Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

419. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if supports are available for a person suffering with fibromyalgia who is working part-time and suffers with mobility and chronic pain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21753/23]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

486. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise if Circular 21/2022 issued by the Forestry Service provides for an exemption from the requirement for planning permission for projects involving the replacement of broadleaf high forest by conifer species in all applications less than ten hectares; if not, if contrary to this circular, land owners within special protection areas or special areas of conservation, are being prohibited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21311/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Claire Kerrane

641. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for all therapies for children, occupational therapy and so on, in primary care in counties Roscommon and Galway, in tabular form. [21671/23]

Bord na Móna

Claire Kerrane

96. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will comment on reports that Bord na Móna have imported wood chips from Brazil for use in its power station in Edenderry. [20861/23]

Energy Prices

Claire Kerrane

114. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any supports are offered by energy companies to assist customers with an illness (details supplied) with more expensive energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20985/23]

Schools Building Projects

Claire Kerrane

165. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the progress of an application by a school (details supplied) for major capital works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20936/23]

Housing Policy

Claire Kerrane

179. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 505 of 21 March 2023, if he will examine including the widower’s or surviving civil partner (contributory) pension as a qualifying payment for the tenant purchase scheme considering it is contributions-based and has the same rates as the State pension (contributory) which does meet the minimum income threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20893/23]

Energy Prices

Claire Kerrane

265. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if any supports are offered by energy companies to assist customers with an illness (details supplied) with more expensive energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20986/23]

Housing Policy

Claire Kerrane

211. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 Implementation Plan will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20321/23]

Building Regulations

Claire Kerrane

218. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise regarding planning exemptions in relation to the change of use of a property from commercial to residential; how compliance with building regulations and fire safety are to be established; if it is a requirement that the buildings concerned must be vacant for a two-year period prior to commencement of works; if a commencement of works notice is still a requirement in the absence of a planning application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20447/23]

Seanad Reform

Claire Kerrane

226. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to reform of the university panel, if he will advise on plans to include additional higher education institutions in the university panel; if he will advise on the status of those plans and provide a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20559/23]

Employment Rights

Claire Kerrane

237. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the obligations that are on employers to furnish employees with payslips; if there is an obligation on employers to provide payslips in paper format where employees cannot access online systems for payslips; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20083/23]

Child Abuse

Claire Kerrane

251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the next steps in the process for the scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19985/23]

Departmental Staff

Claire Kerrane

374. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science who funds workers (details supplied) at an organisation; if their pay comes from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20084/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

142. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a full list of payments and schemes available under his Department; if the list could include a brief overview of the purpose of each payment and when it is open to applications, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19738/23]

Budget Process

Claire Kerrane

52. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on how her Department is implementing the published guidelines on rural proofing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19544/23]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

54. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the forthcoming islands strategy; when the strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19545/23]

Departmental Policies

Claire Kerrane

56. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the town centre first policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19347/23]

Departmental Schemes

Claire Kerrane

77. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department will work with local authorities to encourage them to apply for new funding for the town and village renewal scheme; if there will be a minimum submission requirement for each local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19346/23]

Ukraine War

Claire Kerrane

98. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the community recognition fund; if the fund is on track to allocate the target of 60% of funding in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19345/23]