350. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance his plans to put in place a tax regime which properly reflects the costs that persons working from home incur in terms of electricity, heat and broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2042/22]
349. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance the amount his Department estimates it received in overpaid taxes in 2020 and 2021; his plans to make taxpayers aware of their overpayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2041/22]
181. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will amend the SEAI rule on a one home one visit in the SEAI warmer homes scheme to allow homeowners reapply for works that were not supported by grants in the 2014 scheme such as external wall insulation on houses in which walls were solid and could not be insulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2520/22]
99. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will add physiotherapists and occupational therapists to the critical skills occupations list to meet the present staffing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2201/22]
536. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has the highest rate of spina bifida in the world; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that many children with spina bifida are waiting surgery, particularly scoliosis surgery; if he has plans to provide the necessary funding to increase surgery capacity in order that surgeries can go ahead in Cappagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61135/21]
470. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will reconsider the exclusion of students in private higher education sector from the decision to fund rapid antigen tests for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61664/21]
219. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will remove the Covid restrictions support scheme limit of €5,000 per week; if the basis of calculation is 12% of 2019 turnover, then that full amount should be allowed given larger properties also incur larger costs and should therefore not have a limit imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61659/21]
218. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy scheme is not restored to pre-December 2021 rates or eligibility criteria are not changed, his views on whether a percentage of the employment wage subsidy scheme receipts from 2021 should be set against quarter 1 2022 to finance the increased labour costs being incurred (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61658/21]
217. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy eligibility criteria for Q1 2022 should compare projected turnover against quarter 1 2019 and not 2021 versus 2019; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cognisance should be made of the different set of circumstances that pertained in 2021; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that quarter 1 is always the most difficult time of the year even in good trading times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61656/21]
107. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the pandemic unemployment payment is being restored to €350 level then should the employment wage subsidy scheme rates increase back to 4 tier rates of €350, €300, €203 and €151.50 to encourage employers to retain staff rather than laying them off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61657/21]
102. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the consultation with retired workers’ organisations in relation to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that to date retired workers have been excluded from the process of engagement between sponsoring employers of occupational pension schemes and trade unions when changes to a scheme are proposed even when retired workers will be adversely affected by those changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61228/21]
99. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will seek to have the TRIPS Waiver at the WTO lifted which will increase the production of generic Covid-19 vaccines and greatly improve access to Covid-19 vaccines to persons all across the developing world. [61670/21]
291. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to ensure that the shortfall of nine neurology nurses in Galway University Hospital will be filled as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60885/21]
290. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to the full implementation of the Neurorehabilitation Strategy within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60884/21]
35. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will meet with retired workers organisations to discuss their issues in relation to the details of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60865/21]
366. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the expanded list of agri-environmental schemes that will attract a disregard in terms of farm assist from October 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60067/21]
361. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to the back to education allowance; her further views on whether those caught in this situation due to the exceptional circumstances of Covid-19 should have their cases examined on a case-by-case basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59887/21]
304. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the additional supports that can be put in place to assist schools and parents to deal with special needs pupils whose behavioural conditions can result in harm to fellow pupils and staff rather than suspension from school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59948/21]
210. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a mobility allowance to persons who have been left without such an allowance for a decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57014/21]
58. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide assistance in the case of a person (details supplied). [59093/21]
189. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a new motorised transport grant; if so, the timeframe for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59549/21]
99. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce access to free travel for persons with epilepsy who due to their condition are unable to drive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59551/21]
25. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance when the full review of the primary medical certification scheme will be completed on foot of the Supreme Court Judgement 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59548/21]
523. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when spinal treatment for a child (details supplied) will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58363/21]
421. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will introduce a fair, effective and simple transport support scheme in view of the commentary by the Ombudsman on the unequal access for people with disabilities to personal transport schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58392/21]
378. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the valuable service being provided by the local employment services; if her attention has been further drawn to the complexity of the issues involved in getting persons into the workforce; her views on whether the focus of some employment services is too narrow in terms of the sole focus on full-time employment when given persons entering the workforce do so on a staged basis; her views on whether payment-by-result on a commercial basis to get persons from unemployment to full-time employment is the correct way forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58325/21]
315. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when a sports hall will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58361/21]
313. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if a plan is in place to keep special needs children in school in the event of further Covid-19 restrictions coming into force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58348/21]
197. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a tax relief scheme to allow early drawdown of a personal pension to fund the installation of microgeneration projects in private dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58310/21]
236. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the necessary resources to ensure that the Property Registration Authority of Ireland is fully resourced to carry out its duties in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57811/21]
184. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if the recruitment process for An Garda Síochána is open at present; the number of gardaí that are expected to be recruited in the next tranche; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57814/21]
160. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made on the refurbishment of the existing courthouse in Tuam, County Galway for court services; when the project will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57813/21]
125. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the Afghan admission programme; the number of applications that have been received; the timeline for dealing with such applications; if her attention has been drawn to the urgency of many of the cases; if applications are being streamlined according to urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57812/21]
81. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the current situation in which a carer whose sole income is the carer’s allowance cannot access the fuel allowance; if she plans to address this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57012/21]
63. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if computer and broadband costs can be properly recognised within the farm assist process (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57015/21]
59. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons living in Ireland who were previously receiving a disability living allowance from the UK are now having the mobility component of that support withdrawn; if she plans to address this difficulty for these persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57014/21]
55. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if the added costs of living with a disability can be recognised within the social protection support system; her views on whether persons whose spouse is working can have an increased income disregard in order that they can access the disability allowance and other services which may be available as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57013/21]
2. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider ending the reduced rate of jobseeker’s benefit in favour of full rate pay for those who qualify for the benefit given that the reduced rate is below the minimum social welfare rate and is penalising persons who were in low-income jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57011/21]
231. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals received in the agriculture appeals office in each of the years 2016 to 2020; the percentage of those which were successful in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57722/21]
230. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals received by his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2020 not including appeals to the agriculture appeals office; the percentage of those which were successful in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57721/21]
229. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of reviews or appeals sent to his Department that are successful; if the percentage of these reviews or appeals which are being decided in the client’s favour has decreased in recent years; his views on whether clients seeking a review decision are having their cases reviewed in a fair and compassionate manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57720/21]
166. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU nurses trained in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57646/21]
121. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals received to the Social Welfare Appeals Office in each of the years 2016 to 2020; the percentage of those which were successful in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57723/21]
93. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will provide assurances to parents of children with special needs that special needs classes will remain open and that these parents will not face the devastating impact of school and class closures in coming weeks and months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57647/21]
649. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 2 November 2021, if in each case in which a baby survived the abortion procedure medical assistance or palliative care was given to the baby; if the baby was entitled to or issued with a death certificate and if an inquest was held into their death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57401/21]
555. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when audiology services will be made available at Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56901/21]
438. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of talks with community employment supervisors in relation to their pension entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57642/21]
512. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care for seven and eight year olds will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55584/21]
292. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to meet the executive of Galway County Council as a matter of urgency to address the funding shortfall in the local authority from the Local Government Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55950/21]
195. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) is working to try and agree a code of best practice for the Athlone to Galway and other regional and national greenways with TII and others; his views on whether an essential aspect of the code is the use of voluntary land acquisition agreements as opposed to compulsory purchase orders in circumstances in which private lands may need to be acquired; his further views on whether a key element for the success of the voluntary land acquisition agreement approach is the payment of an adequate ex-gratia Greenway sustainability goodwill payment to the farmers affected; if he will meet the organisation on the issues involved with a view to finding a satisfactory outcome and securing farmers’ goodwill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55934/21]