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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Staff (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: I welcome the Minister's words of encouragement. I agree wholeheartedly with everything she is saying in respect of responsibilities and all of the demands that are now put on the entire school management from top to bottom in national schools, especially in today's world. I am aware of two schools in particular where there are problems. I will send the Minister a note on them separately...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Funding (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: The overall spend is very high, and rightly so, because this is about education, which is fundamental to every person in the country. Focusing on primary schools and national schools, the big problem is that there was a cut to the capitation grant. Basically, that cut has not been restored. Looking at the capitation grant for national schools compared to what is available for secondary...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Funding (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: While I appreciate that, I will say again that the funding for primary schools, and their capacity to be able to run the schools, has fallen back seriously based on the capitation grants they have now. Part of that is because inflation has come into being. Heating, electricity and insurance costs have all risen substantially. While I acknowledge there was a one-off payment, schools need a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Funding (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to increase core funding for primary schools and special schools to ensure that these schools meet their operational costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27214/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Funding (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: It is a simple enough question. Does the Minister for Education intend to increase core funding for primary schools and special schools to ensure they can meet operational costs?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct Bus Éireann to ensure school bus services are in place to deal with the demand for the commencement of the school year in August 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27218/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made with the development of a new primary and secondary gaelscoil campus in Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27217/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide the temporary accommodation necessary to allow a school (details supplied) carry out its proposed works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27215/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that is being made with the development of the proposed new national school (details supplied) in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27216/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of individual saving accounts which will give savers the benefit of tax-free savings, flexible contributions and diverse investment options and afford proper retirement planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30760/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: 291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will change the family reunion policy sin order that persons from a country outside the EU, who are in full-time employment, can have their immediate family live with them in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30766/24]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: I thank Ministers Donohoe and Chambers, and their teams, for their time in coming to the committee. I wish the Minister for Finance, Deputy Jack Chambers, well in his position and in the throes of preparing a budget. I will concentrate some of my questioning on capital expenditure and how it is going. I had a very disturbing conversation today with an engineer in Galway County Council...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: I am aware that money has been spent and that maybe more money has been spent. The Minister said it is up 41% but is that because of the additional cost in getting works done? Is it through budgetary problems? A project on the N17 is realignment and safety works where there have been accidents and fatalities. This work is now stalled. I believe €1 million was allocated this year....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: That is the point I was trying to make. Inflation is probably eating into a good bit of the budget at the moment. I have even received correspondence from people who are providing the services such as haulage and the quarries. Some of them are in a situation where orders are not coming in and we could see lay offs in that industry at the back end of this year. This is probably as a result...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: Finally, on the issue of investment in health, I think there is €1.4 billion of an additional amount. Can the Minister give me a bit more on what the vision is for that? Did I see a figure of €1.4 billion?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: Okay. I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: I must apologise that I was coming in and out. I was next door with the financial people, the Ministers, Deputies Donohoe and Chambers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: We need to pay them another visit when we are finished here, maybe to get money for disabilities. I thank the Minister of State for coming in. I will not detain her. My questioning will not be too long. I believe that in trying to do everything right, we still are struggling to get the basics right. I can see it on a day--to-day basis - I am sure the Minister of State can and every...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: We know that. The Minister of State said she chaired a workforce planning group. I do not know what the purpose of that group is. This is where I am getting at. We have to get around what is wrong. We know what is wrong. I believe the day of reckoning is coming. It happened in Tuam where the parents, when they got into a forum, realised what way they were all being treated. They...