Results 541-560 of 4,407 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (10 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received for the supplementary welfare allowance in 2020; the breakdown of overall applications received versus those accepted and or processed; the number of applications submitted by county; and the purposes for which funding was allocated. [7332/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (10 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment who have also applied for the supplementary welfare allowance from March 2020 to date; and the number of those applications that have been accepted and or processed. [7333/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (10 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the funding allocation for the Money Advice and Budgeting Service is determined for each region; and the per capita spend for each county. [7344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 21 January 2021, if third-level students from Ireland studying in Northern Ireland and not in receipt of a SUSI grant cannot access the once-off payment of €250 for students. [7174/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 854. To ask the Minister for Health if there are updated guidelines on the use of clear face masks and plastic face shields for those who are deaf or hard of hearing and who rely on lip reading to communicate particularly in relation to classroom and workplace settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6977/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 901. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the use of community centres in order to assist with the mass roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations; if he will be seeking interest from community centres in coming forward to offer their facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7182/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (11 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if plans for VAT rates for businesses to revert to 23% will be postponed given ongoing difficulties being experienced by businesses at this time due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7647/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the housing construction permitted during Covid-19, in particular one-off rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7649/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (11 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any persons in receipt of moneys from the cessation of the turf cutting compensation scheme have been offered a lump sum payment of remaining moneys owed to them under the scheme instead of the annual payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7650/21]

Rural Equality Bill 2021: First Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide that regard be had by public bodies to the desirability of reducing socio-economic and other inequalities suffered by those in rural Ireland, to provide for the carrying out of rural impact assessments in respect of measures that are likely to have a significant socio-economic impact or effect on rural Ireland and...

Rural Equality Bill 2021: First Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: Like others, I want to ask the Minister about the ongoing crisis facing our beef farmers. I would like him to provide some detail on the outcomes from the beef task force to date. I know it first met in December 2019. What has been achieved to date for beef farmers through that forum because there appears to have been no progress on the two main issues that beef farmers have repeatedly...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection Commissioner (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 63. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to difficulties being posed to local authorities in pursuing prosecutions for illegal dumping due to difficulties regarding the use of CCTV due to general data protection regulation, GDPR; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 226. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will examine allowing the television licence to be paid in instalments even for those just paying online in order that it could be an option in supporting persons in paying for the licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8501/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place for the reopening of ASD units at post-primary level; if talks are taking place on the reopening of special education for second-level students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8264/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be informed regarding their SNA allocation for September 2021. [8077/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce the front-loaded system for SNAs from September 2021; and the way this will impact on the present allocation to schools. [8078/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new front-loaded system for SNAs will not be introduced in September 2021, if special education teachers will have their position extended beyond the initial two years; and if current clusters will need to be reconfigured. [8079/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions being put in place for special needs assistants due back to school on 22 February as part of the provision of special education in circumstances in which they cannot access childcare for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8263/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 477. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the approximate prior earnings of recipients of schemes (details supplied) by NACE sector and using administrative data on the distribution of earnings across NACE sectors where available in tabular form. [8057/21]