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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 123. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific support she plans to put in place to help operators of an event (details supplied) whose business has crashed due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27825/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Carer's Allowance (1 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 286. To ask the Minister for Health the reason carer's allowance is taken into account as income in assessing the means for medical card applicants over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27823/20]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister for coming over when the technology was not at its best. During the conversation over the past hour and a half, several issues have come to mind. First, we cannot pre-plan what we will be doing beyond the middle of next year, which creates a difficulty and means we cannot prepare a forecast. We do know what has happened since last March and on what money was spent,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: How will local authorities be financed from now on? Today, my own county council met to discuss the prospect of closing down two of its public swimming pools as it cannot afford to keep them going. The income of the local authority sector has been decimated. It will take a huge commitment to bring them and their rates base back when things start to improve. The plan to support local...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: What is the status of the review of the local property tax?

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I will be sharing my time with Deputies Lowry, Shanahan and Verona Murphy. I welcome this Bill. It is very necessary and I commend the speed with which the Minister of State has brought it forward in her short time in office. The forestry industry as we know it is in dire straits. I come from the constituency of Galway East, a rural area with a lot of forestry. We also have sawmills...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (30 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 233. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the fact that 75% of the available speech and language therapists in HSE community healthcare west are redeployed to either testing or contact tracing, including speech and language therapists from both primary care and social care, and the detrimental effect it is having in the delivery of services; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Primary Medical Certificates (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the primary medical certificates; his plans to expand the criteria for eligibility for persons to receive this assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27129/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Primary Medical Certificates (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I raise with the Minister the issue of primary medical certificates. Does he have any plans to extend or broaden the criteria under which people can apply for such certificates? They are a very useful support for those who need them but I find many people visiting my constituency office who have children who need special vehicles but who do not qualify because they are not physically in a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Primary Medical Certificates (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I hope the Minister will answer in more detail. If the last review of the scheme or addition to it was in 1994, it may be timely to review it again. I know of a young child who has been blind since birth. He needs special care and a vehicle but cannot qualify for this particular primary certificate. When looked at compassionately, much like every other rule or regulation we bring in,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Primary Medical Certificates (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister. I am delighted that he is going to review the scheme or take advice based on the ruling made in the courts. This is an opportunity. We do not want to open up the scheme as a free-for-all but it is very important that the right people get support. I have no doubt that, in his capacity as Minister for Finance, the Deputy will look at this issue in a reasonable light....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reform inheritance tax rules for agriculture by which the relief can be extended to favourite successor relief to reflect the changing demographics and family structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26862/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will remove agriculture from the commercial definition rate of 7.5% in relation to stamp duty and revise in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1% up to €1 million and 2% thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26861/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the primary medical certificates; his plans to expand the criteria for eligibility for persons to receive this assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26860/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the temporary help-to-buy scheme; his further plans to expand the scheme to include second-hand properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26863/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 379. 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. [27130/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a further extension of time for planning permissions will be considered for housing developments due to the impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27083/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the time will be extended for community employment scheme workers to remain on their placement due to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. [27079/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 664. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available to mature and access students to purchase laptops in order to avail of online and blended learning during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27343/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: A Cheann Comhairle, it is Seán Canney.