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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I appreciate that the Minister wants to see this legislation brought forward as quickly as possible, as do I and the rest of the Opposition. It is really important that these changes are made and they will make a difference to lone parent families. The Minister said the liable relative unit provision has been discontinued. What does that mean in practice for the unit? Will it abandoned...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 9. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a State pension solution for long-term family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6036/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Will the Minister please provide an update regarding accessing a State pension for family carers and long-term family carers, as she committed to?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister for that update. When this was announced initially and the Minister spoke about it in September, she said she expected the pension for family carers to be in place from January 2024. I appreciate that much work has to go into this. However, could the Minister let us know whether she still intend for that to be the timeline and that she foresees this being in place and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I presume it is the case that even though there is much work to do, which I appreciate, it is envisaged that the January 2024 timeline is still on track. That is really important because for a long time now, family carers who have ceased their caring role and sought their State pension have not been able to access a full State pension. In fairness, they were more than entitled to it after...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 12. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on engagement from her Department with community employment supervisors regarding their employment-related concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6038/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Can the Minister of State give me an update on the engagement where I know that the Department has entered talks in the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, in respect of pay, and terms and conditions, in particular, for community employment supervisors? The Minister had confirmed in the past week at the committee the hope that all supervisors would be looked at once and for all in respect...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and I do not believe anyone in this House would disagree with the fact that community employment provides essential and key services and supports right across the State. They provide services that in many cases would otherwise simply not exist. The supervisors and the assistant supervisors, in particular, have a significant responsibility when it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister of State and I appreciate that he cannot speak to the ongoing deliberations within the WRC but this is a welcome move. The supervisors, be it in Tús, RSS or in community employment, have not seen a pay rise since 2008, which is a long time. During that period, they have had additional workload and responsibilities because of the demand within the communities for...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I will ask the Minister about co-operation between Departments to support communities where refugees have arrived. Ballaghaderreen in my constituency is a prime example. More than 400 refugees and international protection families have arrived since 2017. This is a small, rural town that has seen zero supports and nothing additional for it. There are issues around healthcare and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 15. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department’s review of the extension of the free travel scheme to persons with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6035/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise on her Department's review of means testing for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6039/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the consultation process as part of her Department’s work on addressing the cost of disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6037/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to enrolling children from new communities, including those under international protection, to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 183. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of disability allowance, invalidity pension and blind pension as of January 2023; the total spend on each payment in January 2023 following the implementation of the €12 rate increase; and if she will provide this information in tabular form, by payment. [6304/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide advice with regard to parking at Rossaveel car park (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6256/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 315. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will advise of the car parking facilities and supports that are available for island communities; if her Department has had any engagement with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine on providing permits for car parks which are currently only provided on a commercial basis; if she will provide advice on this matter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank our witnesses for coming in and for their opening statements. What has been said about the rate of relief is really important. It is not something that has been raised to date, certainly not in any major way. We will need to look at that. It is important to examine international best practice, because this is new to us. We are unique in that an awful lot of countries have a second...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of additional families that will be eligible for the working family payment as a result of the €40 income increase announced in budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5722/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 595. To ask the Minister for Health the process in writing by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban. [6592/23]