Questions asked 12 total

• Social 6 questions

  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the work of the child maintenance review group; the stage the work is at; the number of meetings it has held to date; the timeline for it to report on its findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3532/21]
  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if referrals to JobPath have ceased due to level 5 Covid-19 restrictions or if they have continued; if other referrals to job activation schemes have continued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3533/21]
  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to difficulties faced by community employment schemes in replacing participants when the three-year term is up; if she will consider relaxing this rule to ensure that valuable work in communities including the provision of services to some of the most vulnerable persons are protected and maintained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3534/21]
  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if the review of contracted activation services within her Department has been completed; when she will publish the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3535/21]
  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered extending the fuel allowance season in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3537/21]
  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of liable relatives pursued in order to recoup moneys paid for the one-parent family payment in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and the number of liable relatives that began making payments. [3538/21]
• Housing 2 questions

  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment being taken off the local authority social housing list due to their household income being above the threshold due to the fact the payment has brought them above the income limit; if he will engage with the Minister for Social Protection on this matter and request that local authorities do not take a temporary payment such as the pandemic unemployment payment into account and therefore use it to remove workers and families from the social housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3539/21]
  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider making payments under the turf cutting compensation scheme early in 2021, given increases in energy costs and to assist families in meeting their heating costs during the winter period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3407/21]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance the number of pandemic unemployment payment recipients who have tax to pay; the breakdown of the number of persons owing tax who received payments of €203, €250, €300 and €350, respectively; and the average tax payment owed by these recipients. [3536/21]
• Education 1 question

  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education when the algorithm for the calculation of the 2020 leaving certificate results will be published; the reason for the delay in publishing the algorithm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3408/21]
• Children 1 question

  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when legislation will be introduced to extend parent's leave; the estimated timeframe in which he envisages this legislation will be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/21]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the special payment of €250 for students will be paid to students who go to study in Northern Ireland; if discretion is made on individual cases for this payment; if there are other financial supports available to students here who move to Northern Ireland for third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3401/21]