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Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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State Pensions
Claire Kerrane
1004. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the provision of a State pension solution for carers as committed to in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19764/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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State Pensions
Claire Kerrane
1005. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to including foster carers within a State pension solution for carers given that she is due to report on updates to the State pension in the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19765/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Social Welfare Code
Claire Kerrane
1006. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons moving from the pandemic unemployment payment to jobseekers payments; the way that the process of job activation will work for these recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19766/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Employment Support Services
Claire Kerrane
1007. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if the new system of employment services will be implemented by this summer as intended given that the extension to the procurement process for phase two of the tendering process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19767/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Claire Kerrane
1008. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of lone parents who are in receipt of the one-parent family payment; the number of liable relatives who are contributing to payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19769/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Social Welfare Schemes
Claire Kerrane
1009. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of letters to liable relatives that were issued in 2021 with regard to child maintenance; the number of liable relatives that began contributing in 2021; the number of liable relatives that received a letter from her Department and who then commenced contributions for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19770/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Social Welfare Code
Claire Kerrane
1067. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to extending the fuel allowance to recipients of disablement benefit considering the scheme is available to those in receipt of incapacity supplement and disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20600/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Legal Aid
Claire Kerrane
1251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to difficulties persons are having accessing legal aid for divorce proceedings due to the income threshold; when this threshold was last reviewed; if she will consider reviewing it; if there are alternatives for working lone parents in accessing legal support given that they and their family rely on one income and are financially constrained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19519/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Health Service Executive
Claire Kerrane
1431. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of vacant HSE buildings in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19526/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Protected Disclosures
Claire Kerrane
1577. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 30 March 2022, the details of the costs incurred to date relating to this protected disclosure; if he will provide copies of the policies and procedures that his Department refer to when managing protected disclosures from 2014 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20181/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Claire Kerrane
1785. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of overseas applications received and the number of registrations processed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland by month and by location since 2017 to date, in tabular form; the number of overseas applications not finalised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20925/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Claire Kerrane
1786. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the details of the staffing complement in the registration department of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for April 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; if this information will include grades and tenure of position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20926/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Protected Disclosures
Claire Kerrane
1787. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received from whistleblowers in agencies under the auspices of his Department since 2017 to date, including the names of the agencies and whether investigations were internal or external; the number of cases finalised with decision reached; the costings of cases investigated by external providers per year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20927/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Claire Kerrane
1889. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on PGI status for the beef sector; when this process is expected to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19955/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Fodder Crisis
Claire Kerrane
1890. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider allowing a derogation on GLAS plans for 2022 in order that farmers are not constrained on land use and therefore limited when it comes to saving fodder this summer allowing them to free up land for fodder avoiding a possible fodder crisis next winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19956/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Energy Prices
Claire Kerrane
1891. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the pressure farmers are under with increasing energy costs especially approaching silage season; the steps he will take to support farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19957/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
1951. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocations and spending for each county with regard to the Interim LEADER programme funding for 2021-2022, in tabular form. [19785/22]
Wed, 6 Apr 2022
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Sports Funding
Claire Kerrane
56. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme will open for new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18427/22]
Wed, 6 Apr 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Claire Kerrane
100. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update regarding the significant delay in providing an extension for a school (details supplied); the actions that are being taken to address this delay particularly with regard to planning permission; when work on the extension will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18435/22]
Wed, 6 Apr 2022
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Community Welfare Services
Claire Kerrane
132. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when a community welfare office in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon will be resuming clinic appointments; the number of community welfare offices across County Roscommon that have not yet resumed clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18458/22]