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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 970. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of one-parent family payment each year from 2018 to date in 2022; the number of recipients who moved to the jobseeker’s transitional payment in each of the years since 2018 to date in 2022; the number of jobseeker’s transition payment recipients who moved to jobseeker’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 972. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost the State to maintain the €165 income disregard for self-employed persons moving from one parent family payment to jobseeker’s transitional payment putting them on equal footing with recipients who are employees. [19283/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (26 Apr 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 998. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way that the agreed community employment supervisor pension will be introduced; when it will be paid to recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19758/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 999. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of one-parent families that availed of parent's benefit and leave in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19759/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Claire Kerrane: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to develop a pension solution for family carers. That commitment is now nearly two years old. The Report of the Commission on Pensions, which was published seven months ago and on which we still await the Government's response, made a number of recommendations for family carers. Can a commitment be made to ensure that this pension...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Prohibition of Winter Disconnections) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2022)

Claire Kerrane: This is very important legislation. We have known for some time the struggle that some households face when it comes to energy costs. Of course, that situation is now worse than ever, given the cost of living crisis and the particular crisis that families and households face as electricity and gas prices continue to rise. As we all know, suppliers have been increasing prices further and...