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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 611. To ask the Minister for Health if staff working in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service are included in the Covid bonus payment as front-line workers; if so, when he expects that they will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21414/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (9 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 622. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of first appointments made for an abortion in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21599/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (9 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 623. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of first appointments made for an abortion in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (9 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 624. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of first appointments made for an abortion in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21601/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: Is the Deputy okay with that response?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: The Deputy will get another opportunity.

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I too welcome the opportunity to speak on the very important Bill. We have had a lot of discussion about all of the atrocities happening in Ukraine and our attitude towards them. There has been a lot of suffering there. For some reason, we seem to not want to talk about what is happening on the other side of the world and what is happening between Israel and Palestine. We have to talk...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Educational Disadvantage (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: Has the Minister's Department conducted any study of the rate of drop-out from secondary school education? If so, can she provide the statistics on the number of students that have left school early in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Educational Disadvantage (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister. It is good to see that the retention rate is improving and reaching that level. I would cite what the Minister herself said about DEIS schools and the fact that the retention rate there is not as good. I welcome that she is looking at that. 7 o’clock It is important to make sure that as many people as possible have the highest possible level of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Educational Disadvantage (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister. It is important to acknowledge that education is a fundamental pathway to employment. Maybe other schools have applied for DEIS status. Maybe that could be looked at. Some schools have many Ukrainian or foreign students who have come into the country in the past year. The dynamic has changed and there are challenges. It is important that every child who comes into...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I want to raise the issue of the retained firefighters' negotiations for better pay and conditions. I understand that when they met the Local Government Management Agency, LGMA, very little progress was made because no discussions could take place on the substantive issue, which is about pay and conditions, because neither the Government nor the Department of Public Expenditure, National...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Chair, and everybody who came in and made their contributions. I will not go back on any old ground. I want to run a few things by the witnesses, first of all in the area of housing supports. First, I want to say that the local authorities, including Galway County Council in particular, which I deal with all the time, are absolutely fantastic in what they do regarding the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: In the interests of clarity, is there a grant for somebody who is going to build a house next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I would like to get details on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: It comes up constantly, especially with young children. Every time they go to get some other improvement to their lives they have to prove themselves again. It comes up fairly regularly where they have to produce all of these reports every time they are doing something, and they need to have them up to date. They have to go back to the consultants and look for the reports. It is something...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I will say finally that the issue we are talking about is disabilities and disability matters. It is important that all of us in the room continue to fight for the fact that, while we have systems and we have to be for everybody, people with disabilities should be positively discriminated towards in terms of the access and supports they need. I thank the witnesses.

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak. It is important that, as Irish people, we take stock. We have an incredible challenge in front of us in this country. We have seen many thousands of people come from Ukraine, we have asylum seekers and, of course, our own people who cannot find housing. We have the perfect storm. I will address the issue of asylum seekers and Ukrainians first. I...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak and compliment those who brought forward this motion. As a member of the Committee on Disability Matters, I have been listening for two and a half years to a litany of complaints from service users with the lived experience of disabilities. They bare their souls in public before the committee. It is not pretty. The courage and determination they show is...

Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. First, it is important we recognise that the outdoor dining space and all that goes with that has been a positive step and gives more of a socially attractive position to many of our towns. We brought in this because of a particular circumstance and to help the hospitality sector. It is important we get it right for the future so...