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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on her Department’s initiative to support remote working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27706/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the recently launched Towns First Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27705/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the process of appeals for social welfare applications has changed regionally and nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27710/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she intends to bring forward her recommendations to the Pension Commission report in view that she recently indicated it will be made public in the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27991/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update regarding a specific visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27285/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the way that the Covid recognition payment will be paid to homecare workers who are working for a provider contracted by the HSE; and when this payment will be made. [27635/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 708. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE pay two different rates for the care of older people and the care of disabled people to homecare providers; the reason that the hourly rate paid by the HSE is 38.8% less for disabled people; and the reason that the two rates are not the same for both older people and disabled people. [27636/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 709. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the hourly rate of payment paid to homecare providers for the care of disabled people has not been reviewed for three years; and if he will review this rate and bring it in line with the rate paid for the care of older people. [27637/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 710. To ask the Minister for Health if two different rates are paid by the HSE for the care of older people and the care of disabled people to all homecare providers; if this rate varies by provider; and if not, if it is the same for all providers. [27638/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 711. To ask the Minister for Health if she has had any engagement with the Minister for Justice regarding international Garda clearance to allow refugees to take-up employment with homecare providers, to ensure that this process is simple and easy to access; if not, if she will consider same given the current recruitment and retention crisis in the homecare sector; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 824. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of Ireland's application for PGI status for Irish grass-fed beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27695/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (31 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 825. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to receive and publish the wool feasibility study; the measures that he will adopt to develop an indigenous wool sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27696/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (1 Jun 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to reducing taxation on rental income in an effort to address rising rent prices; if there are any taxation incentives for landlords which seek to reduce rental prices in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jun 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 224. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on the delays to the kaftrio cystic fibrosis medication for some groups; the reason for the delays; the steps that are being taken to expedite its availability for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28364/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I wish to raise the pay and terms and conditions of school caretakers. While I welcome the deal that was done in March for school secretaries, which was overdue and well-deserved, caretakers are not included in this deal. I met a caretaker recently who has worked in his local national school for 30 years. I hope the Minister will agree and acknowledge that caretakers do invaluable work in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Priorities (2 Jun 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 42. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration has been given to introducing bereavement support for parents who suffer the loss of a child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (2 Jun 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 50. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that he plans to improve the provision and payment rate of maternity leave and benefit in the State considering recent findings that Ireland ranks amongst the lowest in Europe for paid maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24494/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Jun 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the commitment in the Programme for Government to accelerate the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28370/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I am glad to get the opportunity this morning to raise the anomaly in legislation on disability allowance. This anomaly was exposed by Tracy McGinnis last week in the midst of grieving for her beloved son, Brendan Bjorn. She is seeking action from the Government to amend the legislation and she has put forward a solution she believes will ensure no other parent faces the additional pain and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2022)

Claire Kerrane: If the Department does indeed recognise the need for a transition period during which people can grieve and plan a life following the death of a family member, then this anomaly should be fixed. It can be fixed easily and I have sent the amendment to the Minister. I would appreciate it if, in her response, the Minister would confirm whether she believes this is an anomaly. What is the...