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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: I can see that Ability West has great services across the county in places like Mountbellew, Headford, Tuam or wherever you go. Ability West has a good name for delivering services. I am sure every other organisation has the same thing. If there is smoke coming out of the back of the engine, where are we going? Do we need to replace the engine? We need to do something with it. That is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: On that, how will Delta Centre get the resources behind it? When Ms Morrissey Forde says that, what does that mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: Is Delta Centre CLG not getting enough funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: On that point, I want to read out what was said. What was said was that it is important to remember that as these are private employers, and as such, the Government has no authority or ability to change the terms and conditions for these workers. At the same time, is Delta Centre CLG being told it cannot do certain things?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: So really the parity between the sections 38 and 39 is not on the agenda for the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: If a salary equal to it could be offered-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: What kind of percentage increase would be needed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: No. How much does the overall budget have to go up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: That is a 15% addition to the budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: What budget is currently given?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: A 15% addition is €1.5million. What is Ability West's budget?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: Ability West would need 50% more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: It must be disappointing each year when the budget is received.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: I thank the Chair and welcome the witnesses. Carla was here and Paul is here now. There has been a lot of talk I have listened to, and I was listening on the monitor before I came to the committee room, about resources, under-resourcing and this type of thing. The witnesses talked about the section 38 organisations and section 39 organisations. I have a reply from the Minister for Finance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: That is what I am trying to get at. We can cod ourselves all day but we need to get the fundamentals and the budget right.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2024)

Seán Canney: Earlier we had a debate about carers and carer's allowance and how carers need to be treated better. We have a situation whereby somebody applying for carer's allowance cannot work more than 18 hours a week. People are participating on schemes which require them to work 19.5 hours, for instance, the rural social scheme which is a social activation scheme, not a job activation scheme. It is...

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2024)

Seán Canney: I, too, welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important subject. When we talk about an increase in resources, I do not believe the increase in resources is actually keeping pace with the demand that is there. It is actually falling behind. I say that because of the number of people who have contacted my office and whom I have met during my clinics who have problems with their...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2024)

Seán Canney: I commend Cáit, our administrator, on putting together this Private Members’ motion and Deputy Naughten and others who have contributed a huge amount to putting this motion together. As the Regional Group of Independent TDs, we are seen to have a common and sensible approach to everything. This nature restoration law has caused huge anxiety. The way it was introduced and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2024)

Seán Canney: I want to raise the issue of affordable housing schemes. Galway County Council is finding it very difficult to put schemes in place in towns such as Tuam, which is the largest county town, Ballinasloe, Loughrea, Gort or Athenry. This is on the basis that the figures do not stack up. Affordability schemes will be in Claregalway, Oranmore and Galway city. The structure by which the scheme...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2024)

Seán Canney: I thank the Taoiseach and I acknowledge that Clarinbridge and Craughwell have been given an allocation to put in wastewater treatment plants and not before time. The reality is there is a list of 30 more similar centres in Galway. When the Minister, Deputy O'Brien first announced the funding call it was three years ago. It was only in December that an announcement was made as to where the...