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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2023
642. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support a matter (details supplied). [34274/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2023
641. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied). [34273/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2023
640. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the remaining provisions of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 will be commenced; if she is aware of the difficulties that this is causing for workers across rural Ireland, who are now being forced to make long and unnecessary commutes to large urban centres to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34269/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2023
568. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many soil testing labs are approved by his Department, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33672/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
233. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of the source of the funds in the barter account set up by RTÉ, as revealed in Oireachtas Committee meetings recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33404/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
227. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education how a school (details supplied) was placed in the same cluster for HSCL as another local school; who made this decision; what policy was used to make this decision; if she will provide the correspondence that was sent with this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33390/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
226. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for further information on the phase of work currently underway to explore the allocation of resources to schools in County Galway, including the HSCL co-ordinator, to tackle educational disadvantage; when this phase of work started or will start; who is responsible for it; when is it expected to conclude; if schools can participate in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33389/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
225. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the reason a secondary school (details supplied) was allocated 0.5 HSCL; what data was used to make this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33388/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
224. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the percentage of secondary schools have been given access to a full-time HSCL; if this has declined in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33387/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
223. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the band a school (details supplied) is on the Pobal HP deprivation index; what data was used to decide this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33386/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
190. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of the introduction of the concrete levy on the cost of house building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33202/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
187. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that insurance companies are using the issue of the differential price walking as set out by the Central Bank as a reason to increase insurance premiums for car insurance and house insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33213/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
66. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide additional resources to the local authority to deal with and manage the demand for the vacant property refurbishment grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33203/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
14. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to publish the review of the guidelines in relation to the construction of rural houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33201/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
7. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has a plan and budget to manage and maintain the social housing stock over time to ensure that the housing stock is kept in good condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33200/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
4. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will review and publish the income thresholds and the level of grants payable under the housing aid for older people, housing adaptation grants and mobility grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33199/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
626. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the steps he intends to take to remove the pay difference between Section 38 and 39 health care workers which is causing major problems for the retention of staff and has resulted in the closing of respite services (details supplied) in Galway and Tuam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32423/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
618. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans in relation to nurses who contracted Covid during the course of their duties, who are now suffering from long-Covid and who need an extension of special leave with pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32380/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
616. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health to detail the number of meetings, in tabular form, held with the Attorney General on the issue of safe access zones legislation since January 2022 to date in 2023. [32373/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
615. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health to explain the discrepancy between the 8,876 combined termination procedure and aftercare claims under the primary care reimbursement scheme in 2022, whilst just 8,156 notifications of termination were officially received in 2022. [32372/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
302. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if there are plans for facilitating flexible modes of study for full-time students who are wheelchair users and students who are hearing or visually impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32422/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
81. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that plans are in place to deal adequately with the volume of applications for school bus tickets for the next school year 2023-24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31835/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2023
70. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31447/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
709. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health to clarify, based on Section 10.1 of the abortion review report, whether babies have been born alive having survived late-term abortions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31045/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
708. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health whether proposals to 'decriminalise' performing terminations of pregnancy would permit non-medically trained individuals to carry out terminations without legal consequences. [31044/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
641. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the option of appointing a project delivery team to oversee the delivery of major projects including the new emergency department, maternity unit, paediatric unit, regional cancer centre, bedroom block and laboratories on the existing site at University Hospital Galway to ensure delivery is achieved in the shortest time possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30641/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
639. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when the Slainte Care project on the development of a national diabetes register will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30637/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
616. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when he will give the necessary powers to the Mental Health Commission to regulate not just approved inpatient mental health services, but the 24-hour community residences, as well as approved community mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30504/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
615. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a targeted, funded strategic capital investment programme for mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30503/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
405. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection when the State pension will be increased to 34% of average earnings to meet the Government’s commitment on pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30536/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
391. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the income threshold for people applying for the local authority home loan to take into account the increase in wages and to include people who are second-chance applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31106/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
241. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the cost issue relating to the design and delivery of the flood relief scheme for the Gort lowlands as a result of a design issue with the recently constructed M17/M18 motorway; if he will intervene and instruct the Department of Transport and TII to rectify the issue to ensure the flood relief scheme can be delivered as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30639/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
237. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will defer the introduction of the concrete levy due to be introduced on 1 September 2023, given the current construction inflation and the additional burden the levy will place on the cost of construction including housing and public works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31294/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
236. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider requesting the retail banks and credit unions to exempt people with disabilities from bank charges as it is an added cost to those who are most vulnerable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31293/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
235. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the additional excise duty applied to goods coming into Ireland from other EU countries but shipped through the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31281/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2023
383. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health what plans he has to end geographical inequality in children’s eye care across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2023
200. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance to reintroduce tax relief for first-time mortgage holders in light of the increasing interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30098/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2023
83. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance when he will publish the revised criteria to qualify for the primary medical certificate which will be fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30097/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
675. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with community pharmacies or with an organisation (details supplied) to conduct a review of their services under Public Pay and Pension Act 2017 legislation; when this review will take place; if he is aware of the huge increase in business costs wages and overheads since cuts were imposed during the recession in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29419/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
526. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the new guidelines around the use of vacant or closed nursing homes for housing refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29467/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
498. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on developments around needs-based accommodations and supports for people with a disability in getting employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29414/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
311. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on developments around needs-based accommodations and support in education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29415/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
285. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an on access to work for people with a disability in the private and public sector (details supplied). [29412/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2023
197. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the additional excise duty applied to goods coming into Ireland from other EU countries but shopped through the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29008/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2023
163. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health what plans are in place to relocate the neurology department at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28769/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2023
162. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health what plans are in place to provide the additional secretarial services required to support the two neurology consultants in Galway University Hospital, as presently there are delays in letters being sent to GPs and other MDT in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28768/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2023
136. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider introducing a financial support scheme for parents to engage private therapists where none exists within the public service to serve the needs of children with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28735/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2023
135. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that there are huge gaps in the provision of services within the CDNT based in Tuam, with only one occupational therapist for over 700 children and only one speech and language therapist for 700 children; the immediate plans that are in place to provide the correct level of supports for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28734/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 2023
1360. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can provide an update with regard to the Technological University Development Fund, the proposed successor to the Technological University Transformation Fund (details supplied); if this fund will be made available in advance of the expiration of the Technological University Transformation Fund on 31 August 2023; the level of funding that will be made available under the new TUT fund; if the TUs that merged more recently will be treated equally with the TUs who merged earlier; if he is open to keeping in place funding for existing supports which are in place at this important juncture in the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27685/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 2023
1357. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he aware that the HEA has written to the recently formed Technological Universities informing them that they will be substantially reducing the level of funding to the Technical Universities from August 2023, if this decision is premature and will leave these universities in a poor financial state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27643/23]