Results 201-220 of 3,897 for speaker:Seán Canney

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what progress her Department has made regarding redeployment facilities for post-primary teachers, which are necessary to develop a system which allows for more teachers to be deployed to work in their local communities and fill roles which desperately need to be filled in different counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 506. To ask the Minister for Health what resources are open to employees who were frontline workers and their employer received their bonuses, but the company is now closed and the employer did not pay over the money. [53233/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 516. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a shortage of tyvense medication, which is used to treat conditions such as autism and ADHD; the measures his Department is taking to ensure an adequate supply of this vital medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53267/23]

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (30 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on what will probably be the most important legislation to come through this House regarding the future of this country and houses, homes and where we are going. There are a number of issues about which I want to talk. I start off by saying that the pre-planning process has to be given the importance it needs. I see it in my own county in Galway where a...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (30 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Many additional processes have come into planning but we have not resourced the local authorities with ecologists, hydrologists and all those people who are needed to deal with the information in the reports that are coming in. At the same time, we expect the client to deliver all of these reports but the local authority may not even know how to read them, understand them, or get time to...

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I compliment Deputy Shanahan for his foresight and vision in bringing forward this very simple, clear-cut and clearly worded Bill. I believe the Government is not going to oppose this Bill, and I welcome that. The important thing is we see this as something that actually brings back accountability for our public finances, and that we report on them. When I was in college, when we were...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Given that the events of last Thursday came upon us with such venom, we did not think this night a week ago that we would be having this debate this evening. I wish a speedy recovery to those brutally injured in the school attack. That issue and the bravery of people who stepped in have been well documented and referred to eloquently this evening. In its own right, the incident would have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will oversee the introduction of new guidelines to develop new school playground guidelines and an analysis of spaces and funds for outdoor school areas which provide an appropriate opportunity to address the different needs of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52050/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she recognises that a problem exists with schools installing sensory playground equipment, given that schools are afraid of litigation and children with sensory needs are losing out as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52051/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will oversee the introduction of the Brain Calm Programme to the curriculum in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52052/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the formula used in calculating EAL posts with schools applying for such posts, as is the case already with NEEAL posts where the formula is shared, as this would assist schools in their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52092/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that landlords who enter a HAP agreement are having their HAP payments suspended if the tenant fails to pay their portion to HAP (details supplied); if he will amend the system that all HAP payments will continue to be made whilst the tenant remains in the house; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 506. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that his Department is requiring early year service providers who are receiving core funding to submit accounts for their facilities in a format which is not in accordance with the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied); if he will rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 572. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgery referral for a person (details supplied). [51919/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 581. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the current HSE recruitment freeze was extended to all HSE staff except consultants, doctors in training and 2023 graduate nurses and midwives (details supplied); his plans to reverse the recruitment freeze; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51994/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct her Department to put a plan in place to deliver the necessary temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) to ensure that the school can take in the cohort of over 150 students on a waiting list for next September from the catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct her Department to put a plan in place to deliver the necessary temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) to ensure that the school can take in the cohort of over 150 students on a waiting list for next September from the catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51740/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a school bus service from east Galway city and Oranmore to a school (details supplied) where there is no secondary gaelscoil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51742/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I want to raise the important issue of flooding and flood relief schemes. We have witnessed in recent months the damage and devastation that heavy rain can cause to people, property and the environment. When I was Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, we initiated a number of flood relief schemes, including in Cork city, Galway city, Ballinasloe, south Galway Gort lowlands, the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: The Taoiseach hit the nail on the head when he said he has visited some of these places. Lots of visits have taken place. I even remember President Michael D. Higgins came to visit Gort in 2019 and 2020. That is all fine but everybody goes away and people are left with the flooding. As the Taoiseach said, the design team was appointed in 2017 for the south Galway Gort lowlands flood...