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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (11 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 641. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied). [34273/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (11 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 642. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support a matter (details supplied). [34274/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (11 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 643. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied). [34275/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expedite the application process for persons seeking a visa to enter this country for work purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34682/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the number of gardaí in the force presently; the number of gardaí who will be retiring in the next 12 months; the number of gardaí who will be recruited in the same time; the number of gardaí who have retired early in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: This is a very interesting discussion because we often find ourselves in a position where we do not have money. Now we are in a position where we have a great deal of money. The skill required now is to determine how we manage and balance that with what we need and with future needs. That is why it is important the committee had a discussion with Professor Stephen Kinsella some weeks ago....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (13 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 682. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 615 of 4 July 2023, the reason for the disparity in his reply where he stated there had been approximately 8,844 second consultation claims made in 2022 under the PCRS for termination of pregnancy, whilst in Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 10 May 2023, the HSE stated there had been 8,876 claims under the PCRS for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (13 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: 683. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all informal and formal meetings or engagements held with groups or individuals by him or his Department on the subject of abortion exclusion zones from 2022 to date in 2023, in tabular form. [34992/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: The national development plan is based on a ten-year period. It is projected to spend a set amount money and get a set amount of projects done. There is great excitement when ones sees a project one has been looking at is in the national development plan. Regarding the money to implement the plans, the national development plan is a list with budgets added but how much money is spent each...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: Dr. Casey spoke about a rollercoaster, but I think it should be like a train going along. I worked in the construction industry at that time and I could see the frenzy of everybody wanting to do everything, with money no problem. The banks could throw it at you for whatever you wanted to do, people invested in projects and it all ended in tears because it was built on a weak foundation. As...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: That is music to my ears because it is exactly what I think we should be doing. We should bring the projects along through their planning and compliance stages and have them shovel ready. Even now, we should identify projects that would be easy to complete and are shovel ready.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: Investment in education and research is paramount to helping us get through perceived dips as they happen.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: What would the media do then?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: I was listening to some of the presentations. I am double-jobbing as I am attending another committee meeting next door as well. I have two particular questions having listened to some of the presentations. When it comes to getting to a stage where protocols will be implemented, are we making progress? Is there a plan that will give us timelines or is this something that we have to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: So we do not have timelines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: Looking to the legislation and the Acts that have to be tidied up and so on, where are they at? At what stage on the journey are we at to get them to where we can say they are in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: Dr. Hartney mentioned four things: mental health, liberties, equality and education. Who is driving all of this? Rather, it is not so much who is driving it but who is in charge. Who is taking this project and bringing it to a stage where all of these things are happening but where somebody is checking in to see if progress is being made and when we might see a finalisation of this as a plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: There is no hindrance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: Having to go to the UN to be examined is not a prerequisite to doing the optional protocol. It is a decision by the Government to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: But if that decision is to be left like that, it means that it could be 2027 before it gets to the UN and it might be after that when we have it.