Results 221-240 of 3,908 for speaker:Seán Canney

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...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very emotive subject. We have seen, over the last month, the murder of innocent children, men, women and families in Palestine. We have also seen the same thing happening in Israel. I condemn both Israel and Hamas for the actions they have taken in using children, men, women and families as a shield for some objective or some righteousness that...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I support the fact that a Bill has been introduced again this year so that we can end up creating a situation where people who are older or sick are protected through the equalisation of premiums. That is important. I want to speak to the matter at hand, namely why we have to have private health insurance in this country. Some people want to have private health insurance but if we had a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: The Deputies can have a go-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: The Deputy has one minute.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Does Deputy Murphy want to contribute?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Does the Taoiseach want to respond?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: That concludes that business.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Has the Deputy anything to say?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (21 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will fund the purchase of land to install an off-road set-down area at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51100/23]