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Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (4 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 493. To ask the Minister for Health the name of the research studies and reports that are being consulted by his Department as part of the review into the revisited model of care for the termination of pregnancy on whether to continue telemedicine abortion measures beyond the temporary pandemic restrictions. [22003/22]

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Seán Canney: This morning at the Joint Committee on Disability Matters we heard presentations from people who have disability in their mind. AsIAm, WALK and other agencies were in attendance to explain what is happening in Ukraine to children and people with disabilities and what the challenges are when they come out of Ukraine and into Ireland or across Europe. The presentation from WALK describes how...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Seán Canney: I too opposed the Government's proposals last week in the motions because we all want to ensure that measures put in place are just. I will give a few examples of things that should be in place and alternatives that are not available. We all know the charging point infrastructure for electric vehicles is not in the country. I have a constituent who sold the electric car he bought eight...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Situations of Risk and Humanitarian Emergencies: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank everybody for their contributions. Last night I read the presentations and listened to what has been said here and I was struck by the fact that the general population has a complete lack of awareness or understanding about the situation for people with special needs or disabilities in a war-torn country. Some of the descriptions stated in the presentations are eye-opening in terms...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important motion this evening. It is important to reflect on what is happening right now. We have people in every constituency, including in my own constituency of Galway East, who cannot find a house to rent and people who want to buy a house but cannot find one to buy. We also have a situation whereby the social housing waiting list is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (10 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants for the SEAI better energy schemes are expected to employ a BER assessor and also retain the services of an air tightness consultant which is adding to the cost of any works under the retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22994/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when special schools will be given the same supports as mainstream schools in terms of pupils who come to the school with English as a second language in terms of additional hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22858/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make secondary school qualified teachers available for students in special schools to undertake junior cycle subjects such as art, woodwork and home economics; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some special schools have this allowance and others do not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22859/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (10 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the legislation, Acts or any other constitutional document that indicate that the teaching of Irish in schools is mandatory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23172/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (10 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 596. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that it is legal to offer Irish citizens who were studying medicine or dentistry in Ukraine a place in an Irish university as they may not have the required CAO points for the year that they started their studies and they could be taking the place of another student who may have lost out on a place having received higher points; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 775. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for urgent, urgent 1 and non-urgent patients at the symptomatic breast cancer clinic at University Hospital Galway; the number of patients on each list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23139/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 May 2022)

Seán Canney: I raise the decision by the ESB to decommission the wind farm in Derrybrien in my constituency. This is a terrible decision in light of what the Central Statistics Office, CSO, has published this week. A total of 40,000 houses have been getting wind energy from this project. It has also served to boost broadband and mobile telephone services in the area. It has been in operation since...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 339. To ask the Minister for Health if he will continue and increase funding for services urgently needed to support people with long-Covid who are extremely ill with severe symptoms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23998/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Tús Initiative and the Rural Social Scheme: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Canney: Although I am not a member of the committee, I feel passionate about the rural social schemes and what they do in communities. I am delighted to welcome Ms Macdonald, Mr. Larkin and Mr. Broderick from Galway Rural Development, which is based in my own constituency, as well as the other representatives. The impact the rural social schemes have had, since they were first initiated by the then...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will adjust the SEAI grant scheme to allow the technical assessment and the BER assessment to be done by the same specialist to help reduce the cost of preparing the technical assessment for the retrofit programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24130/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (17 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if apartment dwellers whose building shares a single MPRN but who pay their electricity bills separately can avail of the full €200 energy rebate for domestic energy users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24232/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Websites (17 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that the rules for national schools from 1965 are still available on her website; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the rules make reference to labels which are now considered stigmatising and inappropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24693/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (17 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 482. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department are extending the time for participants whose term has expired by only 12 weeks, that this is contrary to the announcement on the reforms announced earlier in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24131/22]

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Seán Canney: First, I think we have to stand back from what has been said here. We have to stop blaming politicians and past decisions that were made. The biggest problem we have now is that we are giving money to developers. We should not be giving money to developers. Housing should not be developer-led; it should be development-led. If the €450 million in funding was made available in my...

Just Transition: Statements (18 May 2022)

Seán Canney: I wish to say a few words about this in the short time that I have. In my mind, just transition has been explained by Deputy Leddin and others as doing something in society that is correct and right to make sure that our communities grow and that there is enterprise in them. I agree with all of that. We should have more resilient communities but we need to transition to that and we cannot...