Results 221-240 of 4,367 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: Workers in disability and GP out-of-hours services are among the hardest working healthcare professionals in this State. Without their commitment, so many of the services relied upon by so many simply would not exist, yet these workers are being paid less than their public sector counterparts for doing exactly the same work. They are being paid not marginally less but by 15% or more. In...

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (5 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: The Ministers are about 12 days too late. We are having statements on the Government response to a storm that happened 12 days ago, and the Ministers return here as the vast majority of homes are reconnected and, for many, the outages are over. Shame on this Government for ignoring the call I made two days after the storm that the Government should have come here to answer the questions and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 253. To ask the Minister for Finance if plans to reduce the VAT rate for the hospitality sector will include a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2284/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 664. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if social welfare recipients can be refused an additional needs payment to help cover the increased cost of fuel or heating because they are in receipt of the fuel allowance, given the cost of fuel has increased and the fuel allowance does not meet the current cost, nor is it set to meet the cost; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused an additional needs payment for being in receipt of the fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2503/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 1073. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration was given under the commencement of outstanding provisions in the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 in relation to licence fees for small rural businesses that, compared with large supermarkets, will struggle to meet these fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2293/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to consider providing an additional €125 payment for pensioners and those with disabilities under the Government electricity account credit scheme for the month of February, given that February and March are often the coldest months of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1160/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Jan 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 449. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to re-open the Power Up grant to applications from beauty salons; if so, if issues with the terms (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1715/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (22 Jan 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 629. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on local authorities not gritting outside schools during cold weather spells; if she will examine the matter; if she will examine the possibility of providing grit containers for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1699/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (22 Jan 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 807. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons starting a residential development (home) now will be able to avail of the development contribution waiver; if this waiver applies to people starting now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1698/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (22 Jan 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 899. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied with the food being served as part of the hot meals scheme in primary schools; if the food is healthy; her views on concerns raised by a parent (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1701/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (22 Jan 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 1363. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the consideration of a draft report (details supplied) by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46506/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jan 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 1601. To ask the Minister for Health when HRT products will be available for free, as committed to in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1700/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jan 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 1394. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are in place for patients who have come off the drug methadone and who now deal with tooth decay (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46650/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Of course, the Department of Justice recognises that preventing crime in rural areas does not just mean putting gardaí on the beat but there lies part of the problem because we do not have gardaí on the beat. If that is part of the solution, and only part, we do not have them. That is the problem. We do not see our gardaí. In...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister of State for being here to take this Topical Issue matter this evening. This is my second time in about a month to secure a debate with regard to Garda numbers in Roscommon and Galway. The falling number of gardaí is an issue I have raised consistently in this House, especially since January when we have had a spate of burglaries. They have been happening more or...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 17 October 2024, the total funding allocated specifically to Local Link in 2024, in tabular form. [45688/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 17 October 2024, the total funding allocated specifically to Local Link in 2025, in tabular form. [45689/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (7 Nov 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 374. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of an ongoing issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45827/24]

Carer's Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (6 Nov 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I am proud that we are putting forward a motion to abolish the means test for family carers, many of whom take on the role of care, which they did not ask or look for, out of love. In many cases, it is for a child. In other cases, it is maybe for a parent. I was reminded of what was perhaps the first time that we heard from family carers at a committee meeting, when I sat on the committee...