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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Environmental Schemes (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: 70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans he is putting in place to reduce the waiting time for householders under the better energy, warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42047/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Environmental Schemes (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: What plans are being put in place to reduce the waiting time for the warmer homes scheme to be enacted in houses? At present, the first letter applicants get is an acknowledgement confirming their reference number and stating that it will take up to 24 months before works will be carried out. I want to know what we are doing to sort out that timeline.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he will consider to reduce the costs to householders who wish to undertake retrofit measures in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42048/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: 143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that every applicant under the warmer homes scheme will have measures carried out, regardless of whether these premises are deemed suitable for the deep retrofit scheme or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42049/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider putting in place another national used tyre collection scheme to clean up the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42050/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied with the rate of progress being made in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42051/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he agrees with proposals to develop windfarms close to residential settings where there is a negative impact on visual amenity, landscape and a risk of white noise and flicker affecting householders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42052/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: 210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is considering changing disability allowance to a three-tier system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42033/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mortality Rates (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: 287. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned at the increase in the death rate in this country since 2021; if he will undertake a review of the increased number to determine the cause of deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42034/23]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I want to first say that Deputy Denis Naughten is with me today. Both of us represent the regional group of independent deputies. I thank the committee for the invitation to present today on the Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017. This Bill was first introduced by former Senator and former Minister for Health, James Reilly. It passed all Stages in the Seanad but fell on the dissolution of...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: My point has been covered by Deputy Naughten.

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: For clarification, there are two Deputies still to speak and they have 1 minute 13 seconds.

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: Deputy McGuinness, speedily.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: This is simple. The Bill was originally introduced by the former Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly. It fell. We reintroduced it because we felt that, if we were to follow the European Charter of Rights for Persons with Autism, we needed to enshrine the rights of people with autism in law. The challenge for this committee is to amend the Bill as drafted. We have tabled some amendments...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: When we were asked to reintroduce this Bill, the request came from the Irish Society for Autism and AsIAm. Amendments were done in conjunction with both of those stakeholders. We were being led by the representatives of the people in trying to improve the terminology in the Bill. We made amendments so that at least people could see this is not something of which we are possessive. This is...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I do not know that it was changed since.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: Deputy Murnane O'Connor referred to the motivation for this Bill, which she might have missed earlier.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: The Bill has been in train since 2017, and it is an indictment on all of us that it is still here in 2023. However, it fell. The purpose of the Bill is to enshrine in law the rights of people with autism. It is not a perfect Bill as it has been presented. We have put in amendments and we welcome other amendments so that, when we are finished with it, we can say we have done a decent job...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank everybody for coming in and contributing. As I sat listening, I was learning, which is the important thing. To go back to the very start, the motivation for the Bill, which was first brought to the Dáil in 2017, was to put in place rights for people with autism. The Bill is not perfect by any means. When we reintroduced the Bill, we set out a table of amendments, which we...