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Household Utility Bills Support: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — 475,364 people received the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) last week, an increase of 15,443 on the previous week; — the society of St. Vincent de Paul estimates that energy poverty affects one in six households in Ireland, and is concerned that a significant proportion of households will be in energy debt as...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2020)

Claire Kerrane: Before the recess, I tabled a motion calling on the Government to extend maternity leave for mothers who had babies during the pandemic, a challenging and difficult time. The Government's amendment stated that it would possibly look at extending parental leave and benefit in the next budget at some unknown time next year, a proposal totally irrelevant to the issue at hand. Earlier this...

Early Years Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: Like others I begin by commending my colleague, Deputy Funchion, for bringing forward this really important motion. I acknowledge the work she has done on the many issues around childcare over the years. I contacted the manager of a local crèche in my constituency ahead of my contribution this evening. She told me she is down two full-time staff and two part-time staff and has...

Maternity Leave Benefit Extension: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I find the Government's amendment deeply insulting and I know I will not be the only one to find it so. I am glad the Minister read the entire amendment into the Dáil record because one would need to read it more than once to believe it. I will first comment on a number of statements made by the Minister in her speech. She initially acknowledged the "strange and stressful few months"...

Maternity Leave Benefit Extension: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2020)

Claire Kerrane: I move: “That Dáil Éireann: notes that due to the public health emergency, parents of young babies find themselves facing particular challenges, and that there is an added difficulty in securing childcare for new children; acknowledges: —the #ExtendMaternityLeave2020 campaign established by mothers currently on maternity leave; —the National...