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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Seán Canney: First, I want to associate myself with the remarks made on the atrocity that happened in Texas. I wish to raise an issue in relation to farmers. Last Monday at 7 p.m., I met with over 300 farmers at an event organised by the Galway Irish Farmers' Association, IFA, in my own parish in Corofin. It was organised by Mr. Stephen Canavan, chairman of the Galway IFA. The mood of farmers at...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister for that reply and I acknowledge the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is working under great pressure to get the supports in place. Farmers have the problem that the announcements have been made over recent months but the call for the funding and the application process is still not in place and this is the biggest concern they have. In looking forward to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Websites (24 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a document on her website which states that subjects such as laundry, needlework and cookery are for girls; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this undermines the role of females in society; if she plans to change these rules; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (24 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 601. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report into the operation of HSE MyOptions produced by a group (details supplied) which details severe inadequacies in the provision of information or counselling by staff on issues aside from accessing abortion; the way that he plans to address these concerns and ensure that MyOptions offers a full range of options to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 621. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that medical scientists working for the HSE receive parity of pay and career progression with clinical biochemists; his plans to solve the current impasse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25955/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care (24 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care can be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 627. To ask the Minister for Health when the nine neurology nurses specialists needed in University Hospital Galway will be recruited; if his attention has been drawn to patients that are unnecessarily waiting longer for diagnosis and treatment as a result of this shortfall in the western regional centre for neurology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26016/22]

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to address the Minister of State in regard to apprenticeships. As a former lecturer at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, now the Atlantic Technological University, I have seen in my work in the private sector how apprenticeship courses, and apprenticeships as a facet of construction alone, are a vital component. Unfortunately, in the boom times, the...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Seán Canney: Most of the workload coming in to most Deputies' offices in recent weeks has comprised queries about passports. I thank the staff of both the Passport Service and the Department of Foreign Affairs for trying to deal with the applications. The aspects that are amiss are at a management level. There needs to be a better communication structure to deal with applications, as virtually every...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 416. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants for the Beef Data and Genomics Programme have experienced difficulty (details supplied) in relation to same; his views on whether cases in which all other conditions of the scheme have been met should be treated in a common sense manner and be accepted and processed by his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Policy Issues for Carers: Family Carers Ireland (18 May 2022)

Seán Canney: I apologise that I had to leave earlier to go to the Chamber. I am not a member of this committee. What we have been discussing this morning is very much in line with what we have been discussing at the Joint Committee on Disability Matters, of which I am a member. We see the same problems happening. One of the issues that comes to mind is the individualisation of supports for people,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Seán Canney: I have been listening to what has been said and I have heard a number of words such as "exploring", "reviewing" and "piloting". Mr. Flanagan spoke about the fragmented approach to the delivery of employment services for people with disabilities. As a public representative, if I was approached by people with disabilities about finding work, which I have been, I would not know where to steer...

Adaption Grants for Older People and People with a Disability: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jun 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 ensure the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and the opportunity to choose their place of residence and where and with...

Adaption Grants for Older People and People with a Disability: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Canney: I want to return to a few things mentioned by the Minister of State. We accept that increases have been given for grants but it is important to say that the increases do not reflect the increases in the costs. Second, the grant for housing adaptation is a maximum of €30,000. I have cases in my constituency where people have acquired injuries, whether they had an accident, a brain...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Canney: I want to raise the issue of the rural social schemes, RSSs, and the Tús programmes that are running. Last Monday night in Athenry we had over 400 people present at a meeting, comprising of community groups, sporting organisations and RSS and Tús participants and supervisors. At the meeting the main issues of concern were that the RSS participant numbers are declining and will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (31 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who cares for and lives with their incapacitated sibling can avail of the home carer tax credit; if this credit is confined to a person’s spouse, civil partner or cohabitant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27582/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the increased demand for a sports hall for a school (details supplied) and if she will meet a delegation from the school to discuss this urgently required facility for the school. [27316/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (31 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 662. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made with the construction of a new emergency department at University Hospital Galway; when the additional bed capacity will be made available; the additional staff that will be recruited to cope with the increased workload; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (31 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 684. To ask the Minister for Health when an agreement will be in place to allow for increased subventions to nursing homes given the increased costs they face post-Covid and with the rising cost of heating fuel and other input costs; when this payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27508/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (31 May 2022)

Seán Canney: 807. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding that this Government will receive from the EU crisis reserve fund; the level of funding the Irish Government will top it up with; and the additional supports that this funding will provide for farmers in this deepening escalation of input prices. [27412/22]