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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (5 May 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged with a local authority (details supplied) in relation to the loss of a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22887/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 May 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 132. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports a business (details supplied) can avail of in order to support and assist it through Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23090/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 May 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered allowing empty school buses travelling to towns and villages to facilitate rural persons en route wishing to travel to their local town or village in order to reduce social isolation and enhance mobility of older persons in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22788/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bank Charges (5 May 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 423. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1032 of 24 March 2021, the outcome of discussion with a bank (details supplied) regarding addressing bank charges experienced by pensioners living overseas; the action that will be taken to remove charges from pension payments and other social welfare payments which are affected by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration being given to the reopening of churches for public masses; and if church leaders will be consulted with on these plans. [22930/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 May 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 580. To ask the Minister for Health if supports, financial or otherwise, have been put in place for persons who had side effects from the swine flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22931/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I cannot hear the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and for the work they do every day for those they represent. I have a number of questions for all the witnesses. Benchmarking all social welfare rates across the board to the minimum essential standard of living is critical. On top of that, the cost of disability and carers have to be considered. That is what makes both of those groups unique,...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: We all agree that urgent climate action is required and that all sectors and each one of have a part to play. There is a genuine fear that more will be asked of some than of others. Some decisions made by the Government have only added to these fears. As someone who lives on a farm in a rural area, it is important for me to say that farmers and rural areas cannot pay the price for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (29 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 33. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to tackle rising insurance costs for small businesses which are having difficulty sourcing insurance and when sourced are being quoted premiums at double the previous cost and higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22462/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (29 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 80. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those completing community employment are being referred to JobPath later; if so, when this commenced; and the number of persons that have completed community employment have been moved to JobPath. [22475/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (29 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if JobPath providers are making contact with persons on the pandemic unemployment payment seeking to engage them on JobPath. [22476/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (29 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 82. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons on the pandemic unemployment payment have been contacted to engage with job activation schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22477/21]

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I wish to begin by welcoming the Government's support for this Bill and by commending colleagues and the USI on their work in relation to this. Of course, this Bill is not only about removing the lump sum that parents and students are expected to pay at the beginning but also is about removing the barrier that is there. There should not be a student in this State who is unable to move to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 143. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if flexibility will be shown when it comes to the requirement for turnover to be over €50,000 in order to qualify for the small business assistance scheme for Covid to ensure that smaller businesses can avail of these supports. [21533/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans for a second phase of funding under the small business assistance scheme for Covid-19 for businesses that missed the deadline for phase 1 having not been aware of the scheme; if there are other supports or grants available to business such as hairdressers that remain closed as they plan to prepare to open; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (28 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance if employees and jobs in a bank (details supplied) will be safeguarded should the bank be incorporated into another bank in consideration of the State’s position as a majority shareholder in that bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21389/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (28 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of all costs associated with the closure of a service (details supplied) including all costs associated with legal actions, redundancy packages and all other costs. [21548/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (28 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the recommendations made in the Caranua report Facing the Future Together: Discussing Ireland’s Lifelong Responsibility to the Survivors of Institutional Abuse; her plans to fully implement the plan for survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22075/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (28 Apr 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she considered an extension to the fuel allowance season; if so, the reason it was decided not to extend the allowance as occurred in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21614/21]