Questions asked 28 total

• Social 11 questions

  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the precise provisions in primary legislation which enable the introduction and extension of the households benefit package scheme; if she will provide details on the relevant ministerial announcements and ministerial orders with regard to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4288/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an explanation of the difference between a ministerial order and a ministerial announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4289/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 on 20 October 2021, the number of partial-rate State pension (contributory) which have been approved on an annual basis since 2010 to date based on total contributions between 261 and 510, total contributions between 511 and 770 and total contributions between 771 and 1,040; and the total contributions between 1,041 and 1,300 per rate level and per contribution boundary by year, in tabular form. [4483/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 1051 of 19 January, if she will in future consider increasing rates for the part-time job incentive scheme in line with the standard jobseeker's rate increases to ensure that persons are not disincentivised from participating in the scheme, and to ensure that those participating in the scheme are supported while seeking work as other jobseeker's recipients are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4889/22]
  • 2022-02-03 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to concerns from trade unions representing employment service staff in relation to their engagement with a company which was awarded a contract as part of tender phase 1 and with regard also to the recent Workplace Relations Commission recommendation on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5727/22]
  • 2022-02-03 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of those involved in the rural social scheme with regard to the six-year rule; if she will consider extending recent changes to the community employment scheme to rural social scheme participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5728/22]
  • 2022-02-03 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress on the child maintenance review group report in view of the fact the report was due to be published by the end of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5729/22]
  • 2022-02-03 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if referrals to JobPath ceased at the end of 2021 as planned; if the scheme will be reviewed; if the numbers who gained employment as a result of the scheme will be collated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5331/22]
  • 2022-02-03 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress made regarding the introduction of the parental bereavement benefit and leave given the availability of this scheme in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5327/22]
  • 2022-02-03 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider addressing the issue of recipients of widow and widower’s pension not being eligible to receive payments such as the Covid-19 illness benefit payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5329/22]
  • 2022-02-03 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the findings outlined in the Cost of Disability report; the way social protection payments will be reformed to support persons with a disability; the timeline for this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5328/22]
• Education 6 questions

  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the status of the work of the DEIS technical group; if DEIS status will be extended to additional schools in 2022 following the funding included in Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4595/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the equality of pay and the terms and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4596/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to major delays experienced by principals and teachers when they request a pension statement from the pensions' unit within her Department; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that these delays mean that principals and teachers cannot plan for their retirement; if she will examine this issue to ensure that pension statements are easily obtained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4535/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she has considered the reintroduction of an allowance for teachers on offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4224/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the status of a secondary school in Inishbofin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4225/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the funding for play therapy and counselling that is available to schools in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5053/22]
• Rural 4 questions

  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a six month progress report on the implementation of Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 will be available considering the commitment to providing this as set out in the strategy considering her previous commitment to publishing this report by the end of 2021 and the strategy launch in March 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5032/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current status of the actions set out in the Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 work programme; the status of the completed scheduled actions for 2021; the status of each measure listed in the work programme in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5033/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 7 December 2021, the status of the scoping exercise to progress commitment to the development of a rural- proofing model as set out in the Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 strategy and its accompanying Work Plan for 2021; the status of her Department’s engagement with independent consultants on this issue as previously advised; when the recommendations on approaches to rural-proofing will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5034/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way that she plans to engage and ensure policy coherence with other Departments with regard to enabling those living in rural communities to work remotely particularly with regard to the commitments on remote working as set out in the Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 strategy and in consideration of the potential divergence of this goal with the Government’s recent publication of legislation on the right to request remote working and employers having various avenues to deny an employee remote working opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5035/22]
• Tourism 2 questions

  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if Tourism Ireland plans to launch major tourism advertisement campaign on billboards in major subway stations, train stations and bus stations in the United States of America; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4551/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the post of Online Safety Commissioner is being advertised within the State only; if the role is also being advertised outside of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4552/22]
• Children 2 questions

  • 2022-02-03 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider amending the policy regarding parent’s leave and benefit to allow lone parents to take the full time available under the scheme, equal to the time two parent families can avail of to ensure fairness and equality for the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5407/22]
  • 2022-02-03 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider examining bereavement leave following a miscarriage in a wider context as part of the work his Department is currently undertaking to include bereavement leave for a parent who loses a child between zero and 18 years of age and in the case of a stillbirth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5408/22]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated full-year cost of recruiting three additional whole-time equivalent digital content executives for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4553/22]
• Defence 1 question

  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacant electrical artificers' positions that are currently vacant within the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4554/22]
• Health 1 question

  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time medical, nursing and dental staff by job title working in the dental clinic at Roscommon University Hospital; the number of vacancies by job title within the clinic; and when each vacancy will be filled in tabular form. [4550/22]