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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: That is welcome. As I said before, I do not believe that courts are the place for this to be sorted out and determined. We need to keep a really close eye on whatever reforms in respect of the courts come in the new year and into 2023 to make sure they improve the situation. It has been a nightmare and, in some cases, an absolute ordeal for a great many lone parents for many years now, and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: Exactly. These are the two Departments that really need to move on this issue.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 66. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the cost of disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59450/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I seek an update on the cost of disability. I understand that the straw man work is under way. Will the Minister give us an update on that?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: It is important that the online provision is put up as quickly as possible. I had asked the Minister about it just before the summer recess. Perhaps she will also give us an update on that. It will be helpful for those people who can apply online. At least then they can give all of the information before they submit the application at all. That should help to move things along in a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 63. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the processing of additional needs’ payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59448/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: Will the Minister provide an update on the processing of applications for additional needs payments? They are obviously critical in the winter period for those families and workers who will need support so it is really important that this payments system is working efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner. Will the Minister please give us an update in that regard?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister for her response. It is always welcome to see the number of applications approved and being paid out rising. That means that people are seeking support and getting it, which is important. Can the Minister give us any information on the number of applications refused? I had asked that in a parliamentary question but all I got back was the number approved. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on engagement that she has had with community employment supervisors regarding their employment-related concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59208/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a State pension solution for long-term family carers, including progress on a family carers’ register and a scheme to ensure that carers can be attributed with contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59205/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 89. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way that her Department uses data modelling to assess the impact of social welfare payment rates; the way that data is disaggregated by demographics; the way that this is assessed with regard to poverty-proofing and addressing the cost of disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59206/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she intends to carry out a consultation process as part of her Department’s work on addressing the cost of disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59207/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 95. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale of determining qualified child increases of €2 for children aged under and over 12 years given the additional cost associated with older children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59204/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to extending the free travel scheme to persons with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58773/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 461. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to making the recent lump sum disability support payment an annual payment; considering commitments to addressing the additional cost of disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59509/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I wish to ask the Tánaiste about the temporary business energy support scheme. I understand it is still being designed. I was contacted by a business in Roscommon town that has been in existence for almost 30 years. It uses oil, not gas. We know that oil has increased in price by about 145% since January 2021, and oil is currently excluded from the scheme. This will no doubt impact...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58436/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the school transport scheme going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58437/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications that have been received under the additional needs' payment to date in 2022; the number of applications approved and the number refused; and the current processing times in weeks in tabular form. [58532/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (23 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance the protections that exist for homeowners in cases in which an insurance company (details supplied) refuses to insure a property; if he will examine this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58206/22]