Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Claire Kerrane

61. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if there are meat plants claiming the temporary wage subsidy scheme; if so, the number; the average payment being made to each processing plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9992/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Claire Kerrane

151. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if supports will be put in place for seasonal workers (details supplied) that are out of work as a direct result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10077/20]

Disability Support Services

Claire Kerrane

391. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for the reopening of day services for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10131/20]

Air Ambulance Service

Claire Kerrane

392. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if establishing a helicopter pad for the safe landing of the air ambulance in Castlerea, County Roscommon will be considered; the estimated associated costs to provide such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10132/20]

Mental Health Services

Claire Kerrane

393. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if using the unspent money in the mental health budget to assist and support an organisation (details supplied) to ensure its services can continue will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10133/20]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Claire Kerrane

407. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the grants available for housing adaption for persons with a disability apart from the grant available through local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10256/20]

National Car Test

Claire Kerrane

556. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the reopening of national car test centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9880/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Claire Kerrane

661. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if supports will be put in place for seasonal workers (details supplied) that are out of work as a direct result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10076/20]

Driver Test

Claire Kerrane

898. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the resumption of driver tests; the number waiting for driver tests by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8701/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Claire Kerrane

1092. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those on career breaks can access social welfare supports during Covid-19 in view of the fact that their plans for their career break cannot go ahead and they have no income; the options those affected have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8694/20]

Institutes of Technology

Claire Kerrane

106. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application (details supplied) for a pension abatement waiver submitted in July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7522/20]

School Enrolments

Claire Kerrane

259. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils necessary in a primary school in order for an English As An Additional Language educator to be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7936/20]

Special Educational Needs

Claire Kerrane

260. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for the July provision to take place in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7937/20]

Home Care Packages

Claire Kerrane

593. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if funding will be put in place to clear homecare waiting lists in order to keep persons at home during Covid-19; and the number of persons waiting for homecare packages. [7900/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Claire Kerrane

594. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason the Civil Defence which was transporting swabs from designated areas to laboratories (details supplied) and to laboratories in University College Dublin on a voluntary basis has been replaced with a new company which will transport the swabs at a cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7901/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Claire Kerrane

984. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available to employees that are expected to return to work in cases in which the work cannot be done from home and they cannot access childcare due the fact crèches are closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7898/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Claire Kerrane

989. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment should sign on for credits to ensure that they do not lose out during time out of work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7939/20]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

1029. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the grants available to families that have a family member with a life-long disability to allow them to adapt their home aside from the housing adaption grant available through county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7899/20]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Claire Kerrane

1057. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding for the housing adaption grant for persons with a disability and older persons have been allocated to Roscommon County Council and Galway County Council; if not, when funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7601/20]

Special Educational Needs

Claire Kerrane

354. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for the July provision; if it is still planned to go ahead; if so, the arrangements that are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6696/20]

State Examinations

Claire Kerrane

355. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place for leaving certificate students that are repeating the year in circumstances in which they have studied some subjects outside of school and had intended to sit exams in those subjects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6697/20]

State Examinations

Claire Kerrane

356. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place for leaving certificate students who are repeating the year in a new school; if advice will be sought from their former school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6698/20]

Home Care Packages

Claire Kerrane

732. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for homecare packages in each county in tabular form. [6171/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Claire Kerrane

733. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the use of interpreters as part of contact tracing efforts for workers with different nationalities that are working in meat processing factories to ensure that those workers, their families and communities are protected and that language is not a barrier. [6172/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Claire Kerrane

734. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests which have taken place to date at hospitals (details supplied); the average waiting time for test results from the hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6173/20]

Vehicle Registration

Claire Kerrane

1026. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when VRT offices will reopen to the public to allow persons to finalise the sale of vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6473/20]

Sports Funding

Claire Kerrane

1042. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support local sporting organisations and clubs with funding or grants as a result of Covid-19. [6646/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Claire Kerrane

1269. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6589/20]

Flood Risk Management

Claire Kerrane

149. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the establishment of a single authority to manage and take responsibility for the River Shannon which would include key stakeholders, including a number of community representatives that have first-hand experience of flooding on the river; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3303/20]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Claire Kerrane

150. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grants or schemes available to communities affected by flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3304/20]

Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure

Claire Kerrane

151. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on flood relief in County Roscommon in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3305/20]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Claire Kerrane

269. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be given the allocation for SNAs for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3314/20]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Claire Kerrane

270. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the new process for the allocation of SNAs; if schools will be informed of the criteria used by his Department in such allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3315/20]

School Costs

Claire Kerrane

271. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to ensure that insurance costs for special schools will be affordable and avoid the insurance crisis experienced by those schools in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3316/20]

HSE Properties

Claire Kerrane

692. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health his plans for a former HSE property (details supplied); the services that will be provided there; the number of staff that will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3309/20]

Home Care Packages Funding

Claire Kerrane

693. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway that have been awarded home care but are still waiting for same due to funding not being made available. [3310/20]

Emergency Departments Closures

Claire Kerrane

694. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to reopen the accident and emergency unit at Roscommon Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3311/20]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Claire Kerrane

695. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if additional nursing staff will be hired to staff the new 50-bed unit planned for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; the current stage the plans are at for the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3312/20]

Hospital Services

Claire Kerrane

696. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to move services currently available at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3313/20]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Claire Kerrane

1026. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be allocated to local authorities for the maintenance of roads affected by the recent flooding; if not, the other grants or schemes for roads that can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3306/20]

Local Authority Funding

Claire Kerrane

1185. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason for the drop in funding for County Galway despite its size compared to counties of a similar size, for example, County Cork which receive more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3282/20]

Housing Assistance Payment Data

Claire Kerrane

1226. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the frequency with which HAP limits for local authorities outside Dublin are reviewed; the criteria that must be met in order for HAP limits to be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3294/20]

Housing Assistance Payment

Claire Kerrane

1227. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps persons seeking private rented accommodation can take in cases in which they are discriminated against by landlords in view of the fact they are HAP tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3295/20]

Housing Data

Claire Kerrane

1228. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new builds in County Roscommon in each of the past five years; the number of new builds in Ballinasloe, County Galway; the number of residential properties taken under the control of the local authorities in both locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3296/20]

Fire Stations

Claire Kerrane

1229. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the fact that a fire station (details supplied) has been closed for over three years; if he will communicate with the relevant local authority in view of the concern for public safety in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3298/20]

Fire Service Staff

Claire Kerrane

1230. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there is a mileage allowance for chief fire officers and assistant chief fire officers in local authorities for the use of their own private car in the fire service; if these personnel can use official fire service vehicles for their own private use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3299/20]

Hedge Cutting Season

Claire Kerrane

1254. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the hedge cutting season will be extended by two weeks in recognition of the level of rainfall and the impact on hedgerow management. [3281/20]