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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I ask the Minister for the processing times for carer's allowance applications, the sequential processing time for applications sent for review by applicants and the refusals that are under appeal by applicants. I am particularly interested in her response regarding the Department's frequent refusal of applications from individuals who serve as full-time carers for those struggling with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister. I accept that all of the budgetary measures have been put in place. I refer, however, to the time it takes for carer's allowance applications to be processed. This is a very acute issue for somebody who gives up work to care for someone at home. This might happen suddenly if there is no other choice, especially when a member of the family is experiencing depression...

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important subject. A huge debate is going on between the HSE and the Government as to whether there is enough money in the health budget to deal with services over the next 12 months. That is an unfortunate position in which to find ourselves at a time when the country has plenty of money, but I do not mean the Minister should go along and spend...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome to the Public Gallery my friends, Bertie, Helen, Denise and David, who are visiting the Dáil today. The issue I will home in on first in reference to the Finance (No. 2) Bill is agriculture. The residential zoned land tax has been a source of much confusion, concern and anxiety for farmers and people who own land adjacent to towns in which the zoning has come into play....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing one member of a couple to get their share of the help to buy scheme if their partner previously benefited in their own right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46231/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to have the long awaited revised qualifying criteria for the primary medical certificate which will be fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46406/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 208. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware that the new e Tender platform is not functioning and does not have the ability to accept submissions; if he will investigate this serious situation for contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46123/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 532. To ask the Minister for Health what efforts are being made to ensure that people working as healthcare assistants who have overseas nursing qualifications can register as nurses in Ireland in a streamlined process to address the current shortage of nurses in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46221/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 538. To ask the Minister for Health what benefit accrued to a person (details supplied) having paid into two pensions since 2017, as they retired on a full pension in 2017, and has since returned to work on a part-time basis; if no benefit is accruing to them or can accrue to them, if the pension contributions can be returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46246/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: The training of apprentices is important and must be done in a timely manner. There has been a hugely positive reaction to the level of apprentices going into the system and the expansion of apprenticeships but I concur with the Deputy that if we do not have the processes right for people to get qualified in a timely manner, the good work being done will be in vain. Young people get...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Traveller Education (19 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: This is a simple enough question for the Minister, but it is an interesting and important one. What steps is he taking to assist members of the Travelling community to access third level education, and will he make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Traveller Education (19 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister for that positive response. As a former lecturer in the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT, in Galway, I saw very few from the Travelling community passing through the built environment section as students. When I was working in the private sector I experienced Travellers who had gone to third level education, got their engineering degrees, and were out on sites...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Traveller Education (19 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I agree wholeheartedly with the Minister's approach. It is important and a matter of changing attitudes. We will reap the benefits with more people coming into the workforce and more education within the Travelling community, which will be of benefit to everybody and to create that as a norm rather than an exception. I cannot let the moment go without asking how the Minister got on in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I call Deputy Cathal Crowe.

Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (19 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: Seanad Éireann has passed the Control of Exports Bill 2023 without amendment.

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Rural Independent Group for bringing forward this very important issue. No more than any other Teachta Dála, in my constituency in Galway East I have received numerous requests from young people especially who are trying to get a driving licence and trying to get an appointment to do their tests. The problem is twofold in my constituency. First, it is a rural constituency...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of Inclusive Education in Schools: Department of Education (18 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the witnesses for their contributions so far. I have a few questions. The witnesses talking about wanting to roll out the SIM model. The Department's written submission states: ... we are currently working with NCSE on a proposal to expand the in-school therapy element of the SIM programme. As an initial step, the proposal involves using the current allocation of therapist posts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of Inclusive Education in Schools: Department of Education (18 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the officials.

Funding for Persons with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this important motion. When I read the budget, I thought there would be more money in it for disabilities. When I saw the Minister of State's announcement on the same evening, I thought there was something else in the budget that we missed. Unfortunately, it is what it is. The current funding is an additional €64 million, which, as we all...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (17 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that small construction consultants are experiencing difficulties in obtaining professional indemnity cover, with the limit of indemnity being reduced from €6.5 million to €2 million in some cases, and a rise in premium of a multiple of four times; this is putting consultants in serious danger of not being able to carry out...