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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Number Applications (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changing the criteria to become eligible to allow nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law to use a herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13980/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 2017. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has introduced a farm buildings relocation scheme for farmers whose buildings were flooded during flood events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15287/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I will be looking for some responses, if I can get them. I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for being here. Good work has been done by everybody in Ireland over the past year to make sure that we try to master the virus and take back charge of our lives. Vaccination has been the one great hope and will sort out our problems. I hope we will get back to some sort of normality...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (10 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 315. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a decision will be made on an application by Galway County Council for funding for flood relief works at Brook Lodge, Ballyglunin, County Galway under the minor works flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (10 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 320. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the OPW has put in place to carry out channel cleaning on the Killimor arterial drainage scheme, County Galway in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12786/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 346. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional supports to be made available to local newspapers in view of the continuing lockdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12867/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Agriculture Schemes (10 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the farm plan for designated areas will be available to all farmers in the 2021 Shannon Callows season; the amount available for this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12592/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by substitute school teachers who are unable to progress on the pay point scale due to school closures; her plans to address this situation in order that teachers are not disadvantaged by school closures due to the lockdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12513/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many substitute teachers will lose out on panel rights due to the ongoing school closures; her plans to address this situation in order that teachers awaiting panel rights are not disadvantaged by school closures due to lockdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12514/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 823. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that general practitioner practices around the country did not have their vaccine orders processed by the HSE and were left without a vaccination; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this processing failure is causing great distress for older persons and their families and is undermining...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank Dr. McQuinn for his presentation. A number of issues arise from it on which I have a few questions. We talked about the withdrawal of pandemic unemployment benefit and the pressures there will be on employers with the withdrawal of the wage support scheme and how that will work out. What are the witnesses' thoughts on having an employment incentive scheme to help both employers and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: Some of the evidence I have shows that employers who are trying to plan for post-pandemic growth are concerned they will find it hard to get people to work because they may not be available. How do they take people in, train them and retain them? That is part of the process. If we invest in training people, how do we retain them in their jobs. That will be a challenge. Another area...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I am speaking about inflation generally in terms of the additional cost of carrying out capital projects, the additional cost of building houses and the additional cost of purchasing a house, but also the cost of living in general, which will probably rise. That is my opinion. I would welcome Dr. McQuinn's opinion on it.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I would like to mention two other issues. The landscape of employment is changing in terms of remote working. How do we prepare for that and in what do we need to invest to ensure we have blended working and the proper mix? The other issue that comes to mind in the context of the opening statement is the need for interest rates to remain constant for the next ten years. I accept the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I agree with that assessment and I thank Dr. McQuinn for his forthrightness in his answers. Remote working is something we talk about. I do not like the word "remote" because one can work from any place in Ireland and not be remote if one has the technology. The challenge is to digitalise the regions such that everybody will have connectivity and the opportunity to work any place they...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I will make comments having listened to the debate. One relates to capital expenditure and the fact that the north and western regions have been designated as areas in decline by the European Commission. There is an opportunity because of this new designation. We have to positively discriminate in terms of investment. Does the ESRI support that for a region? The ESRI officials talked...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I will finish on Irish Water, which is a national utility. Going back five years, before the utility was put into place or established, the places I have mentioned were on a list of wastewater treatment plants to be built by the local authorities. Once Irish Water came into being, however, what happened was that the focus of the company changed to carrying out projects in areas where those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Nothing About Us Without Us - Achieving Equal Rights and Equity for Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: As a male participant in this committee along with the Chair, I am privileged to be in a position to listen to the witnesses this morning. The way that each one of the witnesses presented to us is truly what this committee is about. We have to listen but we also have to take on board what people say. I have probably 100 questions. Therefore, I will not ask any questions but I will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 230. To ask the Minister for Health if statistical information in relation to CHO 2 will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12386/21]

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I wish to share time with Deputy Tóibín.