Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tax Yield

Claire Kerrane

79. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year yield in 2022 that would be raised by tapering out the personal, employee and earned income tax credits by 4% per €2,000 on individual incomes between €120,000 and €180,000 by year resulting in no entitlements to those with credit in cases in which individual income is excess of €180,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38186/21]

Ministerial Communications

Claire Kerrane

80. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if he has spoken formally with his Swedish counterpart in the past six months outside of EU Council meetings. [38187/21]

Departmental Bodies

Claire Kerrane

107. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of positions on each board in respect of agencies under the remit of her Department in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting for each agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38188/21]

Ministerial Appointments

Claire Kerrane

171. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Defence if he or his officials have spoken either in person or virtually to the head of a company (details supplied) since the contract was signed with the company in 2019 to provide aircraft to the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38189/21]

Naval Service

Claire Kerrane

172. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Defence if the mid-life refit of LÉ Niamh has commenced; the length of time the vessel will be out of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38190/21]

National Educational Psychological Service

Claire Kerrane

196. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost in 2022 to recruit 25 additional educational psychologists in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38194/21]

Legislative Measures

Claire Kerrane

222. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when section 14 of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38184/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

223. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and value of illness benefit overpayment recouped in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [38185/21]

Social Welfare Schemes

Claire Kerrane

226. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of removing the requirement to be in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance for at least 15 months in order to qualify for the part-time job incentive scheme; the estimated number of additional recipients that would qualify for such if this change was introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38219/21]

Social Welfare Schemes

Claire Kerrane

227. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if the part-time job incentive scheme is open to jobseekers aged 18 to 25; if she will advise on the decision to set the minimum weekly jobseeker’s allowance rate for the scheme at a rate which locks many young persons out of accessing this scheme in consideration of the scheme requirement for participants to be in receipt of a minimum weekly jobseeker’s allowance rate of €128.60 and the standard rate of €112.70 for young persons on jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38224/21]

Social Welfare Schemes

Claire Kerrane

228. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of removing the minimum weekly rate requirement for the part-time job incentive scheme to extend eligibility to include all jobseekers aged 18 to 25; the estimated number of additional recipients that would qualify for such if this change was enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38225/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

235. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if allowances will be made for self-employed preschool teachers to be eligible for jobseeker’s benefit or allowance during non-term time in recognition of the provision made for other school staff who are not employed by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38349/21]

An Garda Síochána

Claire Kerrane

283. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to Roscommon-Longford divisional drugs unit as of 31 December 2019 and 5 July 2021, in tabular form. [38192/21]

An Garda Síochána

Claire Kerrane

284. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number and age of the Garda vehicle fleet in the Roscommon-Longford division by district. [38193/21]

Mental Health Services

Claire Kerrane

43. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason funding was not provided for a service (details supplied) to ensure that it is fully staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28726/21]

Bord na Móna

Claire Kerrane

209. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he will respond to correspondence issued to him on 22 February 2021 in relation to a matter (details supplied) given that it relates to a community awaiting his response. [37785/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Claire Kerrane

251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend the EU Digital COVID Certificate to those who are living in or vaccinated in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37859/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

451. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 427 of 22 June 2021, if her Department has reviewed the recent ESRI report Covid-19 and the Irish Welfare System, particularly with regard to its estimated cost of increasing jobseeker’s rates from €112.70 to €203, an amount of €159 million to €169 million in comparison with the estimated figure of €64.8 million; the way her Department arrived at the calculation for the estimated figures provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37525/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Claire Kerrane

452. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated savings forthcoming rate changes to the pandemic unemployment payment will have with regard to moving the payment rates from a maximum of €350 per week to €300 per week in September 2021 to a maximum rate of €250 per week in November and then to a standard rate of €203 as of February 2022; the breakdown of the savings at each stage of rate change and for each rate in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37526/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

453. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1124 of 21 April 2021, if her Department has further considered extending short time work support jobseeker’s eligibility beyond 234 days for those with the required PRSI contributions in acknowledgement of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on employment which has required many workers to receive this payment for longer than nine months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37527/21]