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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by the Ombudsman's report entitled 'Grounded: Unequal access for people with disabilities to personal transport schemes - a commentary by the Ombudsman'; his views on whether the medical criteria in order to obtain a primary medical certificate are excessively restrictive; if he plans to act in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 312. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 20 September 2022, if a response will be provided to this query; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54782/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (8 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration has been given to allowing HAP recipients who fall behind in rent payments to pay arrears through an affordable weekly payment; the reason that the process requires that HAP recipients must pay the amount in full as with local authority tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54637/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider reviewing the Planning and Development Act 2000 in relation to public consultations where a licence is sought. [55095/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (8 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the emergency management and fire and public safety Bill 2020; and when this Bill will proceed to the next Stage. [55367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 463. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times that the Irish Consul General and or Vice Consul in San Francisco have visited Seattle in Washington state to date in 2022; and the purpose of each visit in tabular form. [55366/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 642. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection with regard to recipients of disability allowance who are currently taking part in community employment scheme, if those recipients will be eligible for the one-off payment for disability-related supports due in November 2022 due to their underpinning entitlement to disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 716. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost if the maximum rate of payment per child per day for breakfast-snack were increased to €1, cold lunch to €2, dinner to €2.75 and hot meal to €3.90 under the school meals programme. [55363/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 717. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff working in the INTREO centre in Carrick-on-Shannon as of 1 November 2020 and 1 November 2022, in tabular form; and if she will outline the geographical area that this centre covers. [55364/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (8 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 800. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if repeating first-year students are eligible for the fee reduction announced in budget 2023, in cases where a student has changed course after one year and is now a first-year student on a course; if he will set out the guidance for which students have been deemed eligible for the fee reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister and acknowledge that she has put a focus on the scheme and there has been additional funding. She said the same thing last year about her Department reaching out to local authorities to see what they had on their books, what had not been completed and what they could complete by the end of the year. I presume from the response of the Minister that is happening again...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I presume the Minister does not have figures on the backlog and the number of applications that are live and have not yet been completed. I understand that is what her Department is gathering and the information would be helpful. Perhaps "resistance" is the wrong word, but I know the Minister has raised this matter a number of times with the Minister, Deputy Ryan. Obviously, all of us have...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 69. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the development of a rural-proofing mechanism, as outlined in Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53698/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I ask the Minister for an update in relation to the development of a rural-proofing mechanism, as committed to in Our Rural Future.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: Last month, the Minister provided an update on this. She said the report was completed and that she hoped to receive it shortly. Will she tell us more about the next steps? She also mentioned this is to be done within the lifetime of the policy, which is until 2025. Will she provide us with more information on the timeframe? The implementation of a rural-proofing mechanism is very...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: In her response, will the Minister outline the next steps in relation to the report, which I presume she has received by now, and the work done by the consultants on that rural-proofing mechanism? It is important it is a cross-departmental approach and that all Departments are held to account. That brings me back to the point about the emergency situation in the west and north west,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 70. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps her Department has taken to address the backlog of applications in the local improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53699/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I ask the Minister about the ongoing backlog within the local improvement scheme. We are all aware of the scheme and the demand for it. I know the Minister has increased funding to it, which is welcome, but there seems to be huge demand that is not being met in counties throughout the State. Will she provide up with an update on that?

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (27 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 86. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the Towns First Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53707/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Transport (27 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 87. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on her engagement with the Department of Transport to improve rural public transport services and pilot new transport initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53708/22]