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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of efforts to address the backlog in forestry licence issuance and meeting afforestation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53239/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (25 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consideration that was given to the additional cost associated with complying with new TB regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53240/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on work that is underway to improve pay and terms and conditions for school caretakers similar to that achieved for school secretaries; the stage this process is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53124/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Transport Costs (25 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 458. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects her Department to complete exploratory work regarding proposals from an organisation (details supplied); if further meetings on this matter will be arranged before the end of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who is resident in Ireland (details supplied) and is working for an English company and therefore, paying tax and insurance under the English system can access supports here on the basis of the Convention on Social Security between Ireland and England; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53284/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Court Orders relating to Child Maintenance, Access and Custody: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I thank all the witnesses for attending the meeting and for their presentations. I have always been of the mind that the courts are not the place for dealing with child maintenance. It seems there is consensus on that. It is not the right environment to determine child maintenance arrangements. As we know, payments can be ordered by the judge of the day, who can choose a figure off the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (20 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which part-time students were unable to participate in an in-person graduation ceremony in which full-time students could do so (details supplied); if he will advise on the reason that educational institutions at times do not provide a ceremony for their part-time students who are graduating;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 135. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify community employment scheme participants’ eligibility for the fuel allowance; if a person can retain their entitlement to fuel allowance once they join a CE scheme; if they can apply for fuel allowance once they are on a CE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52277/22]

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The Minister began his contribution by saying that nobody in this House had a monopoly on caring. Surely, if this Government cared, the one most basic thing it would do is to ensure that a ban on disconnections is introduced in the State as a very basic measure to show that this Government cares as people face into an unprecedented winter...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (18 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 156. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in full-time employment who were on less than 60% of the median wage in Ireland in each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [51030/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (18 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 157. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in full-time employment who were on less than 66% of the median wage in Ireland in each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [51031/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (18 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to shorten current two year-long professional masters in education courses to one year; if consideration has been given to reintroducing the equivalent higher diploma (Hdip); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51590/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (18 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise on a review of services provided by INTREO and Social Welfare Offices in 2021; if this review is publicly available and where it can be assessed; if it is not publicly available, when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51540/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (18 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise on a review of services provided by INTREO and Social Welfare Offices in 2021; if she will provide an overview of the review recommendations; if she will outline the measures which have been put in place to date regarding changes to services provided by INTREO and social welfare offices and related...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 683. To ask the Minister for Health if supplements (details supplied) will be included under the medical card scheme given that those on waiting lists for transplants rely on such medication. [51186/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (18 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 857. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if dog owners with more than ten dogs are required to register with his Department; the rules that are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51184/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Proposed Legislation (18 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 886. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2021; the timeline for its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51185/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Rates (13 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I wish we could see a commitment from the Government to get to the minimum essential standard of living, MESL, rather than the haggling we heard just before the budget over whether it might be €10 or €15 or might fall in the middle. We need and should be moving towards providing certainty to social welfare recipients to go to the MESL.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Rates (13 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 12. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way that her Department will ensure that social welfare payment rates are adequate and that the social protection system protects persons from poverty considering the announcement of a €12 increase to the weekly core payment rates in budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50411/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Rates (13 Oct 2022)

Claire Kerrane: I refer to the €12 increases, which will kick in in January for all social welfare rates across the board and in light of that its inadequacy, based on the minimum essential standard of living that I have raised with the Minister many times.