Claire Kerrane

For our proposals on access to Free Travel scheme to be implemented and supported.

Raise awareness and generate support for an increase in the State Pension.

That the members of the Committee would ask certain questions to the people invited to provide expert witness at the hearing.::To educate the Committee members on the importance of SDG action.

Changes to the scheme for better outcomes for women, cost benefit analysis of the scheme and alignment with occupational pensions schemes.

Conduct a systemic review of social welfare payments to reform rules governing eligibility criteria to ensure that payments are tapered off rather than the cliff edge cuts that now exist, payments reflect the modern realities of work and they do not discourage full or part-time…

For the matter to be raised and actioned by the Minister/Department

Increases in social welfare support to match inflation and additional targeted supports for one parent families

Targeted income supports for one parent families as part of the National One Parent Family Alliance

Changes to the scheme for better outcomes for women, cost benefit analysis of the scheme and alignment with occupational pensions schemes.

Highlight the Chambers Ireland perspective on pension autoenrollment

For Deputy Kerrane to pose a PQ on our behalf regarding JST payment & recipient details::For the relevant information to be provided by the Department/Minister for Social Protection, for use/reference in future activities

To inform that the annual MESL update report & data was now available::Provide evidence on the adequacy / inadequacy of current income supports and social welfare rates::Inform about latest MESL findings and changes in minimum living costs

To inform that the MESL analysis of the impact of Budget 2023 was published::Provide evidence based forecast of adequacy of social welfare supports in 2023

To highlight the legislative anomaly in The Maternity Protection Act 2004 for those diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy;::To amend legislation to allow maternity leave to be postponed in the event of a cancer diagnosis or serious illness;

For them to support the campaign and raise in the Dáil/ with Minister