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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: That is exactly my point. We have the potential to be self-sufficient and an international net supplier. We have the potential on the west coast of Ireland, but we are only now developing our national maritime planning legislation to work out a system by which we do it, which seems should have been done 20 years ago. We did not do it and all of sudden, in a rush of blood to the head to get...

Regional Transport Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank Sinn Féin for introducing the motion, which gives us an opportunity to discuss infrastructure. The Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, is aware of my passion for the western rail corridor and I will take a few minutes to speak about that initially. There is a lot of confusion about what we are trying to do but, in a nutshell, we have rail connectivity from north Mayo as far as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to provide a single campus national school for Gort, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54295/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 466. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for fuel allowance by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed given the person in question was found to be only marginally over the income limit. [54207/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 551. To ask the Minister for Health if staff in the Covid-19 compliance unit within the HSE who monitor the hospitality sector are themselves fully vaccinated thus allowing entry to hospitality venues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54002/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 602. To ask the Minister for Health when chiropody services will be made available in Athenry, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54292/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 603. To ask the Minister for Health the dental services in County Galway that will take on new medical card patients; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many pensioners in County Galway have reported that they have found it difficult to access dental services through the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54296/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 726. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will apply the maximum timelines on each application in a functioning licensing system for forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54706/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 727. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a refined timeframe will be provided for the implementation of the MacKinnon Report on the review of the approval process for forestation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54707/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a single licence application system to deal with planting, thinning and harvesting to give certainty to the forestry industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54708/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: 729. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set up a forestry development agency to promote and represent the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54709/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: The climate action plan is being launched today. I have come across something that flies in the face of trying to get things done. There is a stand-off between local authorities and developers of solar and wind farms. When someone is trying to get a connection to the grid, it may have to be routed along a public road, possibly underground. However, before people can make an application...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I raise the important issue of agriculture. This week, there has been much discussion of the environment, with the ongoing conference in Glasgow discussing how we will save the world from itself and from us. I also understand the climate action plan will be launched today. The KPMG economic impact analysis carried out on behalf of the Irish Farmers Journalpoints to a frightening scenario...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: The point I am making, one which the Minister has not homed in on, is that we need to protect family farm income in the first instance. We also need to provide front-loaded funding to allow farmers to change their work practices to ensure they are doing so in an environmentally-friendly way. Those are two separate matters. The concern farmers have is that the CAP is being taken hostage to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank all the witnesses for their forthright deliberations to us. I will cut to the chase. The autism Bill which James Reilly had brought in and passed in the Seanad was left in abeyance because the Dáil fell. I took the decision to bring it back into the Dáil, which we did. We have given a lifeline to the Government, in the sense we have given it time to come up with its...

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill. There are some very good directional changes in this budget, first towards the idea of making it more beneficial to work than not to work, that is, to make work pay. It is important that the universal social charge has been adjusted to try to create that difference between not working and working in order that people will feel they can...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Seán Canney: I compliment Deputy Harkin on bringing forward this very timely Bill. I am very disappointed at the Minister of State's reply. To defer this for nine months is not the way to do this business. During the week - I think it was last Monday - we were at the launch of the Greenify home improvement loan product by some credit unions. The Minister of State was there and spoke. It was very...

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...