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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 132. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase the rural social scheme top-up of €5 announced in Budget 2023 to €20 to keep pace with current inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53774/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress of a new school (details supplied) for Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58874/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 442. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who has been living alone in Ireland for 19 years and who is in receipt of €215 per week in workman’s compensation from the United States of America can receive the living alone allowance and fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59350/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 782. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements in the national reserve for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59106/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: I raise the issue of the health services in County Galway and the Saolta University Health Care Group, which covers six counties and serves a population of over 800,000 people. We had a meeting in Galway last Thursday night. It was organised by Cancer Care West and supported by the National Breast Cancer Research Institute. It highlighted the issues that are going on. We have four...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: Absolutely.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: It is the national estates-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: It is a sticking plaster.

Transport in Galway and Other Areas: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: I compliment Deputy Connolly and the Independent Group for bringing forward this important motion. Last week we sent a letter about the western rail corridor to the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minister for Transport to urge the Government to reactivate the reopening of phases 2 and 3 of the line from Athenry north through Tuam and on to Claremorris. For the Minister of State who is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome all the participants here, especially Ms Conway, who comes from Headford in my own constituency in Galway. I thank her for coming up here today. I declare my own vested interest. I own property and have my property is rented. I put that on the record. Coming from a farming background, I believe there is a populist thing about land, wealth and tax, as well as how important it...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the witnesses. Listening to the commentary both from the witnesses and the members, the first thing I want to say is in reply to Deputy Michael Healy-Rae. Galway is coming up close to Kerry now from a tourism point of view. We are clipping at Kerry's ankles at the moment and we will catch them next year in the all-Ireland final and that will do us. On a more serious note, we...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of the country’s electricity that he envisages solar panels could provide; when this can be achieved; if he will consider fully grant aiding the provision of solar panels to increase the country’s security of electricity supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57540/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that persons who are on invalidity pension are not included as eligible to benefit from the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57895/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Programmes (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of a safe routes to school programme 2021 for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57961/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the recent provisions in the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 as passed by Dáil Éireann on 24 July 2022, will be enacted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57868/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 430. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that CE supervisors currently receive a pay rate of €11.01 per hour, which is lower than that received by CE scheme participants (details supplied); if she will provide more funding for the pay of CE supervisors to their employing groups; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 431. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that RSS and Tús scheme supervisors currently receive a pay rate of €11.01 per hour, which is lower than that received by scheme participants (details supplied); if she will provide more funding for the pay of RSS and Tús supervisors to their employing groups; and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 460. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) is not in receipt of the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57878/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the creation of a new further education and training college in Galway to consolidate the provision by the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board of education in the city and to enable the board to deliver on the national Further Education and Training Strategy and on his Department’s policy mission to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made in relation to resolving the current impasse with dentists providing services to the HSE, as many patients across the country are unable to access services due to the current dispute, which is causing great hardship to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57956/22]