244. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty that the increase in benefit-in-kind tax is having on persons who require a car for work, who have no other option and for whom a car is a necessary tool for work; if he will reverse the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61929/22]
212. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport when half-price fares will be operable on private buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61832/22]
245. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will change the criteria for the Croí Cónaithe scheme to include houses which have a functioning septic tank built to the standards prevailing when the house was constructed. [61743/22]
119. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will open applications for the ACRES in early 2023 to allow farmers who could not meet the 2022 application deadline to qualify for a payment in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61447/22]
654. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be established for CHO2 given a team was promised to every CHO area but only two of nine have being delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60768/22]
238. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will change the criteria for the croí cónaithe scheme to include houses which have a functioning septic tank built to the standards prevailing when the house was constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60635/22]
226. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide funding for a municipal wastewater treatment plant for Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway to allow the proper development of the village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60446/22]
152. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport the licence that is required in order to drive an e-bike on public roads; the training that will be required prior to obtaining a licence; the speed restrictions and age restrictions, if any, that will apply for e-bikes to be used on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60668/22]
134. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the active travel scheme to include active travel measures to be carried out at schools located in rural areas which do not have a reduced speed limit but would benefit enormously if they could qualify for the scheme. [60189/22]
308. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that part-time students are excluded from the reduction in student fees outlined in Budget 2023; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many students are trying to progress their careers in difficult circumstances by pursuing part-time education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60121/22]
307. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the creation of a new further education and training college in Galway to consolidate the provision by the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board of education in the city and to enable the Board to deliver on the national Further Education and Training Strategy and on his Department's policy mission to develop Ireland's further and higher education and research and innovation system to ensure that they are capable of meeting the diverse needs of all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60120/22]
265. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the options that are available to a person who cannot go into an Intreo centre to get a public services card due to severe social anxiety; if this person will be allowed to get a photo in a pharmacy similar to a passport application or if there is any other avenue available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59897/22]
176. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a Safe Routes to School Programme 2021 for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59908/22]
91. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that is being made on the delivery of the new STEM building for the Galway Campus of the Atlantic Technology University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60119/22]
782. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements in the national reserve for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59106/22]
442. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has been living alone in Ireland for 19 years and who is in receipt of €215 per week in workman’s compensation from the United States of America can receive the living alone allowance and fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59350/22]
350. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the status of progress of a new school (details supplied) for Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58874/22]
132. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the rural social scheme top-up of €5 announced in Budget 2023 to €20 to keep pace with current inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53774/22]
119. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if participants on CE schemes with a disability will be included in the €500 top-up for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53772/22]
114. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to increase the funding for the school meals programme to take into account the increase in the costs of providing the meals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53775/22]
111. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the €500 once-off payment to people with a disability to include disabled persons who have transferred to other State pension due to them reaching the pension age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53773/22]
69. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection when the agreed gratuity payments will be paid to CE supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53771/22]
793. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will change the current regime to ensure that scans are accepted as proof of a cow being in-calf in cases of TB outbreaks as farmers risk losing significant sums of money if a post-mortem examination fails to pick up on the fact that a cow was in the early stages of being in-calf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57894/22]
792. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changing the criterial for the ACRES scheme to allow flock keepers to make applications as many farms throughout the country are going through probate following the death of a herd owner and these families risk losing out on the ACRES scheme as they are herd keepers as opposed to herd owners while legal matters are being dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57893/22]
704. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the failure in leadership and management, the failure to tell the whole truth, the false reassurance and attempts to play down the seriousness of the Cervical Check debacle as highlighted in the Government Cervical Check State apology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57975/22]
701. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the progress that is being made in relation to resolving the current impasse with dentists providing services to the HSE, as many patients across the country are unable to access services due to the current dispute, which is causing great hardship to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57956/22]
516. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the creation of a new further education and training college in Galway to consolidate the provision by the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board of education in the city and to enable the board to deliver on the national Further Education and Training Strategy and on his Department’s policy mission to develop Ireland’s further and higher education and research and innovation system to ensure they are capable of meeting the diverse needs of all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57841/22]
460. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) is not in receipt of the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57878/22]
431. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that RSS and Tús scheme supervisors currently receive a pay rate of €11.01 per hour, which is lower than that received by scheme participants (details supplied); if she will provide more funding for the pay of RSS and Tús supervisors to their employing groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57474/22]
430. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that CE supervisors currently receive a pay rate of €11.01 per hour, which is lower than that received by CE scheme participants (details supplied); if she will provide more funding for the pay of CE supervisors to their employing groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57473/22]
302. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the recent provisions in the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 as passed by Dáil Éireann on 24 July 2022, will be enacted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57868/22]
225. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a safe routes to school programme 2021 for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57961/22]
191. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that persons who are on invalidity pension are not included as eligible to benefit from the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57895/22]
179. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of the country’s electricity that he envisages solar panels could provide; when this can be achieved; if he will consider fully grant aiding the provision of solar panels to increase the country’s security of electricity supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57540/22]
236. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support a matter (details supplied). [57196/22]
166. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will support a matter (details supplied). [57194/22]
605. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports he will put in place for sheep farmers in view of the fact they have missed out on the fodder scheme and that the sheep welfare scheme has not provided any additional money in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56182/22]
604. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide an assurance that if farmers purchase a dribble bar for low-emissions slurry spreading, that this will continue to be an acceptable practice into the future, given that many farmers are fearful of making the necessary investment only to find that the rules change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56181/22]
603. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department intends to remove the dribble bar as a suitable mechanism for low-emissions slurry spreading from the TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56180/22]
372. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider raising the number of hours that a carer in receipt of carer's allowance can work from 18.5 hours to 20 hours to recognise the valuable role family carers play in keeping people safe and well in their own homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56153/22]
223. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the involvement that the OPW has had with ESB, Waterways Ireland and the various local authorities along the river Shannon to prevent winter flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56100/22]
222. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made on the removal of pinch points in the Shannon callows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56099/22]
221. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work that has been undertaken to reduce the level of water in the three main lakes on the River Shannon to prevent winter flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56098/22]
220. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made on the creation of a single authority to control the flow of water in the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56097/22]
202. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to create a community banking system within the post office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56309/22]
169. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider waiving the requirement for taxis to be less than ten years old due to the ongoing disruption in the supply chain for new cars, and the unnecessary expense that this is placing on taxi drivers, who are already facing increased business costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56110/22]
168. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to reports that NCT tests are now being conducted by non-qualified workers; his views that this should revert to the previous situation whereby only qualified mechanics were employed as testers; if he will introduce appropriate legislation to ensure that all NCT inspectors are fully trained and certified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56057/22]