Results 621-640 of 4,407 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (3 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 855. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons accessing respite services; the impact of Covid-19 on access to respite services for these people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11539/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 863. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated impact of Covid-19 on waiting times for non-urgent care; and the average waiting times for non-urgent care, by category, since January 2020 to date, in tabular form. [11566/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Research and Development (3 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 1084. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to greatly reduced prices for sheep farmers when it comes to low prices for sheared wool; the action he will take to better support farmers when it comes to sheared wool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11707/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Research and Development (3 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 1085. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explore new industry using wool production in Ireland given that it will be used to a greater extent for insulation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11708/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (4 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer’s allowance; the number who are on a reduced rate of carer’s allowance; the breakdown of these rates by the number of persons receiving a carer’s allowance payment of under €100, €150 and €200, respectively in tabular form; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (4 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the half-rate of carer’s allowance; the corresponding social welfare payment they are in receipt of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12325/21]

Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (10 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minster for his statement. First, I wish to raise a few issues that I have been dealing with locally in respect of social care students. I welcome the Minister's earlier response to me in relation to this issue. As the Minister knows, the social care students have 800 hours of placement to be completed within their course time. Obviously, at this time, because of Covid, and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress being made to accelerate the roll-out of broadband to rural Ireland as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13085/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (10 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he has taken in order to deal with the waiting time for the warmer homes scheme; the number of households waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13086/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parental Leave (10 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 313. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to top up the additional three weeks parent's leave and benefit once it is rolled out in view of the fact that local authorities previously topped up the payment of €245 for existing provision of parental leave and benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12793/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 322. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration has been given to the reopening of the construction sector in relation to current public health guidelines; and the timeframe and measures which will be put in place to ensure safety while also supporting the sector. [12826/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if flexibility can be afforded to freelance and short-term workers with regard to eligibility for the pandemic unemployment payment in recognition of the disruptive financial impact of Covid-19 on employees on short-term annual contracts who are often not covered by the payment eligibility criteria; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Local Employment Service (10 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the tendering process for the local employment services scheme; the stage the process is at; the timeline on the roll-out of this model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12565/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (10 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 565. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if flexibility is allowed regarding scholarships awarded to students in receipt of the disability allowance as in the case of a person (detail supplied); the details of the supports available to students with disabilities to ensure their receipt of social protection payments is not penalised as a result of being awarded...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (10 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 580. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department utilises a bank (details supplied) for making social welfare payments to recipients; her views on whether making payments through a bank which has no physical branches could have an impact on recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12794/21]

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

Claire Kerrane: 601. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of plans to provide pension provision as per a 2008 Labour Court recommendation for community employment supervisors; the engagement under way; the timeframe for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12947/21]

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

Claire Kerrane: 611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants awarded the supplementary welfare allowance to date in 2021; the number of applications submitted by county; and the purposes for which funding was allocated. [13149/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (10 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 634. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the 2016 Concluding Observations Report for Ireland from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; the steps that have been taken to implement these recommendations to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12593/21]

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

Claire Kerrane: 752. To ask the Minister for Health if changes are to be made to the strategy of providing updated public health guidelines with regard to the national framework for living With Covid-19 in consideration of the confusion created by utilising multiple sources and the effect that conflicting information has on public understanding and morale. [12544/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Mar 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I want to ask the Tánaiste about time lost on the community employment, CE, Tús and the back to work enterprise allowance schemes. Many participants have lost time in regard to normal training opportunities and work experience that would be a big part of those schemes because of Covid. While I appreciate announcements have been made by the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy...