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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has suspended the applications process for primary medical certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29821/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Schemes (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance the recourse available for lenders that have disputes with financial institutions in circumstances in which loans have been sold off on a number of occasions and there is a dispute as to who owns the loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29844/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waterways Issues (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a single authority to manage the River Shannon will be appointed to address issues including water level and maintenance of channels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29952/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of members of boards of management members for both primary and secondary schools in view of the escalation of restrictions to level 3; if boards can meet during the current level 3 restrictions; the supports her Department will give to these boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29826/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in regard to the issue of school secretaries pay inequality; the date on which an acceptable proposal will be put forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29852/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that are being made to assist the 20,000 leaving certificate CAO applicants who sat their exams in previous years and are now at a disadvantage as a result of the 2020 points inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29857/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 433. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support amputees with the financial cost of prosthetics in view of the fact that they are not included on the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: The last few questions have been about Covid but I wish to discuss the situation of school secretaries, who did enormous work over the past six months to ensure the reopening of our national and secondary schools, which is one of the best achievements during Covid so far. Over 1,000 school secretaries are not being treated equally in their pay and conditions of employment. Will the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: There are a number of issues here. The Tánaiste talked about engagement and it is important that engagement takes place. It has been a year since the then Minister for Education and Skills agreed to enter into engagement with school secretaries. The offer made by the Department was for a pay rise, but what the school secretaries want is equality in their pay, terms and conditions....

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Export Credit Insurance (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 57. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to introduce an export credit insurance scheme for exporters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29379/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the existing research and development tax incentive scheme to make it more streamlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29384/20]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: I am delighted the Minister could afford the time to come here to engage with us. The plans we have in place now are plans for 2021. We do not seem to have a medium-term plan. We do not appear to have done any calibration of the different scenarios over the next four to five years. That is a concern which I hope the Minister will address. It might be crystal ball gazing but we need to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: The Minister spoke about capital expenditure and he said that it has increased to €1 billion, that he is looking at the baseline and that he will be looking at other capital expenditure to stimulate the economy. One of the problems we have with capital expenditure is that the timeline to deliver projects is far too long. If one decided tomorrow morning to build a housing scheme, it...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: My next question is in regard to the Minister's expectation of expenditure to support local authorities. Local authorities have seen a decimation in their income stream this year. As we are in uncertain times, we can predict that rates revenue will be very low. In terms of housing, we need to ensure that our local authorities are resourced to deliver on the social and affordable housing...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: The Minister says the two key focuses for him are health and housing. We are pumping a lot of money into the health service. The concern I have relates to the outcomes. There may be dead weight there and there may be easier or more efficient ways of doing business. The health service needs a huge amount of support at the moment, but with all of this additional money going in, what...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: I am delighted the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, has been appointed to this area of responsibility. She is colleague of mine in the Galway East constituency. She has taken on a role in which, from her own experiences she knows well, there are many challenges. I also look forward to working with the chair of the disabilities committee, Deputy Moynihan. I look forward to working with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to expand the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme to include the refurbishment costs in addition to the capital costs of the house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26864/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an example will be published of the way in which the algorithm used in calculating leaving certificate grades works; the measures taken to preserve accuracy and fairness in the results; the way in which the algorithm was validated; the parameters used to ensure that the marks generated by the system reflected student performance; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason so many students were downgraded from H1 to H2 in the recent leaving certificate examination, especially when those students were identified as among the school’s highest achievers in that subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28680/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (1 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures being put in place to expedite public works contract tendering (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27746/20]