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Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of deaths of infants born alive following a termination of pregnancy as defined in section 2 of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 that have been notified under section 42A (1) of the Civil Registration Act 2004 as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3287/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 616. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of comfort care that were recorded in respect to live births arising from the operation of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3288/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 630. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid bonus for healthcare workers in a nursing home or hospice setting will be extended to healthcare workers in oncology units and others who worked throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3393/22]

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to engage with the Minister of State on this very important subject for rural Ireland. I was in the Department in the previous Government when the contract was signed and I supported it wholeheartedly because it is going to be a game changer for Ireland in the context of regional development. I still stand over the fact that if we had not signed the contract then,...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: It is a source of concern that the infrastructure is not to the required standard. I understand that as part of this contract, nearly €1 billion will be given to Eir for the use of its infrastructure. The contract is for €2.1 billion, plus a contingency that brings it closer to €3 billion and of that, more than €900 million is going to Eir for the use of its...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: The Minister of State mentioned other providers and low-lying fruit. I can vouch for that. In my town of Tuam a company came in and put in fibre-optic broadband. It did housing estates and so on but the centre of the town has not been done because the company encountered a few problems and decided it would not do it. I am six months trying to even get them to communicate with me. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include catering staff who worked on hospital Covid-19 wards and who had to gown-up, in the scheme to pay frontline workers a bonus of €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4154/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 366. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to introduce free general practitioner visit cards for children under seven years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4155/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank Dr. Healy, Dr. McDonnell, Ms Murphy and Ms Rogers for their presentations. I spoke in the Dáil earlier about the cost of the living, low incomes and the situation whereby there are huge inflationary pressures. Of course, this will impact on people who are on social welfare. I made the point in the House that we should be index-linking basic payments. On the other side of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: Perhaps Dr. McDonnell wants to come in.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: I wish to make a final comment on that. The tapering of the supports for people who will be coming off social welfare and going into the workforce is the way forward. That could be something that could be tapered over two to three years to give people a change to adjust and to get to a level of income where they are better off than if they were on social welfare. I also think there is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: It would be remiss of us not to talk about one cohort that I have a particular interest in. As a member of the Committee on Disability Matters with Deputy Hourigan, it is important to say that while we are improving social welfare supports for people, our citizens who have disabilities have been left in the lurch and treated poorly and unfairly. One of the things that has come out of an...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: Yes, it does. I thank Ms Murphy for that. We are all singing off the same hymn sheet here. It is a matter now of turning this into a reality. There is a need for action and we have a job of work to do there.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: I would like to raise with the Taoiseach a very important issue in regard to the Government's plan to make a once-off tax free €1,000 bonus payment to front-line healthcare workers and the concerns that not all of our front-line workers will be included in this bonus payment. Take, for example, a letter I received from Ability West in Galway which provides services right across the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank the Taoiseach for the comprehensive reply. I welcome the fact this payment is being made. I reiterate that section 38 service providers, like Ability West, should have their front-line workers included. The Minister, Deputy Donnelly, said that this payment will be for everyone who was on site, involved, and had to be around patients. The Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, said that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress with the proposed amalgamation of a school (details supplied) and the development of another school in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5197/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: What progress has been made on the plans to develop the new single campus for a newly amalgamated national school in Tuam, County Galway? What progress has been made on the Educate Together national school, which is seeking a permanent home? It is in its seventh year in existence in the town and is doing very well.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister for that very positive news for Tuam. It is great news that the Educate Together school will receive a new facility on the same campus as Trinity National School and both schools will be delivered as one project. It is important for the town of Tuam. It is also important for the town's development that we have this single campus because then we can look after some of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: I also acknowledge the Archdiocese of Tuam for its work in facilitating this project to take place. It is important also to acknowledge the work of the Minister's predecessor, Deputy McHugh, who set the train in motion in getting what the Minister herself rightly described as a fantastic new education facility for Tuam. It is very important as well that we move to the design stage as...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: 314. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the next round of funding applications for the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund; the closing date for the next round of applications; and if third parties can make amendments to applications. [4799/22]