Results 161-180 of 4,367 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Consultations (27 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends to advertise the Transboundary Consultation about the proposed goldmine in the Sperrins area of outstanding natural beauty. [8902/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (27 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy in primary care, by county; and the corresponding waiting time in weeks, in tabular form. [8733/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 183. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the progression of the new guidelines for wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8403/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 242. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to disability from 2020 to 2025, with the sub-category allocated to the following (details supplied). [8414/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount in youth funding for County Roscommon and County Galway in each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [8441/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 250. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the desired WTE staffing complement for a children’s disability network team, by grade, in tabular form. [8493/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 251. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children’s disability network teams which are in place, in tabular form and the WTE staffing for each team, by grade. [8494/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 252. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the desired number of children’s disability network teams for the population; and the WTE staffing complement, by grade. [8495/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 253. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the projected requirement by 2032 for children’s disability network teams; and the WTE staffing complement, by grade. [8496/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 254. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children, by county, waiting for an assessment of need; and the corresponding waiting time in weeks, in tabular form. [8497/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 255. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff posts filled under the children’s disability network team, by county; and the number of posts vacant, by county, including posts vacant temporarily for leave, and so on, in tabular form. [8498/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 256. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children, by county, waiting for psychology speech and language therapy and occupational therapy; and the corresponding waiting time in weeks, in tabular form. [8500/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 262. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider changing the rules where a private assessment is not recognised by CAMHS and therefore, delays access to essential supports for children based on a parent paying privately for example in cases where ADHD is diagnosed via a private assessment and then not accepted by public services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8499/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (26 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider changing the rules where a private assessment is not recognised by CAMHS and therefore, delays access to essential supports for children based on a parent paying privately for example in cases where ADHD is diagnosed via a private assessment and then not accepted by public services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8499/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I make the point again that if we want a functioning early years service for parents, children and the professionals who work in it, we have to get pay right. The JLC and pay talks granted, the last time, 65 cent, which to me is insulting, to the early years educators in the sector. If we do not get that right, we will continue to have issues with recruitment and retention and capacity. We...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 114. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline in relation to core funding, for each programme year, the total value of core funding, the amount allocated towards improving pay, and her Department's estimate of the cost to employers of implementing the employment regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8181/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I want to ask the Minister about the total value of core funding and the amount of it allocated to improving pay. That is very important because we know the issues with capacity whereby some providers have the physical space but they have to close rooms because they do not have the early years educators. We have an issue with recruitment and retention. Pay is key for staff and we must make...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister. The review into core funding in the programme for Government commitments is very important. I am concerned that the money being earmarked for pay is not being reflected in the pay deals. I spoke previously about my concern regarding the pay talks and the JLC process that is in place because of the way in which it is designed in terms of pay increases for early years...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (25 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 112. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of needs; the average waiting time; the measures she intends to take to tackle these waiting lists for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8180/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (25 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: Before asking this question, I wish the Minister of State well in her new role because I did not have an opportunity to do so earlier. This question is to ask the Minister of State about the number of children on waiting lists for assessments of needs, the average waiting time for the children on the waiting lists and, more importantly, I suppose, the measures she intends to take to tackle...