Mon, 10 Oct – 16 Oct 2022 · 3 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 32 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
23 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked23 total
Social13 questions
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to introducing a travel stipend to support community employment participants in rural communities, given the ongoing cost of living crisis and increasing cost of fuel and limited public transport in many rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49502/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if recipients will receive a one-off payment for each grant that they are in receipt of, following the one-off payment for recipients of the carer’s support grant announced in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49792/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason fuel allowance recipients who are participants in the employment support schemes cannot avail of the fuel allowance as a lump sum payment; if consideration has been given to offering the choice of weekly payments or lump-sum payment for those recipients particularly given many households rely on oil to heat their homes which requires a payment up front; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50149/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when the announced one-off payments announced in Budget 2023 are expected to be paid across October, November and December 2022, in tabular form per payment and respective dates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50192/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 5 October 2022, the average processing time for applications for additional needs payments for the 37% of applications which are not finalised within four weeks broken down by weekly timeframe in relation to processing times in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50278/22]
2022-10-12Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 5 October 2022, if she will confirm that the removal of the long-term requirement will also mean that recipients of illness benefit will qualify for the cost-of-living support payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50463/22]
2022-10-13Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when the report of the child maintenance review group will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50416/22]
2022-10-13Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the processing of additional needs payment applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50417/22]
2022-10-13Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that her Department will ensure that social welfare payment rates are adequate and that the social protection system protects persons from poverty considering the announcement of a €12 increase to the weekly core payment rates in budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50411/22]
2022-10-13Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review means testing for the carer’s allowance including a review of the removal of means testing requirements to qualify for these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50414/22]
2022-10-13Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on work underway in her Department examining long-term disability income supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50413/22]
2022-10-13Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her plans regarding recognising the additional cost of disability; the way that she intends to ensure that this additional cost is reflected within the social protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50415/22]
2022-10-13Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a State pension solution for long-term family carers given her commitment to providing a solution but no inclusion of such a measure in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50412/22]
Health5 questions
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the supports that are being put in place for children who require urgent orthodontic care as a result of a specific issue (details supplied) where the HSE have not yet accepted responsibility for transfer of care in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49493/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to situations with regard to children and young people who are discharged from CAHMS where these patients are referred to a HSE healthcare centre or day hospital to be seen by a psychologist which often have long waiting lists; if he will advise the supports that are in place to prevent the patient waiting for extended periods without a doctor appointment or prescription for medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49495/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if fees paid by families under the fair deal scheme will be reviewed given the high costs for families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49535/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the rules that are in place concerning costs under the fair deal scheme after the person has been in nursing care for three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49536/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that are in the mental health unit at Roscommon County Hospital; if there is a waiting list; the extent of same; the average time spent by a person on the waiting list; the current staffing levels in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49537/22]
Education3 questions
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if any flexibility can be given to rural schools to retain a teacher in cases in which the number of students falls to ensure that rural schools can remain open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49860/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on school transport especially for children who previously had a seat on the school bus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49859/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if any flexibility can be given to a school (details supplied) when it comes to student-teacher ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49841/22]
Children1 question
2022-10-11Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are in place for workers with children who are required to isolate or stay at home due to Covid-19, in circumstances where the parent has to take time off work to care for the child and has to suffer a financial loss or take time from annual leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50206/22]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2022-10-12Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a fee reduction can be made available to part-time students given the announcement of a €1,000 fee reduction for undergraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50394/22]
Martin Daly — Fianna Fáil
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0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Michael Fitzmaurice — Independent Ireland
0 votes ·
3 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked3 total
Agriculture3 questions
2022-10-11Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if large-scale investors associated with a semi-state forestry company will be allowed to claim forestry premiums in the next forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50165/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forestry Service advertised and accepted applications for a forest-frost reconstitution scheme without having a standard operating procedure in place to deal with the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50166/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 738 and 739 of 4 October 2022, the number of forest-frost reconstitution applications that are with his Department now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50167/22]