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Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (20 Feb 2020)

Claire Kerrane: It is a great honour to stand here today to represent the people of Roscommon and Galway. I do so with great pride. In electing me, the people of Roscommon and Galway sent a clear message to the establishment. For the first time in the history of the State they did not return a Deputy from Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael. This message must be heard loud and clear. It cannot be ignored. As...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the establishment of a single authority to manage and take responsibility for the River Shannon which would include key stakeholders, including a number of community representatives that have first-hand experience of flooding on the river; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3303/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grants or schemes available to communities affected by flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3304/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on flood relief in County Roscommon in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3305/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be given the allocation for SNAs for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3314/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new process for the allocation of SNAs; if schools will be informed of the criteria used by his Department in such allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3315/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to ensure that insurance costs for special schools will be affordable and avoid the insurance crisis experienced by those schools in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3316/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 692. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a former HSE property (details supplied); the services that will be provided there; the number of staff that will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3309/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 693. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway that have been awarded homecare but are still waiting for same due to funding not being made available. [3310/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Closures (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 694. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to reopen the accident and emergency unit at Roscommon Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3311/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 695. To ask the Minister for Health if additional nursing staff will be hired to staff the new 50 bed unit planned for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; the current stage the plans are at for the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3312/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 696. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to move services currently available at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3313/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1026. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be allocated to local authorities for the maintenance of roads affected by the recent flooding; if not, the other grants or schemes for roads that can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3306/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the drop in funding for County Galway despite its size compared to counties of a similar size, for example, County Cork which receive more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3282/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the frequency with which HAP limits for local authorities outside Dublin are reviewed; the criteria that must be met in order for HAP limits to be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3294/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps persons seeking private rented accommodation can take in cases in which they are discriminated against by landlords in view of the fact they are HAP tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3295/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new builds in County Roscommon in each of the past five years; the number of new builds in Ballinasloe, County Galway; the number of residential properties taken under the control of the local authorities in both locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3296/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Station Closures (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the fact that a fire station (details supplied) has been closed for over three years; if he will communicate with the relevant local authority in view of the concern for public safety in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3298/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a mileage allowance for chief fire officers and assistant chief fire officers in local authorities for the use of their own private car in the fire service; if these personnel can use official fire service vehicles for their own private use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3299/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (5 Mar 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1254. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the hedge cutting season will be extended by two weeks in recognition of the level of rainfall and the impact on hedgerow management. [3281/20]