Results 61-80 of 1,267 for at speaker:Seán Canney

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Seán Canney: It has been an interesting discussion. I think about the Galway ring road with about €30 million spent and we have nothing. We still do not know where that project is at. To finish talking about planning, the issue is the total uncertainty around projects and when they can be delivered. When there is a national development plan and money for projects, there should be a project...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Seán Canney: The housing situation is now affecting the economy. It is affecting the expansion capacity of our FDI. Companies cannot get the people because they cannot guarantee they will get a place to live. When we go back and look at it we see that if we keep just nibbling at it instead of deciding to do something a bit more drastic we will end up in a situation where these companies will regress...

International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2024)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this subject. I have listened to the debate since it commenced and it is horrific that in 2024, we are talking about between 8,000 and 10,000 children being killed and over 20,000 people in total being killed in Palestine. What is it all about? We can talk about how it started with the attack on Israel. The consequence is that men, women and, above...

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak. The figures the Minister, Deputy Coveney, gave in respect of work permits and all of that needs to be out there. I did not know that information until I heard it from him. Perhaps it is on some website but we need that positive information about what is happening as opposed to the mystery of not knowing what is going on and giving people an opportunity...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

Seán Canney: I raise the issue of housing adaptation grants. I note the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, is present. There is a review under way of the whole programme, which is successful and provides funding for people who need to adapt their houses due to mobility issues or for older people who need to do improvements on their houses. The problem is that with the construction inflation we have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Jan 2024)

Seán Canney: 373. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what percentage of people on partial capacity benefit are in receipt of the benefit at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2351/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Canney: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide funding for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56878/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Canney: ...Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider issuing an interim payment to farmers who have qualified for ACRES in light of the delays with the overall payments to help alleviate the financial burden on farmers at this time of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56524/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: What survivors are saying to me is that there is no clinical or medical reason somebody who spent six months or less in a mother and baby home would have been treated differently from somebody who spent more than six months there. They fail to see what the criteria are. I know there is an interdepartmental group, but they are saying that they spent time in these mother and baby homes. They...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: With regard to the redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes, the legislation that was passed excluded those who were not in a mother and baby home for six months or more. Has the Minister considered reviewing that legislation? A significant number of people are very upset at their exclusion. It is not so much about compensation; it is more about recognition that they spent...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 76. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider extending the DNA testing to family members who are cousins to identify remains at the mother and baby home in Tuam as a result of advancements in the science of DNA testing since the Bill was enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54569/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: ...they have been getting nothing for years. We all talk about early intervention as the secret to getting on top of disabilities, so to speak. It is not happening. The parents will tell you that. I am not blaming the Minister of State but I am blaming the system we have. Even on the day of the official opening, one of the HSE's people mentioned the number of staff they had there, to be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: This relates to CDNT 7 in Tuam. At the moment, parents are protesting outside the office because services are not being provided and the people are not in place. I have received an enormous amount of emails from distressed parents because the services are just not there. There was a fanfare of opening the new building but it is empty. What will be done by the Government to get this rectified?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: While I accept the Minister of State’s figures, the reality on the ground is that if someone was to ring the dietician today to seek an appointment, which I did the other day, one would be told that the dietician is on maternity leave - as they are entitled - and will not be back until October 2024 and to contact the disability team. There is no dietician in place. The forum for...

Increased Fossil Fuel Divestment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: ...the opportunity to speak on this motion. I commend my Independent Group colleagues on bringing it forward. I would caution people about getting rid of fossil fuel as if we have all the alternatives in place. As the fella says, "bí cúramach" in what we are saying and doing. We need to make sure we have things right to take over from fossil fuels. In that context, I have in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: I have been listening to this debate in my office and in the committee room. What is baffling to me is the number of farmers from different organisations who have contacted me saying they are going to lose and that they are destroyed. I heard Mr. Coughlan say that most farmers will not be affected financially. However, farmers will be affected financially. How are they are going to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: ICBF has all those responsibilities. What will it say to farmers whose bull was valued at X amount? Now what they will get from the buyer is X minus Y.

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I begin by informing the House that I am a landlord and have an interest in this subject. The problem facing us at the moment is the supply of houses. The local authorities have been commissioned to deliver social housing and we now see them being commissioned to deliver affordable houses and other types of homes. That will help people....

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. One might ask what interest is a directly elected mayor for Limerick to me and what consequences it has for Galway and Galway East. I requested time to speak on this because while it sounds great to have a directly elected mayor, the functions of that mayor and the additional functions he or she will have compared to a Cathaoirleach of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the approval process for additional school accommodation and toilets which is awaiting financial review to allow the works to proceed at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54305/23]