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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a teacher (details supplied) who has returned to Ireland can get his Teacher Council number without further delay to allow him to be paid for substitute work he is doing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21786/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artificial Intelligence (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 356. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of AI generated advertisements on a platform (details supplied) sharing bogus information; if she will take steps to communicate with the public on the misinformation that can be created and spread online using AI to ensure online safety, especially for vulnerable users who may be misled; if there is a role for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payment systems to make payments under TAMS III are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21672/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide, in tabular form, the number of applications outstanding under TAMS III for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21673/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider fast-tracking payments under TAMS III, given the investment made by farmers and their need for payment. [21674/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has discussed the announced tillage payment of €100 with an Taoiseach given his public comments on the inadequacy of the announced payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21727/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 548. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 20 February 2024 to provide the total spend by the HSE on contractors for maintenance work (details supplied) in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [21194/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 638. To ask the Minister for Health when he will sanction funding requests made by the Department of Health for an increase in optometrists' fees having not increased for over 20 years, and for an over 8s public eyecare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21789/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 640. To ask the Minister for Health the reason optometrists' fees have not been increased in over 20 years; if he intends to increase the fees to meet actual cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21791/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 641. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that optometrists are leaving or not entering public adult eyecare schemes; what action he intends to take to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21792/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 642. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the commitment in the programme for Government for a national over 8s public eyecare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21793/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 639. To ask the Minister for Health the number of optometrists providing care to medical card holders and under the Department of Social Protection adult eyecare schemes in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [21790/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 643. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on outpatient eye-care appointments by CHO, in tabular form. [21794/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (14 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any grants outside of SUSI for a student sitting a masters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21197/24]

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: It really is inexcusable that in 2024 children in this State cannot easily access special class places when they need to. It is a disgrace that, year on year, parents are left worried sick, stressed and battling - as they do for everything when they have a child who has additional needs - to find a place to send them to school. This really has to end. Every child that needs a class...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration can be given to providing farmers under financial pressure advance payments of direct farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21029/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the announced action plan on ash dieback; when such detail will be published on each of the measures included in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21043/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the climate action performance payment measure, including required actions, eligibility criteria, payment terms and timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the recommendations made in the independent review of the Government's response to addressing ash dieback that have been specifically addressed in the announced action plan on ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the officials for coming in and for their opening statement. I have a couple of quick questions. A great deal has been raised already. On the percentage provided in respect of the number of claims that have been received, it was stated that 96% were approved for payment in the years outlined. Can the officials give us any details hey have in respect of the numbers who were...