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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett as I must go into the Dáil to speak. First, I wish to compliment both Ministers on the forthright way in which they are dealing with the problems we have. We are not that far away from the budget and there seems to be a hell of a lot of stuff that still has to be resolved and measured out to see where we are going to land on the day of the budget. Budget...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: I agree.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider changing the rules surrounding the repayment of income tax to ensure that persons who have overpaid tax for years can receive their tax back for more than the statutory limitation period of four years and ensure that a level playing field exists for members of the public given that the Revenue Commissioners can pursue underpaid tax...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the primary school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44393/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that she intends to put in place to alleviate the problems in the school transport system in rural areas across the country following her Department’s announcement of free transport for eligible students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44649/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that a person (details supplied) was refused an incremental credit for their time teaching in Australia. [44750/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44417/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 460. To ask the Minister for Health when all health workers, including agency workers who are entitled to the €1,000 recognition payment for their work during the Covid pandemic will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 475. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children in County Galway who have eyesight issues and who are entitled to an annual eye examination at Tuam primary care centre are being refused on the basis of lack of capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44424/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 546. To ask the Minister for Health when full day-care services will be recommenced in a nursing unit (details supplied); the interim measures that he intends to put in place until a permanent solution is found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44648/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 550. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for urgent 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. [44663/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 551. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a primary care centre for Claregalway, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44664/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 663. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide additional funding to the public participation networks to allow them to provide additional funds to community groups struggling to pay energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44651/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (15 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: 82. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will conduct a review of the way increasing inflation, fuel and energy costs are affecting community groups throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45112/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (15 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: We might as well talk about Galway now after Tipperary. I raise the issue of the increase in costs that community groups are suffering under at the moment. With the increasing fuel and insurance costs coming home to roost for every community group, they are going to find it very hard to continue providing their services in community areas unless there is recognition by the Department that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (15 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister of State and acknowledge that a lot of support has been going into community groups over the years. It is important this continues. With the unprecedented level of increase that is happening in trying to keep community groups and facilities open and running between heating, lighting, insurance and the cost of buying materials to maintain these facilities, it is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (15 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister of State for the encouraging words. I will state again the importance of what the Department of Rural and Community Development has been doing for community groups throughout the country. It has been the backbone of the revival of a lot of parishes where they had facilities but did not have the wherewithal to get them running and back into use. We now see a lot of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: The school bus service is in disarray at present due to a decision that was well-intentioned but has had unintended consequences. It has left many parents without the transport for their children to go to school that they had in previous years. Yesterday evening I received a call from the principal of a school with an ASD unit where transport for pupils has been approved but is not now...

Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: I want to thank everyone who contributed to this debate. I also want to thank all my colleagues in the Regional Group for the work that went into this. In addition, want to acknowledge the work that Deputy Naughten, who is not here today, put into it, as well as Ms Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh in our office. Some people get passionate about things we believe in. I believe that we put much...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to discuss Irish Water. I accept the fact that it needs to be put into a single entity and that it be separated out in order that it can have full responsibility for what it does and that we, as elected Members, have an opportunity to question its performance, its spending and the value for money it gets out of that. There will be an obligation on Irish Water to...