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Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Export Credit Insurance (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 57. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to introduce an export credit insurance scheme for exporters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29379/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the existing research and development tax incentive scheme to make it more streamlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29384/20]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: I am delighted the Minister could afford the time to come here to engage with us. The plans we have in place now are plans for 2021. We do not seem to have a medium-term plan. We do not appear to have done any calibration of the different scenarios over the next four to five years. That is a concern which I hope the Minister will address. It might be crystal ball gazing but we need to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: The Minister spoke about capital expenditure and he said that it has increased to €1 billion, that he is looking at the baseline and that he will be looking at other capital expenditure to stimulate the economy. One of the problems we have with capital expenditure is that the timeline to deliver projects is far too long. If one decided tomorrow morning to build a housing scheme, it...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: My next question is in regard to the Minister's expectation of expenditure to support local authorities. Local authorities have seen a decimation in their income stream this year. As we are in uncertain times, we can predict that rates revenue will be very low. In terms of housing, we need to ensure that our local authorities are resourced to deliver on the social and affordable housing...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: The Minister says the two key focuses for him are health and housing. We are pumping a lot of money into the health service. The concern I have relates to the outcomes. There may be dead weight there and there may be easier or more efficient ways of doing business. The health service needs a huge amount of support at the moment, but with all of this additional money going in, what...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on the budget, which I consider to be a wartime budget. It is a situation we never thought we would have to face. The level of spending is remarkable. My first concern relates to the complete absence of a medium-term plan for the next five years. In essence, the State is working in the dark with no clear direction of travel. The programme...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has suspended the applications process for primary medical certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29821/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Schemes (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance the recourse available for lenders that have disputes with financial institutions in circumstances in which loans have been sold off on a number of occasions and there is a dispute as to who owns the loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29844/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waterways Issues (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a single authority to manage the River Shannon will be appointed to address issues including water level and maintenance of channels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29952/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of members of boards of management members for both primary and secondary schools in view of the escalation of restrictions to level 3; if boards can meet during the current level 3 restrictions; the supports her Department will give to these boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29826/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in regard to the issue of school secretaries pay inequality; the date on which an acceptable proposal will be put forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29852/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that are being made to assist the 20,000 leaving certificate CAO applicants who sat their exams in previous years and are now at a disadvantage as a result of the 2020 points inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29857/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 433. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support amputees with the financial cost of prosthetics in view of the fact that they are not included on the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 68. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to provide specific support to the taxi industry in circumstances in which many taxi owners cannot trade and their revenue streams are depleted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25989/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce specific supports for travel agencies operating through Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25988/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to introduce specific grants and supports for the live events section of the economy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25985/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Industrial Development (15 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the development of the wool industry in line with the programme for Government commitment; if he will consider supporting a scouring plant for wool, which is currently exported to the UK for this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25986/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Industrial Development (15 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support the potential of the wool industry to develop projects and increase the return to farmers and create jobs in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25987/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: I agree that the mother and baby homes commission is a sensitive matter for a lot of people. We should not trivialise or try to short-circuit the matter. I have never heard so many people worried about a Bill. We have not had time to go through it properly. It is important that we dedicate time to debate it in a sensible way because it is such a sensitive issue for so many people. It is...