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

Seán Canney: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will extend the rules of eligibility to allow primary school children eligible for school transport to attend their second nearest school. [12681/22]

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

Seán Canney: 403. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include the equine sector in future TAMS on farm investment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13651/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank Professor McQuinn for his presentation. I will start where he left off with Deputy Ryan. If a comparison was done between Covid-19 over the past two years and what is now happening in Ukraine, which is the bigger worry for us? Looking at agriculture and food security, Professor McQuinn said we do not trade much with Russia. However, Russia produces much of the world's fertiliser...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: Professor McQuinn spoke about the fiscal rules. I may be wrong but I cannot see how the fiscal rules can be brought back into play or even contemplated until we see how this pans out. We are two weeks into this war and the repercussions are being felt right across the globe.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: The next big issue or crisis is housing. What has been a housing crisis will be compounded by the fact that we will probably have 80,000 or 100,000 - those figures have been bandied about - more people who will need housing as a matter of urgency over the next 12 months. How do we deal with that and the existing shortfall? In my book it could be a case of taking out some of the processes...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank the witnesses for those responses. I wish to ask about budgetary scenarios having regard to all that is happening as we face into the next budget. I know that is like being asked to look into a crystal ball. I refer to the pressures on existing contracts with suppliers and business people that have been entered into. For instance, a person who has a bus company contacted me today....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny: Economic and Social Research Institute (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: It is sounds very depressing but it is the reality to which we must adjust our thinking in light of what has happened during the past two weeks. I thank the witnesses for their insights.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: My apologies for being late. I was at another meeting and I have to rush off again because I am speaking on Leaders' Questions in the Dáil shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I have always been of the view that the subject matter we are discussing should not be divisive. We should all be doing this together. We are running a national greenway from Dublin to Galway and the route selection for Athlone to Galway is coming towards the end of its tether. The ambition for north Galway - Tuam, Athenry and so on - is to get a connection to the national greenway so it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: There are three minutes left if anybody wants to make a comment. I am sorry for being abrupt in my approach but I have to-----

Rising Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I am delighted be able to speak on this very important issue. As the Minister knows, I represent Galway East, which is predominantly rural. It has villages and towns and growth centres around Galway city but we have very little in terms of public transport or taxi services available to us. Those people who elected me to represent them here leave the east of the country and drive into...

Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: I compliment the Social Democrats on bringing forward this very important legislation. We still have such abhorrent, reckless and demeaning practices going on in our State in 2022 and do not have legislation to punish those engaging in them. I welcome the fact that the Government is not going to oppose this legislation but we need to make sure it is brought in as quickly as possible in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 104. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that can be taken against employers that did not give the 18 March bank holiday to staff; if his attention has been drawn to such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will expedite an application for a lease undertaking for an area (details supplied) which is currently with his Department given the present war time situation and the risk to energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14132/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of existing offshore licensing extensions currently under consideration by his Department; the length of time these applications have been in his Department in a tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14133/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that are being taken to ensure that motorists are not paying unnecessarily high prices for petrol and diesel, and to ensure that cuts in excise imposed by the Government are passed on to consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14987/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce tax credits for owner occupiers and social landlords who have paid or are paying levies to fund the remediation of defects against their tax liabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14131/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 272. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will waive capital gains tax on second-hand homes which could be brought to the market or willed to family members to help the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14990/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends to publish the report by the Independent Working Group on defective housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14130/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the fixed price contracts in place with private bus operators to service the school transport system to take account of the unprecedented increase in the cost of fuel prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14464/22]