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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (2 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 194. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include supplementary allowance payments to persons who are amputees who work and have medical cards granted on a discretionary basis to assist in the purchase of prosthetic limbs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11897/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the all-Ireland rail review to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank Deputy O'Rourke for facilitating me. Could I have an update on the progress on the ongoing all-island rail review? What issues will be prioritised? Given the political situation in the North, is progress being hampered? Is it affecting the timelines for the review? When is the review likely to conclude and when are we likely to see a report on it?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister. Let me develop the point he made about high-speed connectivity between cities. I am concerned about the west and the absence of a connection between Galway and Mayo, in addition to the break in the line between Claremorris and Athenry, which means we do not have connectivity between the likes of Westport, Ballina, Galway, Limerick and Cork. The Minister mentioned...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I agree we have to consider it in light of the national rail network framework. It is important that we do so with a view to providing transport modes that are different if we are to take cars off the road and create a better environment. I am not saying the west or north west is in decline but that the EU is telling us it is and that it is subject to underinvestment. It is a fact from the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will alter the criteria for the active travel scheme to include villages and settlement centres that do not have speed limits which would benefit enormously from the scheme to safely link schools and amenities by means of footpaths and cycleways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12071/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to an issue between the ESB and electrical contractors in which the ESB is preventing electrical contractors from connecting electric vehicle chargers directly to the meter board in circumstances in which a connection to the meter cabinet is not possible even though the works are being carried out in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received an application from Galway County Council for funding for the inner relief road for Tuam, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12072/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress is being made with the proposal to provide a bus lane from Claregalway to Galway city along the N83; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12073/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will provide funding to support the local improvement scheme which is presently funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12070/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the necessary electric vehicle charging infrastructure is being rolled out across the country to meet the increasing demand for owners of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5192/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I take the opportunity to wish every female in this country and across the world the best of luck on International Women’s Day. I think, in particular, of the staff I have in my own office who do a great job when I am not there and I wish them well. On Ukraine and all that has been talked about here today, I wish to make a suggestion in the context of what we will be doing next...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank the Taoiseach for his very positive response. It is important we enhance our reputation as peacekeepers and use this opportunity in the 30 separate locations across the world mentioned by the Taoiseach. Having been at St. Patrick's Day celebrations in China and in eastern Europe, I fully understand the value of making sure we promote Ireland. However, on this particular occasion it...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: In light of the announcement last Sunday by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine asking farmers to grow grain to try to make up for some of the shortfall and risk arising out of the Ukrainian crisis, how will the Government provide the fertiliser, grain and machinery that are required? Many farmers, including in my constituency, have not done tillage in a hell of a long time, since...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I am asking the Taoiseach how this is going to be done.

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank Deputy Tully for bringing forward this important motion. As members of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters, she and I have heard at first hand the experiences of witnesses who have come in over the past two years, including parents of children who gave harrowing accounts of what they have to endure when they discover their child has a disability or special needs. As a Deputy...

Flexible and Remote Work: Motion [Private Members] (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this matter as it is very close to my heart and close to the hearts of many people in my constituency. I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward the Private Members' motion so that we can discuss it today. I acknowledge and commend a group called Grow Remote, a community-led enterprise that was working in this field long before Covid came into being....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the steering group will be issuing its next interim report on the review of school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12679/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reduce the minimum distance for primary school children to be eligible for school transport to ensure as many students as possible are catered for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12680/22]