Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Road Network

Claire Kerrane

206. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding for local and rural roads by 10%. [20027/20]

Bus Services

Claire Kerrane

207. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost of expanding rural transport options by increasing funding to LocalLink by 50%. [20029/20]

Tax Code

Claire Kerrane

316. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance the person or body responsible for stamp duty here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20109/20]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

406. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her priorities regarding her responsibilities in relation to the islands; her plans to visit the islands as part of her new role when safe to do so; the engagements she had undertaken as part of this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20086/20]

School Staff

Claire Kerrane

678. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has no permanent English as an additional language supports service despite several requests for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20200/20]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Claire Kerrane

679. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a special needs assistant, SNA, (details supplied) who is working full-time since 25 May 2020 following job sharing ending, in view of the fact the other SNA retired continues to be paid part-time despite their contract stating that if the job sharing lapsed the remaining staff member takes up the full role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20201/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Claire Kerrane

795. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of paying the pandemic unemployment payment at a rate of €250 for those that earned less than €200 pre-Covid-19. [19992/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Claire Kerrane

796. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of paying the pandemic unemployment payment at a rate of €350 for those that earned less than €300 pre-Covid-19. [19993/20]

Maternity Benefit

Claire Kerrane

797. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending maternity benefit by 12 weeks for mothers whose maternity leave ends between March and November 2020. [19994/20]

Maternity Benefit

Claire Kerrane

798. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending maternity benefit by one week. [19995/20]

Low Pay Commission

Claire Kerrane

799. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of running the Low Pay Commission. [19996/20]

Social Welfare Schemes

Claire Kerrane

800. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing each weekly social welfare scheme by €1 per week in tabular form. [19997/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

801. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing each weekly social welfare payment to meet the minimum essential standard of living as detailed by an organisation (details supplied). [19998/20]

Qualified Child Allowance

Claire Kerrane

802. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase for the over 12s by €5. [19999/20]

Qualified Child Allowance

Claire Kerrane

803. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase for the under 12s by €5. [20000/20]

One-Parent Family Payment

Claire Kerrane

804. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the age limit for the one-parent family payment to 14 years. [20001/20]

Jobseeker's Payments

Claire Kerrane

805. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing jobseeker’s payments for those aged under 24 years of age to the full maximum rate of €203. [20002/20]

Child Benefit

Claire Kerrane

806. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to recipients. [20003/20]

Child Benefit

Claire Kerrane

807. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending child benefit to 18 year olds still in secondary school. [20004/20]

Carer's Support Grant

Claire Kerrane

808. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the carer’s support grant to €2,000. [20005/20]

Jobseeker's Payments

Claire Kerrane

809. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the cut-off age of the jobseeker’s transitional payment to 18. [20006/20]

Working Family Payment

Claire Kerrane

810. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reducing the working family payment hours threshold to lone parents from 19 to 15 hours. [20007/20]

Working Family Payment

Claire Kerrane

811. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the average working family payment by 10%. [20008/20]

One-Parent Family Payment

Claire Kerrane

812. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of raising the cut-off age of the one parent family payment scheme to 14 years. [20009/20]

One-Parent Family Payment

Claire Kerrane

813. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for one parent family payment to €175. [20010/20]

One-Parent Family Payment

Claire Kerrane

814. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the one parent family payment to €175 and increasing the age limit for the payment to 14 years of age. [20011/20]

Child Maintenance Payments

Claire Kerrane

815. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of establishing a child maintenance service similar to that available in Northern Ireland. [20012/20]

State Pensions

Claire Kerrane

816. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reintroducing the State pension transition scheme for 65 year olds. [20013/20]

State Pensions

Claire Kerrane

817. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of maintaining the State pension retirement age at 66. [20014/20]

Employment Support Services

Claire Kerrane

818. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of replicating the WALK PEER programme in each county. [20015/20]

Fuel Allowance

Claire Kerrane

819. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending the fuel allowance payment period by one week. [20016/20]

Fuel Allowance

Claire Kerrane

820. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the fuel allowance by €1. [20017/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

821. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of providing an occupational pension to community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors that have retired. [20018/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

822. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of providing an occupational pension to community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors that are in the role. [20019/20]

JobPath Programme

Claire Kerrane

823. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of immediately abolishing the JobPath scheme. [20020/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

824. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of providing for an additional 1,000 places on the community employment scheme. [20021/20]

Rural Social Scheme

Claire Kerrane

825. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of providing for an additional 500 places on the rural social scheme. [20022/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

826. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding to community employment by 10%. [20023/20]

Rural Social Scheme

Claire Kerrane

827. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding to the rural social scheme by 10%. [20024/20]

Rural Social Scheme

Claire Kerrane

828. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding to Tús by 10%. [20025/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Claire Kerrane

829. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2021 of maintaining the two rates of pandemic unemployment payment that is continuing the scheme as it is currently operating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20031/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Claire Kerrane

830. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated savings in 2021 arising from the scheduled reduction of pandemic unemployment payment rates announced as part of the July stimulus. [20032/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Claire Kerrane

831. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of the pandemic unemployment payment in 2021; the assumptions underpinning this estimate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20033/20]

Parental Leave

Claire Kerrane

832. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of men and women, respectively that have taken parent’s leave and benefit since it was introduced. [20070/20]

JobPath Programme

Claire Kerrane

833. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have been referred to JobPath year on year since it was established; and the number of persons referred for a second, third, fourth, fifth time plus, in tabular form. [20071/20]

JobPath Programme

Claire Kerrane

834. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid to the JobPath providers since it was established, including a breakdown of referral fees and sustainment fees. [20072/20]

JobPath Programme

Claire Kerrane

835. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have had employment sourced for them through JobPath; and the number of persons whose employment was sustained for 13, 26, 39 and 52 weeks, respectively. [20073/20]

JobPath Programme

Claire Kerrane

836. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of times JobPath providers have reported jobseekers to her Department for non-engagement with the scheme since it was established. [20074/20]

JobPath Programme

Claire Kerrane

837. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of penalties that have been applied to jobseeker's rates for non-engagement with JobPath since it was established. [20075/20]

JobPath Programme

Claire Kerrane

838. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the oversight her Department has had on JobPath providers; and the number of inspections, both notified and unannounced, respectively, that have been carried out. [20076/20]