Results 21-40 of 4,540 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a village (details supplied) will be provided a local link service following proof of demand from those living there for a service in the area. [33076/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Qualifications (18 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 134. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the requirements for childminders when they are registering with Tusla; if she will outline the details of the review which is underway in relation to these requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33067/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 156. To ask the Minister for Health if she will seek access to the early access programme for givinostat for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33019/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will have access to the early access programme for givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33077/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the action she is taking to ensure GPs follow a circular from the HSE regarding charging medical card holders for blood tests; if she agrees with this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33020/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the action she is taking to ensure GPs follow a circular from the HSE regarding charging medical card holders for blood tests; if she agrees with this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33078/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the State today who provide services to medical card patients under the scheme for free; if she is concerned as to the significant drop in dentists providing these services; if she will re-engage to try and bring more dentists back into the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33021/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 164. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that supports provided to a child born prematurely with developmental needs in an Irish neonatal intensive care unit are not also available to children born prematurely with developmental needs born in a neonatal intensive care unit in Spain upon their return to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33070/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disabilities Assessments (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister of State. I presume and expect that, as we come to budget 2026, she will consider further capacity to reduce waiting lists further, in particular as the HSE is expected to exceed a waiting list of 24,000 by the end of the year, an incredible figure. We need to consider how much we can get from private capacity. In her final response, the Minister of State might...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disabilities Assessments (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 73. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions she has taken to date to reduce the assessment of need waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32747/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disabilities Assessments (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: My question follows on from the previous one. What actions is the Minister of State taking to reduce the ever growing waiting lists for assessment of need? We know from the HSE that it expects the waiting list will exceed 24,000 and will be closer to 25,000 by the end of this year.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disabilities Assessments (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. She may not have them with her but is it possible to get figures? She gave percentage increases of 30% and 65% in the first few months of this year. If she has the figures for what that means in the numbers of assessments of need, that would be really helpful. While the Government continues to build public capacity which is very important,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 71. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps she is taking to retain early years educators in the sector, and therefore retain capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32746/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I wish to ask the Minister about our early years educators. Staff turnover rates are high, particularly for private providers. We also have issues with capacity and retaining our early years educators. Of course, pay is a key issue. What areas is the Minister looking at to ensure we retain our early years educators in order to build on the capacity that is very much needed?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister. We have known for quite some time that pay is the single biggest issue. It has become and continues to be the main issue. While the work of the joint labour committee continues, we are now well into June and it unfortunately appears there is a wide gap between one side of the table and the other on the joint labour committee. SIPTU is seeking that providers must pay...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I would like to see the figures from previous JLCs on the amount of money brought forward by the Government in previous budgets and the amount of money that was actually spent on whatever the increase was. We will find quite a gap there, particularly when we look at the last increase and the length of time it took to achieve that. It was little or nothing in real terms. Regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 85. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to advise on the number of applications received for inclusion in the National Family Resource Centre Forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32387/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 86. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to the recently published report on behalf of Tusla regarding special care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32386/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 105. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she plans to make changes to expand access to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32389/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: State Pensions (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 109. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on progress to provide a State pension to foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32388/25]