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Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Before I call on the Independent Group, I ask Deputies, please, to allow everybody to have their say, with no more interjections. This is a very serious matter and everybody has to show respect for one another. Thank you.

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time tomorrow evening.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the outcome of the EAL appeal submitted by a school (details supplied) will be available; if she is aware that this school needs clarity on matter urgently, as the EAL allocation was reduced by 50%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49347/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the working limit for eligibility for home carers from 18.5 hours to 21.5 hours to allow for an increase in the number of carer's available to care for vulnerable people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49380/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 495. To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct an investigation into the rising costs of mobility aids, including wheelchairs, mobility aids, silicone socks and prosthetic limbs as the cost of prosthetic limbs for both upper and lower limb amputees has increased 50% since Brexit and silicone socks used by amputees now cost over €1,000, which equates to five weeks income for...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I too have serious reservations about the idea of bringing in legislation to more or less curtail people from expressing a view that they may have. It is important that we set ourselves back from this and look at what the Garda Commissioner has said. He said he has the legislation to protect people. Why are we bringing in more legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 105. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing people on partial pensions the benefit of a full budget increase, as opposed to a pro-rata increase in pension income, as many people dependant on a partial contributory pension are failing to take advantage of the full benefit of budget increases, despite having to meet the full cost of rising...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: The Deputies can have a go-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: The Deputy has one minute.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Does Deputy Murphy want to contribute?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Does the Taoiseach want to respond?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: That concludes that business.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Has the Deputy anything to say?

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I support the fact that a Bill has been introduced again this year so that we can end up creating a situation where people who are older or sick are protected through the equalisation of premiums. That is important. I want to speak to the matter at hand, namely why we have to have private health insurance in this country. Some people want to have private health insurance but if we had a...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very emotive subject. We have seen, over the last month, the murder of innocent children, men, women and families in Palestine. We have also seen the same thing happening in Israel. I condemn both Israel and Hamas for the actions they have taken in using children, men, women and families as a shield for some objective or some righteousness that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I want to raise the important issue of flooding and flood relief schemes. We have witnessed in recent months the damage and devastation that heavy rain can cause to people, property and the environment. When I was Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, we initiated a number of flood relief schemes, including in Cork city, Galway city, Ballinasloe, south Galway Gort lowlands, the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: The Taoiseach hit the nail on the head when he said he has visited some of these places. Lots of visits have taken place. I even remember President Michael D. Higgins came to visit Gort in 2019 and 2020. That is all fine but everybody goes away and people are left with the flooding. As the Taoiseach said, the design team was appointed in 2017 for the south Galway Gort lowlands flood...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will fund the purchase of land to install an off-road set-down area at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51100/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a young farmer who started farming in 2023, who has a herd number and who applied for BISS in 2023 and who has leased land for five years in January 2023 can enter the new tranche of ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50731/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct her Department to put a plan in place to deliver the necessary temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) to ensure that the school can take in the cohort of over 150 students on a waiting list for next September from the catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51739/23]