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Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Claire Kerrane
192. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that will be put in place for SMEs following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15677/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Fuel Sales
Claire Kerrane
220. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of on-the-spot fines issued for alleged offences relating to the marketing, sale and distribution of prohibited fuels in low-smoke zones; the number of fines that have been issued versus the number of fines that have been collected by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14196/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Bus Services
Claire Kerrane
295. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if the rules for bus operators (details supplied) will be relaxed in respect of their financial standing when applying for the renewal of the road passenger transport licence. [14502/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Railway Stations
Claire Kerrane
350. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if costings will be provided for accessibility works to railway stations nationwide. [15483/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Wage Subsidy Scheme
Claire Kerrane
501. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the continuation of schemes such as the employment wage subsidy scheme and tax debt warehousing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15677/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Ministerial Communications
Claire Kerrane
779. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the diplomatic contact he has had with his Chinese counterpart in the past year. [15590/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Claire Kerrane
817. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education her views on survivors of institutional abuse not being able to access medical help, including counselling through Caranua, as was promised to them as part of the redress they received from the State. [13782/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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School Management
Claire Kerrane
836. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the governance and accountability in place for patrons and boards of management at primary school level; the person or body that oversees accountability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14191/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Schools Building Projects
Claire Kerrane
839. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the stage the urgent accessibility works at a school (details supplied) are at; if an application at design stage has been submitted to her Department; when works will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14213/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Schools Extra Curricular Activities
Claire Kerrane
942. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education when it is planned for outside contractors such as those who provide physical education in schools to be able to return to visiting schools; if this will be possible after Easter 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15684/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Physical Education
Claire Kerrane
950. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the physical education facilities in place for schools which do not have on-site indoor physical education facilities as the schools reopen; the measures in place for schools which make use of local leisure centres for physical education lessons such as a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15840/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Social Insurance
Claire Kerrane
984. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the PRSI contributions required in order for a person to qualify for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds; the number of contributions a person has to have made in the previous year in order to qualify; the way in which this impacts on part-time workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14507/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Local Employment Service
Claire Kerrane
989. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 10 March 2021, the employment service model that will replace the local employment schemes from 2021; if the procurement process is ongoing for this replacement; if so, the stage the process is at; if her Department will publish its report on contracted services such as local employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14700/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Child Support Payments
Claire Kerrane
1000. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that parents of babies born through surrogacy are excluded from any type of paid parental leave such as maternity benefit or parent’s leave and benefit; if legislation will be amended to allow for these supports to be extended to parents who have children through surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15057/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Claire Kerrane
1001. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending carer’s leave to support carers who left work to care for a loved one given the added difficulties (details supplied) due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15058/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Social Welfare Schemes Data
Claire Kerrane
1015. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases the liable relatives’ unit and maintenance recovery unit have examined since January 2020 to date; the breakdown of payments commenced and payments not commenced, respectively; and the amount collected in this time. [15389/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Social Welfare Schemes Data
Claire Kerrane
1016. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on the one-parent family payment in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the number of payment allocations for each year in tabular form. [15390/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Social Welfare Schemes Data
Claire Kerrane
1017. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of child maintenance payments who are also in receipt of other means-tested social welfare payments; and the breakdown of those also in receipt of the jobseeker’s transitional payment, disability allowance and the one-parent family payment in tabular form. [15391/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Child Maintenance Payments
Claire Kerrane
1018. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the issue of parents who have child maintenance orders and are not paying the ordered amount, which then results in the custodial parent having income deducted from them. [15392/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Child Maintenance Payments
Claire Kerrane
1019. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the liable relative clause in existing social welfare legislation which would allow the maintenance recovery unit to pursue maintenance payments and provide it enforcement powers beyond the remit of the one-parent family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15393/21]