Ireland, and as the witnesses have said, it is so important we get it right from the outset. I have a couple of questions. It is quite clear from both submissions, from comments this morning, and from the opening statements that the witnesses appeared more satisfied with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank Mr. O'Shaughnessy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: No. That is it. Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank Dr. Begg for coming before the committee and for his opening statement. Obviously, the Pensions Authority has a very important role as an authority when it comes to pensions in Ireland and this is very much something very new and it will be very new to an awful lot of workers out there who are more and more are reliant on their State pension. We really need this additional tier, and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Hundreds of people in Roscommon and Galway remain on waiting lists for home care. Some wait for up to 18 months. With the recent loss of step-down beds, nursing home closures and a lack of respite available in both counties generally, home care is even more essential. There have been clear issues around the recruitment and retention of home care workers for a long time. A report was...

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: If this Government had dealt with the forestry licensing crisis that has been ongoing for some time now and treated existing forestry owners, including those with ash dieback, fairly, more farmers and landowners would plant forestry. Targets set by the Government would actually be met and we would not be in a situation where there is now an attempt to sell off rural communities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 470. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration has been given to providing advance payment of grants for the Croí Cónaithe fund, in view of situations where those renovating buildings in rural areas cannot afford to spend upfront to carry out works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63325/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 616. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will run a national media campaign to encourage persons to check passport expiry dates ahead of booking holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1532/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 841. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide specific figures on the average processing times for applications for additional needs payments by month from June 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63273/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 842. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide specific figures on the number of additional needs payment applications which have taken longer than four weeks to finalise in each of the months from June 2022 to date; if she will provide figures regarding the following timeframes; 5-8 weeks to process; 9-12 weeks to process, and more than 12 weeks to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Oireachtas Committees (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 857. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will inform the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands in relation to a specific issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63576/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 881. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on hearing aid grants under the treatment benefit scheme in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1130/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 882. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way that hearing aid suppliers are chosen for the treatment benefit scheme; if there are requirements around hearing aid manufacturers; the quality control that is implemented with regard to hearing aids provided by suppliers who are eligible for the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1131/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 883. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the allowable differential between the cost price of the hearing aids provided to those eligible for treatment benefit scheme and the price charged to grant recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1132/23]