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Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank Deputy Tully for tabling this motion. It is important to state that the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters has worked hard on many issues over the last two and a half years. Hopefully, we will bring forward some supports for people with disabilities, in conjunction with the Government, which is what it is all about. When I meet parents in my constituency who have...

Community and Voluntary Sector Workers: Motion [Private Members] (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I listened to the opening remarks of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and one thing missing was that at this stage people working in the community services do not need more platitudes. They need to be treated with respect and parity. We know what they do. We know what section 39 workers do in Ability West and the Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA, in the constituency I share with the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I will raise a very important issue. Last Monday night, along with other public representatives, I met with some GPs in Ballinasloe to discuss grave concerns about the out-of-hours GP service for a large part of south-east Galway, including Eyrecourt, Lawrencetown, Kiltormer, Kilconnell, parts of Ballinasloe, Portumna and Loughrea. The service serves approximately 15,000 patients and is...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. When I worked in the private sector, I had experience of trying to get permits for people coming into this country who were specialised at the time. That is going back a number of years ago. It was an arduous process to get the people we needed to work for us and who were specialised. Every year they had to reapply and we had to prove that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new gaelscoil for Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49729/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the new Gaelscoil for Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49893/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 489. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will remove the income threshold for deserted wife benefit which is in place for the years 3 August 1992 to 2 January 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49578/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 490. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will index link the income threshold for the deserted wife payment to match the rise in inflation year on year given that no increase has been allowed since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49579/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) for a disability allowance will be expedited due to extenuating circumstances in the case. [49760/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 567. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will change the three-year residence rule for children born outside the European Union whose parents have returned to Ireland to allow the children to become eligible for Irish fees as opposed to international fees for third level education; if he will ensure that students who meet the three-year criteria can change from being treated as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 664. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to increase medical card thresholds in line with the recently announced increase in social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49726/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 665. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to remove carer’s payments from the income calculations for over 70s medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49727/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 674. To ask the Minister for Health when the review process in relation to the role of radiation therapists will be concluded; if his attention has been drawn to there being no review of the service and working conditions for radiation therapists for 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49819/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (11 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 777. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a system by which digital copies of equine passports can be sent electronically to his Department to have them uploaded to the central database as opposed to forcing persons to travel and incur significant cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49487/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (13 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: For clarification, I have just come from the meeting of the Committee on Disability Matters, where we discussed mental health reform and advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities and mental health. One of the issues which came from that meeting and continues to come from many of the meetings we have in this committee is that people talk about doing something into the future, or that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (13 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: A good example is the need to ensure transport supports are there for people with disabilities and to deal with the mayhem around the primary medical certificate. Effectively, the appeals board dealing with the primary medical certificate resigned. The criteria by which the board members would judge somebody to be entitled to a primary medical certificate were deemed to be unfit for purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (13 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 18. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she intends to increase the number of participants on rural social schemes to meet the demand for the services delivered by the rural social schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44769/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (13 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 54. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has had any discussions with the Department of Rural and Community Development with a view to addressing the anomaly whereby some persons on rural social schemes cannot access the fuel allowance due to the fact that they were not in receipt of the allowance when they started on the scheme, especially in light of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (18 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of building control officers who are employed by each local authority; his views that the numbers are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51558/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: 605. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason part-time students are excluded from the reduction in student fees outlined in the recent Budget; if has attention has been drawn to the fact that many students are trying to progress their careers in difficult circumstances by pursuing part-time education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51809/22]