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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: ICBF has all those responsibilities. What will it say to farmers whose bull was valued at X amount? Now what they will get from the buyer is X minus Y.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: With all due respect, the farmers I speak to are not on any exchange or investing in or buying and selling bulls commercially. We are talking about real farmers. I understand ICBF's independence but when it takes an action, there are consequences. ICBF knows the consequences for farmers. What will it do or recommend to the Department to help those farmers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: If ICBF asked the question, knew the consequences for some farmers and got an answer, was it satisfied with the answer and did it then support it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: I am not worried about communication.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: Communication is not the problem; it is financial. Mr. Coughlan mentioned commercial farmers. The farmers I represent own family farms. They are commercial in the sense they are trying to make a living out of it and they will be ruined. That is the commercial reality of it. I do not know what the witnesses mean by a commercial farmer. A commercial farm to me is a family farm trying to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to continue the long-standing and well-established pay-pension parity link which retired gardaí share with serving colleagues in An Garda Síochána (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55752/23]

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I begin by informing the House that I am a landlord and have an interest in this subject. The problem facing us at the moment is the supply of houses. The local authorities have been commissioned to deliver social housing and we now see them being commissioned to deliver affordable houses and other types of homes. That will help people....

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. One might ask what interest is a directly elected mayor for Limerick to me and what consequences it has for Galway and Galway East. I requested time to speak on this because while it sounds great to have a directly elected mayor, the functions of that mayor and the additional functions he or she will have compared to a Cathaoirleach of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 598. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports are available to co-operative marts which have to upgrade infrastructure to meet health and safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54462/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 601. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he would reconsider the treatment of established woodland under the ACRES scheme, as currently farmers who have extensive parts of their land under established woodland are not getting sufficient benefit for this environmental benefit from the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54589/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider establishing a scheme to maintain woodland due to the environmental benefits which will accrue, while recognising that this is a long-term project with no financial return for an individual landowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54590/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 610. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if late applications will be accepted to the unharvested crop scheme in exceptional force majeure circumstances as a number of farmers who have suffered significant losses lost out on applying for the scheme due to the short duration during which applications were open and this has taken a significant toll on their physical, mental...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 730. To ask the Minister for Health if the dispute between his Department and dentists has been resolved in order to allow persons with medical cards to access free dental care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54486/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when arrears in school secretaries pay will be paid to people who are now retired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54259/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the approval process for additional school accommodation and toilets which is awaiting financial review to allow the works to proceed at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54305/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (7 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 293. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the necessary resources can be made available to survivors of mother and baby homes to trace their records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54253/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how Tuam, County Galway was identified to participate in the STAR programme was developed by NTRIS 2017 – 2021; how this programme is funded; when this programme is due to finish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53942/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the HSCL programme is due to start; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53943/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be any new schools added to the current DEIS scheme in summer 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53944/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what provisions are in place for growing schools who are currently part of the DEIS scheme to access all the supports available to other schools in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53945/23]