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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I will raise a very important issue. Last Monday night, along with other public representatives, I met with some GPs in Ballinasloe to discuss grave concerns about the out-of-hours GP service for a large part of south-east Galway, including Eyrecourt, Lawrencetown, Kiltormer, Kilconnell, parts of Ballinasloe, Portumna and Loughrea. The service serves approximately 15,000 patients and is...

Community and Voluntary Sector Workers: Motion [Private Members] (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I listened to the opening remarks of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and one thing missing was that at this stage people working in the community services do not need more platitudes. They need to be treated with respect and parity. We know what they do. We know what section 39 workers do in Ability West and the Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA, in the constituency I share with the...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank Deputy Tully for tabling this motion. It is important to state that the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters has worked hard on many issues over the last two and a half years. Hopefully, we will bring forward some supports for people with disabilities, in conjunction with the Government, which is what it is all about. When I meet parents in my constituency who have...

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. Its importance has been brought to the attention of all of us in our constituencies, with people telling us they find it harder to live because of the cost of energy, fuel and all the other things necessary for living. It is important that people are supported but I am not sure about supporting them by giving them energy credits....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new gaelscoil for Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49729/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the new Gaelscoil for Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49893/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 489. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will remove the income threshold for deserted wife benefit which is in place for the years 3 August 1992 to 2 January 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49578/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 490. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will index link the income threshold for the deserted wife payment to match the rise in inflation year on year given that no increase has been allowed since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49579/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) for a disability allowance will be expedited due to extenuating circumstances in the case. [49760/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 567. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will change the three-year residence rule for children born outside the European Union whose parents have returned to Ireland to allow the children to become eligible for Irish fees as opposed to international fees for third level education; if he will ensure that students who meet the three-year criteria can change from being treated as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 664. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to increase medical card thresholds in line with the recently announced increase in social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49726/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 665. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to remove carer’s payments from the income calculations for over 70s medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49727/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 674. To ask the Minister for Health when the review process in relation to the role of radiation therapists will be concluded; if his attention has been drawn to there being no review of the service and working conditions for radiation therapists for 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49819/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 777. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a system by which digital copies of equine passports can be sent electronically to his Department to have them uploaded to the central database as opposed to forcing persons to travel and incur significant cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49487/22]

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I am delighted to be able to speak on the Bill, and to bring to the attention of the Minister of State some of the issues that are affecting us nationally. First I will deal with the telephone system and the billing situation at the moment. Eir has issued letters to all of its fixed line customers to say that, in future, they will have to pay €7.50 for the privilege of getting their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility and Assistive Technology: Discussion (6 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I listened to the contributions and thank the witnesses for their clear and concise replies. Following the comment made about universal design, we are at a fairly early stage in assistive technology systems and appliances we can put in place. Now is the time to get standards and universal design right in order that we put in place technologies that can be used internationally or globally,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will issue the Ministerial Directive and guidelines to local authorities to allow them to process the new tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49382/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends to issue the Ministerial Directive and guidelines to local authorities to allow them to process the new Croí Cónaithe vacant properties grant scheme for rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49383/22]

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I am delighted to see Deputy Calleary here in his brief as Minister of State. I wish him well and I am delighted he is present to deal with such an important Bill for the country. I look forward to working with him on it and wish him the best of luck in his role. When I was in the private sector, I engaged a lot with insurance and the construction industry. I saw claims come in and go...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: The school bus service has been decimated and thrown around the place in recent months. It is a thundering disgrace. Transport services for people with disabilities in the context of schools have been cast into disarray. Parents have been all over the place trying to get their children, including those with special needs, to school, and this is an ongoing problem. Further announcements...