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

Seán Canney: So then it is back to saying someone has to make a decision right now and let us get this optional protocol in place right now rather than just meandering along the road for the next decade.

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

Seán Canney: I am concerned that we have many things going on but nothing happening. When somebody tells me there was a delay during Covid, that is fine. Covid is gone now. Then there was a delay because of the transfer from the Department of Health to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. There is every kind of reason things are not happening. I think there is a...

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

Seán Canney: I thank the Chair and thank Dr. McDonnell for his presentation. I listened to it with interest. Going back to what Deputy Durkan was talking about, the person earning €50,000 and not making any progress, financially or for their time, I come across cases where college fees become a problem. Children are going to college and it becomes a huge burden. It involves thousands of euro....

Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the motion from Sinn Féin and am glad to get an opportunity to speak on it. The banking system in this country has gone back to the way it was before this country bailed out the banks. They are making massive profits on the backs of ordinary people, that is, brave people who decided to buy or build a house, people who work and provide tax in this country, and people who have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: 206. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when approval will be given to allow communication workers to access pension increases as approved by the Labour Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40011/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: 604. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will remove the means test from full time carers, many of whom are providing 24/7 care for a loved one but who cannot access carer's allowance due to the means of a spouse or partner; if she recognises the savings that these people are providing for the State and the valuable social role that they are performing,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: I wish to raise an issue relating to the school bus transport system that has evolved since schools went back into class. A number of bus routes, including routes in Corofin, Belclare and elsewhere in my constituency, started off with a school transport service in September but, a week later, the buses just disappeared. There are now at least five routes on my books that have no bus to...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak. The Minister's opening remarks give confidence that we will get things done to make sure that what has been happening will be sorted out and we will get to a stage where people will get confidence back in the services again. This has been a major setback for public confidence in the services in Temple Street hospital. As has been alluded to by many...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: The Deputy has passed his 45 seconds.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: The Deputy can wrap up now.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: Before we go any further, I wish to make clear that this is a questions and answers session. There will be direct questions and direct answers, over and back, rather than statements. I ask the Minister, therefore, to give a summary-----

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: Briefly.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: The Minister can answer that afterwards because we have to move on. I thank the Deputy for his co-operation.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister. Next up is the Rural Independent Group.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: Next is the Independent Group. Deputies Connolly and Harkin have three minutes and 45 seconds each.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: I must now ask the Minister or the Minister of State to make concluding remarks.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: That concludes statements and questions and answers on Children's Health Ireland Children's Health Ireland - patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services. I thank Members for their co-operation in getting this business done.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: With that fund, does the Minister envisage that, for instance, for capital spending in the national development plan we will have a situation where we have funding to deal with the dips so that we can have a continuous flow of projects being delivered to try to attract more of our construction workers back into this country, where they will have a better guarantee that they will have a more...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: So, in effect, it is an opportunity to correct some of the mistakes that would have been made in past, and that kind of thing. Very good.