Results 461-480 of 4,645 for speaker:Seán Canney

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (8 Oct 2024)

Seán Canney: 596. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the status of the audiology clinic in Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40013/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Oct 2024)

Seán Canney: 597. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appeals were made to the HSE medicines management programme re Versatis in 2023, and the number that were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40014/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Oct 2024)

Seán Canney: 608. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE employees under the age of 50 years are able to retire on grounds of ill health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40139/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (3 Oct 2024)

Seán Canney: 81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of pension appeals currently being considered by his Department under the terms of Circular 16/2020; the number of those appeals that have been with his Department in excess of the three-month indicative timeline for dealing with appeals; the number of those appeals that have been with his Department in excess of 12 months;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Habilitation and Rehabilitation – UNCRPD Article 26: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Canney: First, I welcome everybody in the Gallery. It is great to see people in here listening to what is going on. I would like to say to the participants here that it is not easy. I feel the frustration that is building up but I also feel the energy they have to do something that needs to be done. On the overall strategy on neurology services, Galway is a black hole. That needs to be fixed....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Habilitation and Rehabilitation – UNCRPD Article 26: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Canney: What is on the ongoing cost for An Saol? Is it looking for a commitment of €800,000 per annum?

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the budget announced today. A lot of money is being given out. There is a lot of detail that we have not seen yet. Something that came to my mind at the very start of this is that so much money is being flayed out all over the place, the most important thing will be how we are going to manage it. How are we going to make sure that money reaches where...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2024)

Seán Canney: 97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on talks between the National Transport Authority and Local Link to provide improved public transport connectivity in the evening between Galway and Loughrea; when the project will be put to tender; if he will provide a timeline as to when the services will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38930/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: I want to follow on with the subject of housing and, in particular, the issue of affordable housing for first-time buyers in this country. A number of things could help with the delivery of affordable houses. The Tánaiste spoke about wastewater treatment plants. In many villages and towns in my constituency and throughout the country, people cannot build houses because there are not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: Wastewater.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: While I mentioned Corofin, some 30 towns and villages in County Galway are earmarked for wastewater development. At the same time, we are creating restrictions in respect of rural housing. We are telling people they cannot live in the rural areas and telling them to move into the towns and villages. Houses cannot be built there and the urgency is not there. Craughwell in County Galway was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on deemed disposal tax; if he considers that it imposes undue administration on smaller investors and taxes unrealised gains; if he is considering abolishing this tax to support young investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38355/24]

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: I move: That Dáil Éireann calls on the Government to set out a clear road map for the abolition of the Carer's Allowance means test by 2027. The Regional Group is tabling this motion because, given that the budget is next Tuesday, it is time that the Government take action on this issue. The motion calls for a roadmap towards abolishing the carer’s allowance means test...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: 36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when final approval will be granted to a school (details supplied) to commence works on the new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38107/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: 49. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in light of the success of Irish swimmers in the recent Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, and considering that there remains a serious deficit in swimming pool facilities, including in east Galway, if she will support the proposal to build a Connaught regional 50-metre, Olympic-size swimming pool in Loughrea, County Galway,...

Healthcare Services in the Mid-West Region: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: The issue of University Hospital Limerick is very concerning for everyone. While I am not from Limerick and it is not in my area, I agree wholeheartedly with Deputy Boyd Barrett that there is an artificial dumbing-down of figures of employment. It is like a puzzle, trying to figure out what is actually happening with recruitment in the HSE. It is completely different from what is being...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to increase the income threshold for personal income tax from €18,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37399/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Control of Dogs (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: Deputy.

Disability and Special Needs Provision: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: I thank all Deputies for their co-operation.

Disability and Special Needs Provision: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: Next, I think, we are back to a Government slot. I am sorry; my apologies to Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne.