Results 2,961-2,980 of 4,673 for speaker:Seán Canney

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Cost of Living Issues (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 700. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has plans to introduce targeted measures to improve the circumstances of one-parent families in 2023, given that there were no targeted measures for these families in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55139/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 703. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will amend social protection legislation to allow persons in receipt of farm assist payments to receive the household benefits package, given that low-income farm families are among those struggling with increasing energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55166/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 721. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that bonus payments are not being paid to persons in receipt of illness benefit; her views on whether this is permitted and if it is punishing ill persons who were formerly working; if she plans to introduce a mechanism whereby persons on illness benefit who have low means can apply for the bonus payments; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Poverty (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 740. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to develop a new National Child Poverty Plan with a dedicated unit to ensure an integrated and cross-governmental approach to address high levels of poverty in households headed by one parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55142/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 811. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that the reduction in the student contribution of €1,000 is not extended to students who have changed college course and are deemed to be repeating first year even though it is a different course; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty that this is causing for a great number of families where a student has changed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 977. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [54445/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 978. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims for reimbursement which were made under the primary care reimbursement scheme for termination of pregnancy in each of the years 2019 and 2020. [54446/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 993. To ask the Minister for Health the additional supports that will be put in place to help private nursing homes by way of an increase in the fee payable under the fair deal scheme to achieve pay equalisation with HSE nursing homes to ensure the sustainability of the private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 1152. To ask the Minister for Health the input that midwives, clinicians and women’s health advocates had in framing the HSE recommendation to limit home births to women who live within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this recommendation restricts options for women and families in rural areas around one of the most important life...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 1154. To ask the Minister for Health when agency nurses will receive their Covid payment, given that eight months have now passed since the payment was announced and three months have passed since HSE nurses were paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55127/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 1192. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cases where dental patients with medical cards are being taken off dentists’ medical card patient lists due to the patient not attending the dentist within the past three years and when they attended the dentist in 2019 but were unable to do so in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid restrictions; if this is permissible...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 1194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient and inpatients waiting for pain management in the Saolta University Health Care Group region; the length of time that these persons have been waiting; his plans to address waiting times for pain management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55304/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 334. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider extending the deadline for the ACRES past the current deadline of 21 November 2022 for a further four weeks to allow farmers and agri-planners to arrange the necessary on-farm inspections in advance of applications being made, given many farmers will be locked out of the scheme otherwise; and if he will make a...

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak. I thank Sinn Féin for tabling the motion. Last week, during questions on policy and promised legislation, I raised this issue with the Taoiseach and the Minister, Deputy Darragh O’Brien, responded. I acknowledge that significant investment is being made in the fire service in terms of infrastructure, new fire stations, fire tenders and all...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank the witnesses. I have come across a situation where people who save money and are frugal with incomes are penalised when they want to help out their family by transferring money to their children, for instance, if their son or daughter is going to build or buy a house and they want to give them a gift or inheritance. Those people have paid tax on that money all their lives and have...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank Ms Perret very much for that response. One other aspect I want to add relates to the transfer of family farms or of small businesses. These are valued, etc., and capital gains tax is levied on the recipient. There is reduced tax in this regard. Where a farm and the stock relating to it are being handed down from one person to another and where everything has been valued, there is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 166. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will support a matter (details supplied). [57194/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: School Attendance (17 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 236. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support a matter (details supplied). [57196/22]

Transport in Galway and Other Areas: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: I compliment Deputy Connolly and the Independent Group for bringing forward this important motion. Last week we sent a letter about the western rail corridor to the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minister for Transport to urge the Government to reactivate the reopening of phases 2 and 3 of the line from Athenry north through Tuam and on to Claremorris. For the Minister of State who is...