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Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: The Minister to conclude.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - to discuss the possibility of refusing licence applications for the 2023-24 hare coursing season. Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss the continued and long running boil water notice in east Cork and the need...

A5 Route Upgrade: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for facilitating flexible modes of study for full-time students who are wheelchair users and students who are hearing or visually impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32422/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 615. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the discrepancy between the 8,876 combined termination procedure and aftercare claims under the primary care reimbursement scheme in 2022, whilst just 8,156 notifications of termination were officially received in 2022. [32372/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 616. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the number of meetings, in tabular form, held with the Attorney General on the issue of safe access zones legislation since January 2022 to date in 2023. [32373/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 618. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in relation to nurses who contracted Covid during the course of their duties, who are now suffering from long-Covid and who need an extension of special leave with pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32380/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 626. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he intends to take to remove the pay difference between Section 38 and 39 health care workers which is causing major problems for the retention of staff and has resulted in the closing of respite services (details supplied) in Galway and Tuam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32423/23]

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important issue. I welcome the staff from the Tuam office who are here today to do some training, and also Rory from County Derry who has joined us as well. I must first compliment Deputies Fitzmaurice and Harkin and the group for bringing forward this motion. It is timely that we discuss this in an open and forthright way. There is a lot...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 4. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will review and publish the income thresholds and the level of grants payable under the housing aid for older people, housing adaptation grants and mobility grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33199/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: Could we get a sense of when we might see the review that is ongoing in regard to housing aid for older people - the housing adaptation grants and the mobility grants for people who deserve them? It is a great scheme. While I am aware the review is ongoing, I would like to know when it will be published because I have come across a lot of people who are struggling with the costs.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the fact that the review has been concluded and that it is with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. I hope that the costs will get sorted out. The one issue I did not hear the Minister of State talk about is housing aid for older people. Is that part of the review? The level of the grant needs to increase because of construction...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: It is all very positive. I know it takes time to get the money in place. I am sure they will not be found wanting, but I encourage the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, and the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, to make sure that we try to get this done as speedily as possible. I have come across a leaking roof on a house where a woman in her 80s lives. The cost to repair it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 7. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has a plan and budget to manage and maintain the social housing stock over time to ensure that the housing stock is kept in good condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33200/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: We talk a lot about all the houses we are building in this country. We talk about all the social housing we are building. I see it in Galway East, in Tuam and other places where housing estates are being built. It is good. We are beginning to see the fruits of the labour. A concern I have is how we manage this housing stock so as to keep this costly asset in a condition to last for the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: With all of that investment, the Minister is proving the point I am making. I do not believe the local authorities are equipped to take this on. The other aspect is tenants’ behaviour and how the tenants are being managed. In Galway, I think we have four housing liaison officers in the entire county. We are increasing our stock of houses. I have seen first hand where houses built...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: Absolutely. That last piece is effectively about prevention. Rather than trying to cure a problem, we prevent it. I agree there is much investment going in. That is where my concern would be. Look at some of the housing bodies. Clúid, for instance, did developments maybe 20 years ago, including one in Tuam, St. Jarlath’s Court. There is a manager full time on site. How can...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to publish the review of the guidelines in relation to the construction of rural houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33201/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: Will the Minister of State update the House on the guidelines on rural housing, which are being reviewed? Perhaps we can discuss the review and find out exactly what is happening.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister of State. I live in a rural constituency and I see how difficult it is for young people to get planning permission in the areas where they want to build homes. People are being refused planning permission. They cannot build on their own farms because they are not the person farming the land. If we are to have sustainable communities in rural Ireland, we need to make...