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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 393. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if recipients of the working family payment will receive the Christmas bonus payment to social welfare recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61723/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 414. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on her commitment to examine the possibility of extending the €500 disability payment to those in receipt of the Partial Capacity Benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62007/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare participants involved in skill development schemes, community and voluntary schemes and training courses per payment type in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62197/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Live Register (13 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance; the number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62198/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Live Register (13 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 419. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance by time spent on each payment type, including a time of less than 12 months; less than 24 months and longer than 24 months in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62199/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Live Register (13 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 420. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance, with regard to jobseeker's allowance for 18 to 25-year-olds for all rates of payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62200/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 421. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current average processing times for all social welfare payments; the number of applications received for each payment; the number of applications processed to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62201/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Live Register (13 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 431. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who moved from jobseeker’s transitional payment each year between the years 2013 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the locations that they transferred to, for example, jobseeker’s allowance, other specific social welfare payments, particular education and training schemes, employment and so on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 666. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers whose existing forestry is affected by ash dieback can access compensation or other financial support under the reconstitution and underplanting scheme; if he intends to support these farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61786/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: Earlier this week I received an email from a CE scheme supervisor who has been left with no option but to resign. She was running a scheme with 32 participants, supporting 20 sponsors, covering an area of 85 km and responsible for €500,000 in Government funding through the scheme. She was working without the support of an assistant supervisor because they have not been able to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (7 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures that are being taken to address increased water connection costs for those building new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61124/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that are being taken to address backlogs of appeals being processed through An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61125/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 64. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a full list of payments which will be eligible for the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61057/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 66. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61064/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I thank Dr. Bambrick for her opening statement. I agree with the point she made about reducing the lower age limit from 23 to 16 years. Would she foresee moves in relation to the upper limit of 60 years? Given that pension age is now 66, and who knows where it may go, the upper limit of 60 is slightly questionable. It is important that people can trust this scheme given that more and more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: Yes.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I have just listened to a weather expert on radio advising households as temperatures are expected to drop below freezing for what he called "a prolonged period." He suggested those unable to access the fuel allowance, which is the majority of workers and families, can access an additional needs payment. If only it was that simple. This is, of course, an important support in cases of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to providing different levels for leaving certificate students similar to the three levels provided for junior certificate students; the mechanisms available to ensure that students of all abilities can obtain a leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60186/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (6 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports, grants and otherwise that are available for afterschool services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60946/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (6 Dec 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 379. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of persons referred to JobPath since it was established; and the total number of referred twice, three times and four times in tabular form. [60947/22]