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Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I am happy to withdraw the amendment.

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I move amendment No. 19: In page 14, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(4) The regulator shall report to the Minister within 12 months of its establishment date as to its ability to acquire data under section 12(3)(d), and make any appropriate recommendation so as to ensure the regulator is empowered to access or seize such data it requires to meet its...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister for taking on board our amendments in this amendment and the previous one. I am happy to withdraw our amendment and agree to the amendment the Minister has proposed.

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: We are just going around in circles. I asked whether the Minister was satisfied that anti-competitiveness practices are not ongoing. I again make the point, and it is not one he responded to, that if the laws are there and if the powers exist in legislation, my question remains. Why has every farming organisation and stakeholder involved in this legislation sought that this regulator would...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Whether the scope of the amendment is one line or ten lines, it still gives the regulator the powers we want to it to have. Those powers relate to anti-competitive practices. If these anti-competitive practices exist and the Minister believes they exist and the law to deal with them is already in place, why is nothing being done about them? If there is significant law in place and the CCPC...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I move amendment No. 18: In page 12, line 22, after “law” to insert “and anti-competitive actions in the agrifood supply chain”. This amendment is now even more important, given the debate in recent weeks around food prices. We have seen a lack of transparency, particularly regarding the gap between when produce leaves the farm gate and when it appears on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (24 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures that he is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis in retained firefighter services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25057/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Agriculture Schemes (24 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 147. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will include new agricultural schemes as eligible payments for farm assist, given that a significant number of schemes have changed under the new CAP; if she will provide a list of schemes which will be included under farm assist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25134/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 248. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme; the number of applications that were received and approved, by county, in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25131/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 249. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications that have been received by her Department under CLÁR funding; the number of successful applications and the number rejected, by county, in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25132/23]

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I am glad to get the opportunity to speak on this debate. I listened to the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, earlier on. He spoke about the accommodation providers facing threats. We have all seen the protests and everything that has gone on to date. Most of it, if not all, is absolutely unacceptable, particularly the protests we have seen in Dublin. However, we must also look at the other...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Okay. I want to make the point again that where rural communities are opening their arms and refugees have come in, the Government needs to support those communities. I have spoken to the Minister of State about the town of Ballaghaderreen, which is a prime example. From 2017, the Syrian refugees began arriving, and from that point to this, additional resources and services have not been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on Local Link services in rural areas; if there are plans to expand services to ensure there is connectivity along the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24229/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific tax reliefs available to farmers which are due to expire in 2023/2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24421/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct the State Examinations Commission to introduce access to extra time for dyslexic students in Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24760/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the limit of off-farm earnings in farm assist by €5, €10 and €20; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24398/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 472. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the depreciation of assets for farm assist to 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24399/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 473. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the capital disregard of farm assist to €36,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24400/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 482. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to increase the amount of income disregarded in respect of the farm assist scheme to 30%, 40%, 50%, 60% and 70%, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24642/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 488. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the proposed legislation to bring forward changes to the child maintenance system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24763/23]