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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (28 Jun 2022)

Seán Canney: 606. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind her Department’s decision not to allow teachers on a career break to substitute teach for the full school year; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many teachers who decided to move their location across the country while on a career break had planned on being able to teach as they got established in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (28 Jun 2022)

Seán Canney: 639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if support will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33723/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jun 2022)

Seán Canney: 645. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of an invalidity pension and applied for disability allowance but was turned down because of being better off on an invalidity pension yet, as a result, cannot access a household benefits package or a fuel allowance; the way that the Minister intends to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 Jun 2022)

Seán Canney: 671. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will meet with the Federation of Early Childhood Providers to address their issues around the viability of the business model as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34471/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (28 Jun 2022)

Seán Canney: 772. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation regarding housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33717/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2022)

Seán Canney: I wish to raise the orthopaedic waiting lists in the Galway region. Last Monday, a young man came to my office. He is 27 years old and is married with two children. He has been working, his wife is working and they have a mortgage. Unfortunately, he had an accident and he is waiting for treatment. He tried to continue to work but he had to give up the work five weeks ago. He was getting...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2022)

Seán Canney: There are plans to improve waiting lists and money is going into the system as if nothing else is happening. I have a concern about all this money going in on the basis that, at the end of the day, it is not getting to the end user or patient. There is significant problem with staff morale. Nurses are leaving the public health service because they are completely disillusioned with what is...

Cost of Disability: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important matter. I compliment my colleague on the Joint Committee on Disability Matters, Deputy Cairns, on tabling this motion. It follows on from a motion the Regional Group tabled a number of months ago. It is important we keep this matter on the agenda. Since this debate began, we have heard the Minister of State say that the Indecon...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on bus companies charging travel pass holders who do not have access to the Internet an additional fee of €3 to manually book a bus ticket; if his attention has been drawn to the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35499/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether Parkinson's disease should be included on the list of conditions that make a person eligible for the primary medical certificate, given that the disease is degenerative and is a lifelong condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35962/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that people are experiencing difficulties with the Residential Tenancies Board paying their renewal registrations online; if he will investigate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35498/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a teacher who is on exchange for a period of eight years has to revert to the original school when a permanent post is to be filled in that school (details supplied); if she will review the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35501/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 390. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who lives with a sibling can get fuel allowance or if their sibling’s income is taken into account even though they are not a single household; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35500/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 391. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who was on disability allowance for many years and who took up a position on a community employment scheme can now make an application for the partial capacity benefit after having worked for four weeks on the scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35503/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Local Authorities (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 443. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if (details supplied) a local voluntary group has received any funding from Galway County Council under the 2021 Disability Participation and Awareness Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35497/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 675. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (detail supplied); if he will make provision for funding for the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35502/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 694. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of the nursing home support scheme financial assessment will be conducted; the timeframe that has to elapse before the review can take place; if the value of a second house is capped for three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35559/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 797. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of refusal rates for primary medical certificates by county; his views on the discrepancy in the approval rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35961/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 799. To ask the Minister for Health if nurses working in private nursing homes are covered by the pandemic bonus payment in recognition of their crucial role in terms of dealing with the pandemic; if he has plans to increase the numbers of those eligible for the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35969/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Jul 2022)

Seán Canney: 800. To ask the Minister for Health when the action plan for the disability capacity review will be published; if he will confirm that it will be included in the budgetary plan for 2023 to ensure that another year does not pass with families and individuals left without any indication of when or the way that the urgent needs that they are experiencing will be met; and if he will make a...