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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank the professor and all her team. There are very interesting conversations going on. I want to concentrate on a few principles. Professor Moloney talked about social welfare and taxation. The main challenge I see in our country is ensuring that work pays. It needs to be the case that people are better off when working so they can pay for whatever is required, be it childcare or...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I welcome that there is serious recognition for the small business and the fact that it may not have the resources or capacity to deal with a very sophisticated tax system, year-on-year, whereas bigger companies have in-house experts in that particular area. We sometimes bring in systems that do not always suit everybody and we need to be able to tailor them. Even at the moment, I see...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at least 40 trained driving instructors working in driving test centres are at risk of being let go as their contracts may not be renewed as they do not have permanent employment and this will put pressure on the entire testing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52944/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 254. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the rate of VAT for music and live entertainment performers from 23% to 9% to realign with the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52080/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the fund available in 2022 for the farm plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53193/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the means threshold for disabled persons when the income of their spouse is taken into account when assessing disability allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52084/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether it is fair to include the income of a spouse when assessing applications for disability allowance in view of the additional costs that disabled persons encounter in their daily lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52086/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Medical Research and Training (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding to students that want to undertake graduate entry medicine programmes available in several Irish universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52958/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 704. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the current situation whereby persons studying four year degree courses online are not able to access SUSI grants as the courses are deemed part time; if he plans to change this regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53147/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a person returning to work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53207/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 1023. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to exclude international surrogacy from the upcoming assisted human reproduction Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52948/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 1024. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the introduction of the proposed assisted human reproduction Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52949/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 951. To ask the Minister for Health further to his acknowledgement of the findings of recent UCC research which indicated that babies may have survived abortions performed under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, if such incidences occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52637/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 1022. To ask the Minister for Health the makes of Covid-19 vaccines now available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52947/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 1244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place in relation to the BEAM scheme in circumstances in which farmers test positive for TB and have their herd restricted and therefore cannot sell cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53002/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank Mr. O'Reilly and Ms Kenny for their forthrightness this morning, which has been a revelation. Sadly, since I got into national politics, which is coming up to six years ago now, I have dealt with similar cases on a weekly basis in my constituency office. The first time I sat on this committee I said there are things going on that we should not be proud of as politicians and we must...

Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Canney: She now has seven and a half minutes, so I will leave it at that.

Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Canney: I am sharing time with Deputy Verona Murphy. Because of the topic, she is having eight minutes and I am having five minutes.

Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Canney: I call that gender balance. I am delighted to speak on the subject this evening. I spoke earlier with the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, about another subject, namely, autism. This is an issue the Citizens' Assembly has brought to the fore. As a previous speaker said, having a report is one thing, but implementing it to make change happen is the challenge. Sometimes the challenge can cost...

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Canney: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am honoured to move the motion and, with my colleagues from the Regional Group of Independent Deputies, to speak on the matter here today. The State has failed to put a strategy in place since the European Commission approved the charter of rights for persons with autism in 1996. The charter states that people with autism should...