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Community Employment Schemes
Claire Kerrane
841. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider abolishing or extending the three-year rule on community employment schemes as a result of lost time on the scheme due to Covid-19 and the difficulties that can be experienced in replacing participants in local communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20079/20]
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Community Employment Schemes
Claire Kerrane
842. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider abolishing or extending the six-year rule on community employment schemes for those aged over 55 years of age in view of the fact they are close to pension age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20080/20]
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Rural Social Scheme
Claire Kerrane
843. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will remove the six-year rule for participants on the rural social scheme and revert to allowing participants remain on the scheme until they reach pension age in view of the fact that those on the scheme are primarily in their 50s and 60s and would struggle to find full-time employment following six years on the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20081/20]
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Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
Claire Kerrane
844. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting time for each application for social welfare payments, in tabular form. [20082/20]
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Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
Claire Kerrane
845. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting time for each social welfare payment under appeal, in tabular form. [20083/20]
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Rural Transport Services
Claire Kerrane
846. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to further invest in RuralLink; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20088/20]
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Claire Kerrane
847. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to put in place additional resources, including additional medical staff, to deal with a Covid-19 breakout on the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20089/20]
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Pensions Reform
Claire Kerrane
848. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will elaborate on the commitment in the programme for Government to establish a commission on pensions; when this commission will be set up; the way in which the membership will be made up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20090/20]
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Social Welfare Benefits
Claire Kerrane
849. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine linking social welfare payments to adequacy in order to ensure that households relying on social welfare supports achieve an income that meets the minimum essential standard of living as determined by an organisation (details supplied). [20091/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Claire Kerrane
854. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the decision to exclude workers that live in the Northern Ireland and work here where they pay their taxes was not an EU regulation as previously stated by her predecessor; her further views on whether the pandemic unemployment payment can be extended to such workers; if the payment will be extended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20223/20]
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Youth Services
Claire Kerrane
855. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have participated on the youth employment support scheme since it was established; the number of host organisations that signed up to provide the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20224/20]
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Youth Services
Claire Kerrane
856. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount drawn down under the Irish Youth Guarantee as part of the youth employment support scheme. [20225/20]
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Jobseeker's Payments
Claire Kerrane
857. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 18 to 24 years of age in receipt of the reduced rate of jobseeker’s payment; the number of persons aged 18 to 24 years of age that live independently and therefore receive the maximum rate; the number of persons in receipt of a jobseeker’s payment; and the number of 65 year olds that receive jobseeker’s allowance and jobseeker’s benefit. [20226/20]
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Social Insurance
Claire Kerrane
858. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) which is using the temporary wage subsidy scheme has placed employees on a J9 category of PRSI which is not a reckonable contribution to the State pension (contributory) in view of the fact the Revenue Commissioners state that it is intended that employees whose employer is on the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be allocated social insurance contributions appropriate to their normal employment status for the duration of the scheme which is the purpose of the Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020; the steps she will take to ensure that employees do not unknowingly lose out on PRSI contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20227/20]
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Enterprise Support Services
Claire Kerrane
859. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment in order to apply for the back to work enterprise allowance as a way to assist persons setting up a new business post-Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20228/20]
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Back to Education Allowance
Claire Kerrane
860. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider relaxing the length of time a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment in order to apply for the back to education allowance as a means of assisting persons that want to return to education post-Covid-19 return to employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20229/20]
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Public Services Card
Claire Kerrane
884. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the appeal of the enforcement notice regarding the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20829/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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LEADER Programmes
Claire Kerrane
894. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated full-year cost of increasing Leader funding by 10%. [20026/20]
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CLÁR Programme
Claire Kerrane
895. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding for small-scale rural projects, such as CLÁR by 10%. [20028/20]
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Rural Development Programme
Claire Kerrane
896. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each county in rural funding in each year since 2015. [20084/20]