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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the creation of a new further education and training college in Galway to consolidate the provision by the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board of education in the city and to enable the board to deliver on the national Further Education and Training Strategy and on his Department’s policy mission to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made in relation to resolving the current impasse with dentists providing services to the HSE, as many patients across the country are unable to access services due to the current dispute, which is causing great hardship to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57956/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 704. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the failure in leadership and management, the failure to tell the whole truth, the false reassurance and attempts to play down the seriousness of the Cervical Check debacle as highlighted in the Government Cervical Check State apology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57975/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Probation and Welfare Service (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 792. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changing the criterial for the ACRES scheme to allow flock keepers to make applications as many farms throughout the country are going through probate following the death of a herd owner and these families risk losing out on the ACRES scheme as they are herd keepers as opposed to herd owners while legal matters...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (22 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 793. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will change the current regime to ensure that scans are accepted as proof of a cow being in-calf in cases of TB outbreaks as farmers risk losing significant sums of money if a post-mortem examination fails to pick up on the fact that a cow was in the early stages of being in-calf; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 166. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will support a matter (details supplied). [57194/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: School Attendance (17 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 236. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support a matter (details supplied). [57196/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to reports that NCT tests are now being conducted by non-qualified workers; his views that this should revert to the previous situation whereby only qualified mechanics were employed as testers; if he will introduce appropriate legislation to ensure that all NCT inspectors are fully trained and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider waiving the requirement for taxis to be less than ten years old due to the ongoing disruption in the supply chain for new cars, and the unnecessary expense that this is placing on taxi drivers, who are already facing increased business costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56110/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Post Office Network (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to create a community banking system within the post office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made on the creation of a single authority to control the flow of water in the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56097/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work that has been undertaken to reduce the level of water in the three main lakes on the River Shannon to prevent winter flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56098/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made on the removal of pinch points in the Shannon callows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56099/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the involvement that the OPW has had with ESB, Waterways Ireland and the various local authorities along the river Shannon to prevent winter flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56100/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 372. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider raising the number of hours that a carer in receipt of carer's allowance can work from 18.5 hours to 20 hours to recognise the valuable role family carers play in keeping people safe and well in their own homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56153/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 603. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department intends to remove the dribble bar as a suitable mechanism for low-emissions slurry spreading from the TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56180/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 604. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide an assurance that if farmers purchase a dribble bar for low-emissions slurry spreading, that this will continue to be an acceptable practice into the future, given that many farmers are fearful of making the necessary investment only to find that the rules change; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 605. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports he will put in place for sheep farmers in view of the fact they have missed out on the fodder scheme and that the sheep welfare scheme has not provided any additional money in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56182/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 334. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider extending the deadline for the ACRES past the current deadline of 21 November 2022 for a further four weeks to allow farmers and agri-planners to arrange the necessary on-farm inspections in advance of applications being made, given many farmers will be locked out of the scheme otherwise; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inshore Fisheries (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the tourist angling measure funding for the Clare river system has delivered the 37 galvanised metal stream crossings and angling stands which were to be installed; if the funding was drawn down by Inland Fisheries Ireland from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54522/22]