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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending free travel to include children who are being cared for by a carer receiving the carer’s allowance in view of the fact that at present the carers receive free travel but the children do not; if her attention has been drawn to the burden this places on low-income families in which...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 414. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the reintroduction of the debt on the employer concept in social welfare and pension legislation to ensure effective protection for pensioners in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31520/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 708. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical graduates from India are unable to register in Ireland as general practitioners even if they have completed the required registration exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31511/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the orthodontic assessment waiting list in County Galway; the current waiting time for assessment; the number of patients on the orthodontic treatment waiting list; the current waiting time for orthodontic treatment; if there are unfilled clinical positions; the plans in place to reduce the treatment waiting time; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 800. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the need to re-establish the Irish wool council to address a series of matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31501/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 801. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that inadvertently lost out on an ANC payment in the past five years as they did not tick the ANC box on their SPS application form; the number that appealed this to his Department; the number that appealed this to the agriculture appeals office; the percentage of each of the respective appeals which were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Ownership (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: 803. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the inordinate delay in processing freehold title queries relating to the Land Commission within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31542/20]

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]

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]