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Abolition of Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2025)

Claire Kerrane: Family carers deserve an income support that recognises their care. The current system does not do that because if you are living with someone or are married to somebody, no matter how much care you provide and whether it is 24-7 or whatever it may be, it does not matter. The care does not matter because your partner, your husband and the person you are living with has an income. I always...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (1 Oct 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 162. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration has been given to the impact on community and private childcare providers of the introduction of auto-enrolment and the significant added cost this will place on providers; if she plans to take any action on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52369/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Of course, the bottom line here is that if you seek an external independent report, get the recommendations, fail to implement those recommendations, and then see the same issues arise again, it is not exactly rocket science to know how that has happened. We, as elected representatives, have been misled. On a really important report in relation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I agree with my colleague that the Minister for Health should be here tonight to stand over a decision she has made. She should be here to answer our questions. The Minister for Health should be here to tell us why pregnant women in our region are going to be forced to travel to access maternity care and have their babies. She should be here tonight to tell us why she and the HSE have made...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Budget 2026 (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 321. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the tax band thresholds in the upcoming budget for those over 65 years, and revert back to €40,000 for married couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51312/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an additional school bus service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52026/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 553. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to advise when updated wind energy guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51317/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Children in Care (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 617. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of foster carers or children in foster care who were able to avail of the back to school allowance this year, and the number of foster carers that applied and were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51281/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Children in Care (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if foster carers who foster with a private agency are being refused the carers allowance based on the fact that they are fostering with a private agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51282/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Children in Care (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the plans made regarding pensions for foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51283/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the abolition of the means test for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51314/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 675. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for a join family visa (category B), by month, from January 2019 to August 2025 for those whose family reside in Pakistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51325/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 676. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for a join family visa (category B), by month, from January 2019 to August 2025, for those whose family reside in India; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51326/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 677. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there is a difference in waiting time for a join family visa (category B) for those whose family reside in Pakistan and India; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51327/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 754. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that farmers in an area (details supplied) are receiving letters from his Department seeking to reduce their BISS due to an incident outside of their control; if he will ensure farmers are not punished and that these reductions in farm payments are disregarded and payments are made as normal; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 763. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the numbers of new general foster carers approved in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51274/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 764. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the numbers of general foster carers who left fostering in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51275/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 765. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new relative foster carers in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51276/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 766. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the numbers of relative foster carers who left fostering in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51277/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (30 Sep 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 767. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of foster carers that have moved from Tusla, to a private agency in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51278/25]