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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Canney: 639. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will put in place with immediate effect to resolve the delays being experienced in the supply chain for timber due to objections to felling licences being granted under the Forestry Act 2014; his views on the lack of resources available to the forestry appeals committee to deal with such objections in a timely...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Canney: 1043. To ask the Minister for Health the maximum hours of home help available (details supplied); if he will consider increasing the maximum number of hours to 20 in view of the issues with Covid-19 and nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18898/20]

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (2 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: First, I offer my congratulations to Deputy McConalogue, who is to be appointed as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine today. It has been said that this is the Taoiseach's third attempt to appoint a Minister to this portfolio. I wish the new Minister the best of luck in his position, which is vital to the economy. I also congratulate Deputy James Browne on his appointment as...

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (2 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: Following on from Deputy Naughten, the first point I will make is that the Bill is being introduced on the basis that the country needs it and everyone in this country is at risk. The measures are severe, but I accept the view that the Garda needs to have this power to enforce the law to protect us all. I have spoken to some of the gardaí about how they have been handicapped in their...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I raise the issue of funding that will be necessary to provide the infrastructure we need to stimulate the economy post Covid. I believe Irish Water, in particular, is a key driver of this infrastructure. Irish Water needs to be financed to ensure vital services such as water and sewerage are available to stimulate growth in houses being built, in providing serviced sites for commercial...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I welcome the Minister's positive words about the development. A significant issue in Galway and other counties is that many housing estates were built with private wastewater treatment plants that are not being taken in charge by Irish Water or by Galway County Council. It is left to the residents to provide the funding to maintain these treatment plants and to provide for future...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps in the process to exhume the bodies at the mother and baby home site in Tuam, County Galway. [21152/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I raise the issue of the mother and baby home in Tuam. It has been the subject of a considerable amount of documentation and reports and all kinds of investigations. I would like to know how the legislation on the exhumation of the bodies is progressing and the arrangements the Minister will put in place to consult the residents and locals who might have had a light shone on them that may...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister. I stated the important point is that the locals be taken into account in whatever legislation is introduced. People close to the site have spent their years protecting it as a shrine and place of worship. They looked after it when the eyes of the world were not on them. They kept it and maintained it as a sacred place. It will be important, when the legislation is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I appreciate the Minister's concern. I recommend that he visit the site. The former Taoiseach visited it. It was not a big publicity stunt as he made a private visit. If the Minister wishes to visit the site, he should let me know in his own time and I will show it to him. It is important that he visit just to get a sense of the whole place and what is there. It is important that we...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to develop the post office network as a one stop shop for all offline State transactional services, including motor tax payments, driver licences, public services card renewals, identity verification and administration for Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21865/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the granting of local area hackney licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21868/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 322. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the project for the development of the Office of Public Works regional office in Headford, County Galway will go to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21866/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason approvals for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme are being withdrawn by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a design team will be appointed for a new national school campus for Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21870/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a design team will be appointed for a new Gaelscoil campus at Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21871/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Covid-19 support payment will be reinstated for self-employed persons in the music and entertainment industry here (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21154/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 727. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears in payments for Covid-19 will be processed (details supplied). [22045/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 743. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the payment of child benefit to include those children that have reached 18 years of age but are still in full-time secondary school education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22221/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 887. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when funding will be put in place to confirm the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the timeline for compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22032/20]