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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: Yes.

Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I may share time with Deputy Shanahan, who is not yet in the Chamber.

Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I am glad the Minister of State is in the House to hear my few humble words on the climate action plan. The first point I want to make is that all plans can be torn asunder by the people reading them. They can nitpick and say this or that is wrong and will not work. The proof of the pudding for any plan is in its implementation. We need this plan and I agree we need to implement it....

Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank Sinn Féin for putting forward the motion. I supported and put my name to the motion on the basis that the idea of dividing people has come across very badly with survivors. In the past week, I have spoken to a number of survivors about the redress scheme. They are disappointed because they all came into this together, told their stories together and bared their souls in public...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (23 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 438. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of talks with community employment supervisors in relation to their pension entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57642/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 555. To ask the Minister for Health when audiology services will be made available at Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56901/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (23 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 649. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 2 November 2021, if in each case in which a baby survived the abortion procedure medical assistance or palliative care was given to the baby; if the baby was entitled to or issued with a death certificate and if an inquest was held into their death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57401/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (25 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 2. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider ending the reduced rate of jobseeker’s benefit in favour of full rate pay for those who qualify for the benefit given that the reduced rate is below the minimum social welfare rate and is penalising persons who were in low-income jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57011/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (25 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: Will the Minister consider ending the reduced rate of jobseeker's benefit in favour of a full rate of pay for those who qualify for the benefit given that the reduced rate is below the minimum social welfare rate and it is also penalising people who are in low-income jobs? This is something I have come across within my constituency. People are suffering because, having worked in low-pay...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (25 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister for her response. I welcome her mention of a pay-related scheme. Given that people who lose their jobs might have their earnings fall to €203, it is important that there be a graduated reduction to ease the transition into unemployment status. However, it is also important to keep in mind that the maximum rate of benefit is €203. This is the most that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (25 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I welcome the Minister's positive response. I believe the Minister said that she would have the pay-related scheme in place by March for people who had been put out of work for one reason or another. This would be important. People who exit employment status come to a cliff edge and their incomes fall abruptly. I would accept a scheme wherein the benefit rate they received was graduated...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (25 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the Afghan admission programme; the number of applications that have been received; the timeline for dealing with such applications; if her attention has been drawn to the urgency of many of the cases; if applications are being streamlined according to urgency; and if she will make a statement...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (25 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I seek an update on the Afghan admission programme, the number of applications that have been received, the timeline for dealing with such applications and whether the Minister's attention has been drawn to the fact that many of these cases are urgent. It is important that we remember what happened in Afghanistan and that we do everything we can to facilitate people who want to come to this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (25 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I commend the Minister and her Department on setting up the scheme. It is not only humanitarian but also reflects our own history and the fact that when we were in trouble we found it hard to go to other countries. It is important we take that on board. I understand that the scheme is unique and has to be done properly in order that, when it is put in place, it actually works and does not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (25 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister for her response. I welcome the fact that she hopes to have the scheme in place before the Dáil recess. It is also important we understand there are Afghan people living in this country - especially, as the Minister said, women and children - who have family members in the homeland and who are seriously concerned and stressed out about what will happen to them. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank all our guests for being here and for their presentations. Ms Casserly mentioned that a number of years ago, all of a sudden, as a young woman she was faced with Parkinson's, wondering how she was going to cope with that and tell her family about it and that she also had to give up work, etc. It has been life-changing. I do not wish to be despondent, but what I am hearing is that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide assurances to parents of children with special needs that special needs classes will remain open and that these parents will not face the devastating impact of school and class closures in coming weeks and months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57647/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ICU nurses trained in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57646/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of reviews or appeals sent to his Department that are successful; if the percentage of these reviews or appeals which are being decided in the client’s favour has decreased in recent years; his views on whether clients seeking a review decision are having their cases reviewed in a fair and compassionate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals received by his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2020 not including appeals to the agriculture appeals office; the percentage of those which were successful in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57721/21]