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

Seán Canney: Absolutely. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the Regional Group. I compliment the Department of Education and both Ministers, Deputy Foley and Deputy Madigan, who are present to listen to what is being said. It has been an unprecedented challenge for everybody in education. Mistakes have been made, but I have yet to see any particular aspect of Covid where mistakes...

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I want to follow up on what Deputy Naughten has said. The shared equity loan scheme is one of a suite of measures needed to provide houses at affordable prices. There will be risk attached to it and we will need to manage that risk as we go along. The scheme needs to be brought forward in a way that it can calibrated as we go along to make sure we do not cause inflation. I have heard...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the position of young learner drivers concerning driver licences and public services cards, in which learner drivers cannot review their driver test booking or access the portal without a MyGovID account, such accounts cannot be verified without a public services card and no bookings are being taken...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 726. To ask the Minister for Health when the residents of a facility (details supplied) and day centre users will be vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11031/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 750. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise those who are very high risk and extremely vulnerable for vaccination by adding transplant recipients, immunosuppressed persons and very high risk persons to group 1 of the Covid-19 vaccination priority list as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11118/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 971. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of a pre-registration examination system, PRES, 3 examination for foreign doctors means that many doctors working under temporary registration are not being considered for vacancies that arise given they do not have the permanent registration required; and his plans to ensure that the exams can go...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: I raise the issue of the Local Government Fund and how it is distributed to the local authorities. In particular, I raise the issue of Galway County Council, which is so poorly funded it is on life support at present. It is overwhelmed with work and does not have the resources to carry it out. As a result, services will be affected. Geographically, it is the second largest county in...

Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important topic. Again, we have put the survivors at the centre of attention nationally for the wrong reasons and poured more pain onto them. In terms of the amount of correspondence I have had on this issue in the past two weeks, it is the single biggest issue that has come to my office in a long time. It is important that we stop and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Staff (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport out of the 248 new posts announced to expand walking and cycling facilities, the number that will be allocated to Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9476/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 104. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric vehicle charging points available nationwide; the number that are high-speed charging points; the number located in County Galway; the number of high-speed charging points in County Galway; if a map of the locations of same in County Galway is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9731/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the banks are now imposing charges on solicitor client accounts which is adding further costs to borrowers who are trying to purchase homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9755/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis of the decision by the Revenue Commissioners to recover all tax outstanding on foot of the pandemic unemployment payment support in one year and not four years as previously advised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9477/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the method by which the Revenue Commissioners are treating persons who received the pandemic unemployment payment given that some taxpayers are facing large additional tax bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9756/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that teacher training students who attend a college (details supplied) and are required to undertake an immersive Gaeltacht course but cannot do so due to Covid are being requested to pay a fee of €600 per fortnight for the online course and they cannot avail of any supports; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reopen schools across the country in order that parents can plan for work and ease the pressure on families working at home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9395/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 597. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to protect the records of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes prior to the dissolution of the Commission on 28 February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9393/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 782. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline by which diagnostic services such as x-ray and ultrasound will be available in Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9478/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 851. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the number of guests from six to 25 for weddings as pertained during previous lockdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9759/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Alignment of Special Education Policy with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for attending. Parents are raising a number of issues with me, one of which is contingency planning. We had the initial lockdown last year and when the children went back there was the summer programme. Parents are of the view that there was no contingency planning at that time for further lockdowns. We saw this coming to the fore in January...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Land Development Agency Bill. I have concerns about it, none more than my belief that the agency will become a provider of houses in the cities and suburban areas but it will not do much for constituencies like Galway East. I also have reservations about taking power from councillors, which is anti-democratic, so we must consider its impact. ...