Results 941-960 of 3,995 for speaker:Seán Canney

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when half-price fares will be operable on private buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61832/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty that the increase in benefit-in-kind tax is having on persons who require a car for work, who have no other option and for whom a car is a necessary tool for work; if he will reverse the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61929/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (13 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the next round of the rural water programme will be published given that this programme is vital for extensions to local group water schemes and small sewerage schemes which are awaiting funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62013/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an application by a pupil (details supplied) for a special transport grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62208/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: 671. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation plans that his Department is putting in place to support farmers whose forest has been affected by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61831/22]

Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this most important legislation. Listening to the debate, I think there is a fairly clear message that not enough time is being provided to consider this important Bill. A 45-minute session on Committee Stage next week is not good enough. On the topic at hand, we are talking about the extraction of water and how we manage and regulate that. We are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will open applications for the ACRES in early 2023 to allow farmers who could not meet the 2022 application deadline to qualify for a payment in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61447/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: The application process for the agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES, closed yesterday evening and there was probably a frenzy of activity within the Department to handle all the applications that came in. My question relates to the farmers who have not applied or had time to apply or have missed the deadline through no fault of their own. The Minister intends to reopen the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: I also thank the Minister for extending the scheme for two weeks and I know a number of Deputies, including myself, approached him about this and he did take action. I welcome the fact he will review this. Farmers rely on income supports and on these types of grants to make sure they have a cash flow. If farmers who were in GLAS cannot get into this scheme, there will be a gap in their...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: No doubt from listening to farmers himself, the Minister does grasp that the important issue is that there is something done for people in a gap year so they are not just left in a vacuum. I also welcome his statement that he will examine any anomalies that arose in the process and in the criteria. If there is an issue, maybe farmers could access their application again over a short period...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will change the criteria for the Croí Cónaithe scheme to include houses which have a functioning septic tank built to the standards prevailing when the house was constructed. [61743/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: My apologies for being absent; I had to go to the Dáil to speak on agricultural matters. I welcome the witnesses to the meeting. I was listening to the proceedings in my office before coming down to the committee room. A few matters came to mind while I was listening to the contributions of the witnesses. They are saying there is a lack of legislation for the Mental Health Commission...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: Has the commission been pushing for legislation to give it that authority? How long has that been going on? What can the committee do to assist in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: Is the legislation - the heads of Bill and all that - competent or coherent enough to give the Mental Health Commission the authority to regulate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: As regards the congregation of services, Senator Clonan mentioned that there seems to be a knee-jerk reaction, in that centres are being closed down without having a plan B in place and facilities available in the community. I see that in my neck of the woods, in Galway, where decisions are made to close a facility and then there is a flurry of activity to get people out into community...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: In effect, we are saying that we do not have the houses or the rehabilitation teams. Should we be taking stock of what we are doing at the moment? Should the Mental Health Commission as an organisation set out a clear pathway by which decongregation happens in terms of what needs to be done to make it proper? We must bear in mind that everybody is an individual and there are different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: When the report is published, is the publication conditional on the Minister seeing it or anything like that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: Does Dr. Finnerty have any comment on the other issue regarding Owenacurra?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: Is the commission happy about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: I say this to Mr. Farrelly in good faith. It is incredible that the commission would fear litigation or being challenged or whatever. It is more important to get services right for the service users. Litigation will or will not happen. As Mr. Farrelly said, he is being cautious and trying to do things right but at the end of the day, there is also an onus on us all to make sure things are...