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

Claire Kerrane: The current wind energy guidelines are now 19 years old. Last year, the Taoiseach promised that the new updated guidelines would be published by the end of 2024 but the date is now quarter 1 of 2025. At the same time, rural communities are being forced to battle with large companies, sometimes after repeated planning permissions are submitted. We have a particular issue in south Roscommon...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 332. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a visit a family/friend visa appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10399/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason waiting times for a visit a family/friend visas, short-term visits to Ireland, are taking over a year to process when in appeal (details supplied); the reason the decisions are taking so long, given these are short-term stays; if he will act to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: First, by way of background, the accident and emergency department in Roscommon was closed in 2011. On the back of that, a commitment was made that there would need to be much better ambulance cover for Roscommon because we are farther away from the next nearest emergency department. Both Fine Gael, which was in office at the time, and the HSE committed to ensure there would be advanced...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: If patient demand for NAS services continues to rise, with nearly 430,000 urgent and emergency calls received last year, representing a year-on-year rise in volume of 8%, why then has the National Ambulance Service stopped training advanced paramedics? Why has it stopped the privileging courses? Fully qualified advanced paramedics who have trained elsewhere, some I understand in the Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish a fund to assist schools to purchase a generator to ensure that when power is lost, they can open as normal, to ensure education for children is not interrupted as seen following storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9851/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many more households became eligible for septic tank grants since the announcement in November 2023 on changes to the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10035/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government who can apply for the septic tank grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households in the State in the eligible areas for septic-tank grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10037/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households in County Roscommon and County Galway in the eligible areas for septic tank grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10038/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the eligible areas for the septic-tank grant, given the majority of areas cannot access it as they are outside the eligible area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10039/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a map to show the areas eligible for a septic-tank grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10040/25]

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

Claire Kerrane: 121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what the new pay-related jobseeker’s benefit will mean for workers (details supplied) who sign on for jobseeker’s benefit during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10034/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will establish a fund to assist childcare facilities to purchase a generator to ensure that when power is lost, they can open as normal, to ensure education for children is not interrupted and parents are not left without this essential service, as seen following storm Éowyn; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (5 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 208. To ask the Minister for Health if she intends to increase the number of rounds of IVF for couples without children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10136/25]

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (4 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: As I rise to speak on statements on policing and community safety, I take the opportunity to remember an Independent councillor, Councillor Anthony Waldron, who died suddenly last month. Councillor Waldron had established the Enough is Enough campaign against rural crime in County Roscommon and it was an issue I had discussed with him at a number of events he held. I remember him here this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (4 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided to expand active travel projects in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8964/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided to expand Local Link services in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8963/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Properties (4 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 328. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 25 February 2025, the timeframe for which the title issue, for the adjoining property devolved to the State, will be resolved, to allow for disposal on the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9570/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (4 Mar 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any action can be taken to speed up the process by which the Teaching Council can implement a timebound provision within its regulations to allow eligible teachers who qualified outside of Ireland to apply for registration and complete their induction requirements here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9541/25]