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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I raise the important issue of agriculture. This week, there has been much discussion of the environment, with the ongoing conference in Glasgow discussing how we will save the world from itself and from us. I also understand the climate action plan will be launched today. The KPMG economic impact analysis carried out on behalf of the Irish Farmers Journalpoints to a frightening scenario...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: The point I am making, one which the Minister has not homed in on, is that we need to protect family farm income in the first instance. We also need to provide front-loaded funding to allow farmers to change their work practices to ensure they are doing so in an environmentally-friendly way. Those are two separate matters. The concern farmers have is that the CAP is being taken hostage to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank all the witnesses for their forthright deliberations to us. I will cut to the chase. The autism Bill which James Reilly had brought in and passed in the Seanad was left in abeyance because the Dáil fell. I took the decision to bring it back into the Dáil, which we did. We have given a lifeline to the Government, in the sense we have given it time to come up with its...

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill. There are some very good directional changes in this budget, first towards the idea of making it more beneficial to work than not to work, that is, to make work pay. It is important that the universal social charge has been adjusted to try to create that difference between not working and working in order that people will feel they can...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I compliment Deputy Harkin on bringing forward this very timely Bill. I am very disappointed at the Minister of State's reply. To defer this for nine months is not the way to do this business. During the week - I think it was last Monday - we were at the launch of the Greenify home improvement loan product by some credit unions. The Minister of State was there and spoke. It was very...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank the professor and all her team. There are very interesting conversations going on. I want to concentrate on a few principles. Professor Moloney talked about social welfare and taxation. The main challenge I see in our country is ensuring that work pays. It needs to be the case that people are better off when working so they can pay for whatever is required, be it childcare or...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I welcome that there is serious recognition for the small business and the fact that it may not have the resources or capacity to deal with a very sophisticated tax system, year-on-year, whereas bigger companies have in-house experts in that particular area. We sometimes bring in systems that do not always suit everybody and we need to be able to tailor them. Even at the moment, I see...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at least 40 trained driving instructors working in driving test centres are at risk of being let go as their contracts may not be renewed as they do not have permanent employment and this will put pressure on the entire testing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52944/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 254. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the rate of VAT for music and live entertainment performers from 23% to 9% to realign with the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52080/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the fund available in 2022 for the farm plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53193/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the means threshold for disabled persons when the income of their spouse is taken into account when assessing disability allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52084/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether it is fair to include the income of a spouse when assessing applications for disability allowance in view of the additional costs that disabled persons encounter in their daily lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52086/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Medical Research and Training (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding to students that want to undertake graduate entry medicine programmes available in several Irish universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52958/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 704. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the current situation whereby persons studying four year degree courses online are not able to access SUSI grants as the courses are deemed part time; if he plans to change this regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53147/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a person returning to work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53207/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 1023. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to exclude international surrogacy from the upcoming assisted human reproduction Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52948/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 1024. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the introduction of the proposed assisted human reproduction Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52949/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 951. To ask the Minister for Health further to his acknowledgement of the findings of recent UCC research which indicated that babies may have survived abortions performed under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, if such incidences occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52637/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 1022. To ask the Minister for Health the makes of Covid-19 vaccines now available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52947/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 1244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place in relation to the BEAM scheme in circumstances in which farmers test positive for TB and have their herd restricted and therefore cannot sell cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53002/21]