Results 141-160 of 4,317 for speaker:Seán Canney

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.

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

Seán Canney: I welcome the motion by People Before Profit, and the opportunity to speak on it. I am a member of the disability matters committee. For nearly five years, we have been hearing from different parents and representative groups what is going on and the way they are experiencing life, living with a disability or with a family member who has a disability. We hear it in our constituency...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: 133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if local authorities, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland, where applicable, are responsible for the maintenance of all public roads within their charge, including the removal of trees all along the roadside within the curtilage of the boundary of the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37203/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: 134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to fund improvements to the N84 Headford Road, Galway to Castlebar, to help cope with the increase in traffic volumes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37208/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision by Bus Éireann not to allocate school bus tickets for four children (details supplied) after the payment deadline was missed due to a family bereavement will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37199/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will be given to a school (details supplied) for an application for funding for solar panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37206/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made in the delivery of the wastewater treatment system for Craughwell, County Galway; if there is a site identified for the treatment plant; the expected delivery date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37205/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Swimming Pools (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: 293. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider making it mandatory for all public swimming pools, including hotel pools, to have lifeguards during opening hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37211/24]

CJEU Judgment in Apple State Aid Case: Statements (18 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: I too welcome the opportunity to say a few words about the tax money that has come our way in the limited time I have. I am sure that everybody will have a shopping list and whatever. I too have a shopping list, but the shopping list is a bit like what Deputy Leddin said, in that there are projects we can invest in which will give us a return in our economy for generations to come. The...