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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 987. To ask the Minister for Health the plans and timeline for the introduction of transport services for disability service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22638/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 1269. To ask the Minister for Health when the development of the mental health day hospital and disability centre at the Grove Hospital site in Tuam, County Galway will go to tender; when a contractor is expected to be appointed to carry out the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21869/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 1289. To ask the Minister for Health the reason advanced paramedics that are qualified and work in that capacity in the UK are not being recognised here by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council and are being downgraded to paramedic status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21999/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 1293. To ask the Minister for Health if a fast track process will be introduced as a matter of urgency to allow occupational therapists that trained in the UK that are applying for degree recognition here to do so in a short time in view of the fact that applications are taking in excess of seven months from the date of submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (10 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when funding will be put in place to conform with 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. [22637/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (10 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 201. To ask the Minister for Health if legislation necessary to implement changes to the medical card weekly income limit for persons over 70 years of age announced in budget 2020 has been enacted and commenced in view of the fact the situation means that couples with a combined weekly income of between €900 and €1,050 are losing out on their entitlement to a medical card; and...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I welcome the HIQA delegation. I am substituting for Deputy Matt Shanahan who is unable to be here today. I have a number of specific questions. The most frequently used word in all of the discussion I heard while I was listening to the proceedings is "learning". We have been learning since this outbreak first occurred. A number of issues have arisen in respect of which I would like to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: It is more of a comment than a question. We are hearing that there has been a learning process and things are moving on, but it is very wrong to differentiate between public and private. Every single nursing home and its staff have a huge responsibility and we should be supporting them. The support of HIQA is also important.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: IDA Ireland (15 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 153. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the provision of water and sewerage facilities for the IDA lands at Athenry, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23896/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Schemes (15 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 285. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who entered into a mortgage break with a bank will have their credit rating negatively affected by this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23888/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to upgrade the school transport service and allow persons from within a parish to attend their local parish school rather than having to go to the nearest school, which may be outside the parish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23899/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (15 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the pension rights of community employment supervisors; when she will be implementing the LRC recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23905/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (15 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 608. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress on the refurbishment of the existing courthouse in Tuam, County Galway, which is on the Courts Service's programme; when the building will be brought back into use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23898/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (15 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 772. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for home help hours will be increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23887/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (15 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 893. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sheep imported in 2018 and 2019 in view of the fact that there is a significant difference in the CSO figures and figures supplied by his Department through the EU trade control and export system; if measures (details supplied) will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23901/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (16 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 128. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision by his predecessor to alter the model of care for abortion provision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24248/20]

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: I am delighted to speak to this very important issue. I heard previous speakers talk about Dublin but antisocial behaviour and fireworks are not confined to the city. Deputy Grealish mentioned Galway. In my constituency of Galway East we have antisocial behaviour through different strands. We have it on local authority estates where the local authorities are not capable or do not have the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to speed up the process of applications for the warmer homes scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that homeowners in County Galway that are in receipt of fuel allowance and that applied for the scheme in October 2019 were informed in September 2020 that it will take two years...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering allowing families relying on the Covid-19 payment to access free school transport for the academic year 2020/2021 in view of the fact that the current payment regime is causing great difficulty for many families particularly in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25235/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Canney: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will immediately put in place an appeals process for those persons whose teacher predicated grades were downgraded by her Department and which resulted in them losing out on first choice college places; if her attention has been drawn to the huge anger and disappointment felt by many students and their families in relation to same; and...