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Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill and make some comments on the situation of the Garda. It is a very serious concern to me that policing in Ireland is changing so much and so fast. It has changed dramatically in recent years. The concept of the garda on the beat or on the street has more or less disappeared. Community policing has been very much scaled back, unnecessarily...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank the council for its attendance. Is it a case that Brexit has not hit us yet, in that many of the trade agreements are still in place and being kicked down the road a bit? Do the witnesses see, over the next year or two, a more dramatic change in our trading arrangements? We may be living with a false sense of security. When do they think the fiscal rules will come back into play...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 214. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45473/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: I wish to refer to the context of the Northern and Western Regional Assembly area, which the European Union has recognised and categorised as a region in transition, as an industrial region that is lagging behind and as a moderate innovator. There must be a seismic shift in focus to ensure this region develops to its full potential. In light of the fact the Government is now carrying out a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to incentivise microgeneration; if he will put a feed-in tariff in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44677/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electricity Grid (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 139. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities are refusing to give letters of permission to lay cables on public roads to facilitate connection to the grid for solar farms and windfarms thus delaying the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44675/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to fund additional resources for local authorities to cope with the additional workload as a result of the planning and development (amendment) (LSRD) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44555/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the new guidelines on rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44557/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hen Harriers (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the hen harrier threat response plan will be published; the reason for the long delay in the publication of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44563/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when approval will be given to Galway County Council for the proposed new fire station at Loughrea, County Galway. [44823/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a design team will be appointed for the design and construction of a campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44614/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposal to amalgamate a school (details supplied); the progress that has been made to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 549. To ask the Minister for Health the longest time that a child who is classified as urgent, semi-urgent and non-urgent is waiting for a MRI scan in UHG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44561/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 550. To ask the Minister for Health if pre-employment checks have been completed and if a start date has been agreed for a vacant dentist position for the school dentistry service based in Tuam, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44564/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the adult dependant allowance on the State pension (contributory) is double-taxed given that while the income is taxed the tax credit for the person involved is removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43370/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish the details of the shared equity scheme for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43511/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made with the application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43512/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (15 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 616. To ask the Minister for Health if pre-employment checks have been completed and if a start date has been agreed for a vacant dentist position for the school dentistry service based in Tuam, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43362/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: 651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has had their disability allowance reduced when they got married and is now relying on their spouse to support them financially; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41466/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Seán Canney: 530. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will review the music and entertainment business assistance scheme to create a lower turnover of €15,000 to €20,000 and remove the minimum cost to align with the small business assistance scheme for Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40206/21]