Results 241-260 of 4,407 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (22 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 46. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons waiting for a public services card in order to access their entitlements, including the free travel card; the number of persons who turned 66 years of age who became entitled to the free travel card since March 2020 who cannot access the card as they were not SAFE registered; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Poverty Data (22 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 49. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the CSO report on Enforced Deprivation published on 2 September 2020; her views on the findings of the report; the steps she plans to take to tackle deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25031/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (22 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 50. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the report carried out by external consultants to review all current contracted public employment services has been shared with her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25032/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had in relation to the national broadband plan in seeking to accelerate its rollout as committed to under Balanced Regional Development in the Programme for Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24326/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 533. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by a group of self-employed businesses (details supplied) which are unable to access supports for their businesses with the exception of the pandemic unemployment payment; if existing supports will be made available to the sector; and if she will make a statement on...

Sick Leave and Parental Leave (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I welcome the opportunity to speak in support of this Bill. Its timely passing by the House would take immense stress and strain off many working families, in particular working parents who are raising children on their own. For workers and families, the past six months have been difficult. The difficulties did not suddenly arise when schools returned. When the first State-wide...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I want to raise an ongoing issue, of which the Taoiseach will be well aware. It relates to Aer Lingus employees who are consistently being blocked from receiving their social welfare entitlements. It is a very serious situation where workers in this State who pay PRSI to ensure they can access social welfare entitlements when they need it are being blocked from doing so at the very time...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (23 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of ongoing or planned housing developments in County Roscommon; the location and the make-up of the developments; the estimated completion time for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25915/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I was contacted yesterday by a parent whose daughter is about to start college at UCD. Her timetable indicates that she will attend on campus for three days between now and January, yet the university is seeking full payment for her on-campus accommodation. The student and her parent have been told that they must pay up by this evening or her place will be cancelled. I acknowledge that the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Commercial Property (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 58. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the rights a commercial tenant (details supplied) has in circumstances in which a landlord goes into receivership and the tenant took out a lease in good faith, paid all rent due and have spent their own money on the building meaning they will be at a major financial loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26153/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for considering centralising funding from the European Regional Development Fund in Dublin rather than being used in the regions for the regions as has been the case up to now; when a decision will be made on the plans being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26151/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with and engage with the Northern and Western Regional Assembly on plans to change the way in which the European Regional Development Fund is managed in view of the downgrading of the region by the European Commission and in further view of the unique challenges the region faces as a region in transition and the urgent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce a permanent voluntary redeployment scheme for post-primary teachers to allow for an option for relocation similar to that which is in place for many other public sector workers; if such proposals will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26075/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is an appeals process for leaving certificate students unsatisfied with their predicted grade to appeal the grade rather than the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26138/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 189. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process undertaken to issue arrears due to recipients and former recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment; the length of time the process will take; if additional staff will be employed to assist with the task; when the first payments of arrears will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26136/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 249. To ask the Minister for Health his views on delays to developmental checks for young children; if he has concerns in this regard; when these developmental checks by public health nurses will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26143/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for all types of assessments, including speech and language per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26144/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 251. To ask the Minister for Health if therapists employed by the HSE have been redeployed to Covid-19 testing centres; if so, the number; if further redeployment of therapists is continuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26145/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 252. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that strike action by public health specialists is avoided; his further plans for these specialists in their request for consultant status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26147/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services (24 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 253. To ask the Minister for Health the number of audiologists in each CHO area; the number of vacancies in each CHO; if audiologists are being redeployed to Covid-19 testing; if so, the number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26148/20]