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Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: That concludes that business.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Has the Deputy anything to say?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will fund the purchase of land to install an off-road set-down area at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51100/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a young farmer who started farming in 2023, who has a herd number and who applied for BISS in 2023 and who has leased land for five years in January 2023 can enter the new tranche of ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50731/23]

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I too have serious reservations about the idea of bringing in legislation to more or less curtail people from expressing a view that they may have. It is important that we set ourselves back from this and look at what the Garda Commissioner has said. He said he has the legislation to protect people. Why are we bringing in more legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 105. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing people on partial pensions the benefit of a full budget increase, as opposed to a pro-rata increase in pension income, as many people dependant on a partial contributory pension are failing to take advantage of the full benefit of budget increases, despite having to meet the full cost of rising...

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time tomorrow evening.

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy.

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Deputies, please.

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Deputies-----

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Excuse me, everybody gets their chance to speak-----

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Deputy, have some respect for the Chair.

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Before I call on the Independent Group, I ask Deputies, please, to allow everybody to have their say, with no more interjections. This is a very serious matter and everybody has to show respect for one another. Thank you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the outcome of the EAL appeal submitted by a school (details supplied) will be available; if she is aware that this school needs clarity on matter urgently, as the EAL allocation was reduced by 50%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49347/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the working limit for eligibility for home carers from 18.5 hours to 21.5 hours to allow for an increase in the number of carer's available to care for vulnerable people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49380/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 495. To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct an investigation into the rising costs of mobility aids, including wheelchairs, mobility aids, silicone socks and prosthetic limbs as the cost of prosthetic limbs for both upper and lower limb amputees has increased 50% since Brexit and silicone socks used by amputees now cost over €1,000, which equates to five weeks income for...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Last night in the agriculture committee, we had representation in from the Shannon Callows. We had Michael Smith, Liam Broderick and Pat Ryan and, basically, they set out for us what they are going through annually along the Shannon Callows with the flooding. I welcome the fact that the Minister has brought in a fodder scheme but they want to see the detail of that and they want to know if...

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward the motion. It is important that we look at this in the context of what is happening on the ground. People are being assessed for 14 hours of home care help but are getting five hours. An 85-year-old man rang me last Friday evening to say his home care worker was not available last weekend and there was no replacement. He was left on his own....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Concerns for Sourcing Winter Animal Feed in Shannon Callows Area: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the witnesses for attending. If I close my eyes and go back to 2004, when Mr. Silke came into the county council office in Galway, the problems that exist now existed then. I might speak a little to the experience I had, when I was Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, in trying to get works done on the Shannon. We got machinery in but it was put in...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important matter. I was at a presentation by the CIF on housing the other night about the future forecast for the industry for Galway and the region. It is interesting that some of the things that came out of that are very similar to what we are speaking about here regarding, number one, planning, the planning process, and how long it takes....