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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: I reiterate that while the Minister says all of these measures are in place for farmers, many farmers around this country are losing out because they are not competent in the process of submitting applications. They are not given the human support that is required by the Department. It is very much a case of you are right or you are not. If you are not right or you do not tick the box...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this legislation, which provides for a transfer of functions. I welcome the Bill and support it. However, like other speakers, I am worried about what happens when it is passed. The most important issue with regard to disabilities is funding. Responsibilities going from one Department to another is fine but the funding needs to follow the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: Mr. Johnson is very welcome. It is great to listen to his take given his experience in the UK. I will go back to his point that people in their 50s or 60s who are out of work are getting a relatively poor jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit, as we call it here. Then when people come to pension age they come into a different category. I might have missed what Mr. Johnson said. Is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: To get a bit of comparability on this, do all single people or people who retire at 66 in the UK now get a state pension? Are they contributory or non-contributory? How does that work?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: What is the level of the pension that-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: Per person. For a person in the UK who is unemployed and 60 years of age, what is the rate of jobseeker's benefit or-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: Yes, but it gives me an idea. The other part of it is that we are in discussions here about the pension age and increasing the pension age. There are several scenarios in front of us. The current pension age is 66 and we are discussing whether we should increase that going forward or whether we should increase the PRSI levy to pay for the pension deficit that may be there in future....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: Very good. That is very interesting. As regards the overall issue of indexation, the discussion here includes all social welfare benefits, including jobseeker's allowance, disability allowances and the whole area of social protection, which is probably where most of the certainty needs to be in place for people who cannot work for a particular reason. We need to consider how they will be...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: I again thank Mr. Johnson for joining us.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports he plans to put in place to support farmers in relation to the high cost of inputs including fertiliser due to the extraordinary increase in the price of inputs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5967/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: 157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a new licensing regime for single forestry applications to include planting, thinning and felling of forests to give certainty to farmers and persons involved in the forestry business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5971/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the sheep welfare scheme to allow farmers who were forced out of the scheme for a year due to significant ill health or other exceptional circumstances to re-enter the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5970/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD: Discussion (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: My apologies, I was present for the start of the meeting and the presentations but unfortunately - or fortunately - I had to speak in the Dáil. I thank the witnesses for their contributions. As a former lecturer in GMIT, I have experience of some people with disabilities being educated and getting their degrees. The good news is that those people are now in gainful employment. They...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: I raised the issue of school secretaries and caretakers in October 2021 with the Tánaiste. At that time, we got a very positive response. Negotiations have been ongoing, but there is an issue in respect of allowing school secretaries access to the public service superannuation scheme. This has not yet been brought to the Cabinet. My understanding is that it can be done by way of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: 212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applications for the warmer homes scheme are taking over two years to assess; if he will provide an update on the measures he has put in place to expedite this process to ensure an early delivery of much needed insulation works to homes; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to put in place the M50 toll; the cost to construct the infrastructure for same; the revenue that was ring-fenced to recoup the costs; the number of years over which it was recouped; the way that revenue continues to be collected; his plans to relocate the toll from its current location to beyond the Blanchardstown...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: 501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if social welfare payments can now only be collected at post offices; the rationale behind the decision; the measures put in place to ensure that disabled persons can access their payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7890/22]

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that: — Ireland is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which places an onus on signatories to "provide access to transportation on an equal basis to enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life"; — people with...

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister of State and the Minister for their contributions. The Regional Group's contribution is that we need a scheme that will work, that will offer support to those who have mobility issues and allow them some independence so they are no longer grounded, as stated by Peter Tyndall. Back in 2011, Emily O'Reilly stated that the scheme, and the requirement to hold a primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the summer work scheme application submitted by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8595/22]