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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: I wish to raise a very important issue in relation to Benefacts. The board of this non-profit analysis company has announced that due to the termination of support from its lead Government funder, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, its seven-year project to transform the transparency and digital accessibility of Ireland's €14 million non-profit sector will cease in...

Cost of Living: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: First, I take this opportunity thank the Labour Party for tabling this important motion for us to debate here in the House. I am glad the Minister is present. It is important that we speak openly about what is happening at the moment. In my constituency of Galway East, there is a huge amount of angst over the fact that fuel prices are going up. The reason for this angst is that the car...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: I thank Dr. Healy, Dr. McDonnell, Ms Murphy and Ms Rogers for their presentations. I spoke in the Dáil earlier about the cost of the living, low incomes and the situation whereby there are huge inflationary pressures. Of course, this will impact on people who are on social welfare. I made the point in the House that we should be index-linking basic payments. On the other side of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: Perhaps Dr. McDonnell wants to come in.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: I wish to make a final comment on that. The tapering of the supports for people who will be coming off social welfare and going into the workforce is the way forward. That could be something that could be tapered over two to three years to give people a change to adjust and to get to a level of income where they are better off than if they were on social welfare. I also think there is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: It would be remiss of us not to talk about one cohort that I have a particular interest in. As a member of the Committee on Disability Matters with Deputy Hourigan, it is important to say that while we are improving social welfare supports for people, our citizens who have disabilities have been left in the lurch and treated poorly and unfairly. One of the things that has come out of an...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: Yes, it does. I thank Ms Murphy for that. We are all singing off the same hymn sheet here. It is a matter now of turning this into a reality. There is a need for action and we have a job of work to do there.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Priorities (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions that his Department deems appropriate for homeowners who have difficulties with huge numbers of starlings in the vicinity of their homes from November to March; the steps that can be taken to deal with the situation families find themselves in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3373/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the orthodontic assessment waiting list in County Galway; the current waiting time on the list; the number of patients on the orthodontic treatment waiting list; the current waiting time on the list; if there are currently unfilled clinical positions in the service in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 614. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases that have been recorded in which births of infants born alive following a termination of pregnancy as defined in section 2 of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 have been registered as a live birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3286/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of deaths of infants born alive following a termination of pregnancy as defined in section 2 of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 that have been notified under section 42A (1) of the Civil Registration Act 2004 as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3287/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 616. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of comfort care that were recorded in respect to live births arising from the operation of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3288/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 630. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid bonus for healthcare workers in a nursing home or hospice setting will be extended to healthcare workers in oncology units and others who worked throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3393/22]

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: I am sharing with Deputy Tóibín, if he arrives to the Chamber.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: I will have a go at it. I thank the Minister and Minister of State for bringing forward the legislation, which is overdue because we have seen many issues in the construction industry, some of which have been the result of poor certification and workmanship with no real or effective engagement in how we take care of things when buildings are constructed, whether they are houses, public...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: Some of our citizens have gone to their graves without finding their families or ever receiving from the State the most basic information many of us take for granted, such as knowing the family of our birth, heritage and medical history, which can literally save a life. I am happy to take the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. Survivors from the Tuam Mother and Baby Home Alliance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 291. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the GMS dentistry service is no longer available to medical card holders; if he plans to intervene in order to provide a service that is workable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2761/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 99. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will add physiotherapists and occupational therapists to the critical skills occupations list to meet the present staffing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2201/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will amend the SEAI rule on a one home one visit in the SEAI warmer homes scheme to allow homeowners reapply for works that were not supported by grants in the 2014 scheme such as external wall insulation on houses in which walls were solid and could not be insulated; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 349. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department estimates it received in overpaid taxes in 2020 and 2021; his plans to make taxpayers aware of their overpayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2041/22]