Results 521-540 of 3,908 for speaker:Seán Canney

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Seán Canney: Yes, we need clarity as soon as possible. The review on the school bus service that is ongoing was raised at the previous meeting. It has been going on since 2019. Covid intervened, but I do not think Covid is with us any longer, so we need to get that review brought to a conclusion so that we can see what changes we can make. I acknowledge the fact that the school transport system...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I attended a meeting in Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway on Monday night where more than 40 parents represented their children. Twenty-six of their children did not get school bus tickets last year because they were pushed out of the system by a late, ill-thought-out measure that was brought in to try to deal with the cost-of-living crisis by allocating free school bus tickets. Effectively,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (31 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application by an organisation (details supplied) will be processed and a decision made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26435/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 163. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who worked on the frontline will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26466/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (31 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 211. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will confirm that the grant offer of €200,000 to an organisation (details supplied) under the town and village scheme in January 2021 will remain in place, as the project has been delayed but is now almost ready to be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26432/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply. Many parents of children have been waiting a long time for diagnoses. This week, I came across the case of a parent whose child was taken off a mainstream bus going to school due to behaviour. The parent is going back and over like a little ping-pong ball between the Department of Education, the school, the special education needs...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister of State. It is great to hear this. While we have all of the strategies, what kills parents such as the woman who rang me this week is that she could not talk to somebody. It was all bloody emails. There is no personal contact. It is important that we stop for a minute. We have to say, for instance, that it is not right and that we should not be proud of it. We do...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: Will the Minister of State detail the steps taken to support people with disabilities and their families? How tangible is that support on the ground?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disabilities Assessments (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: The question that has been raised here, and it is a national issue really, is about the fact we do the preliminary assessment and then the patient or child comes off the waiting list. What is the waiting list used for? I read an interesting thing in the FUSS report from a member of staff regarding when they are asked to produce numbers. They said there was an "Apparent lack of awareness or...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disabilities Assessments (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: The question that arises all the time is what good these waiting lists are and what action is being taken to sort them out. For instance, I know of a case of a therapist who is going on maternity leave. The children she was seeing have been told they have to go back on the waiting list because she will not be replaced until she returns from maternity leave. She is probably going to take...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: What steps will be taken to address the additional cost of living for people with disabilities? Could the Minister of State let us know what is happening in that regard? People are very anxious to know. This is not about the cost of living as a result of inflation and the war in Ukraine. This is about the cost of living with a disability, as set out in the Indecon report.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: It is very important to note that all of those measures were as a result of the increases in the cost of living and inflation. They were nothing to do with the cost of disability, which is a separate issue. It is important that we separate both those things. We should not conflate this by saying we gave money because that money was given as a result of the increased cost of living due to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: There are enough of ye at it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I agree wholeheartedly with that and I commend the Department on what is happening there but I will say one thing. When a person who is getting disability allowance gets married or partners with somebody who is working, their disability allowance is reduced to about €40 on the basis that their household income has now changed. That flies in the face of everything we are trying to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disabilities Assessments (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I am asking this question on behalf of Deputy Lowry. I ask the Minister to outline the total number of children on waiting lists for assessment of need in CHO 5, south Tipperary, and CHO 3, north Tipperary. This should include the number of children waiting on historical waiting lists, the number of new applications and the number of children or families still awaiting assessment following...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion. Every politician has experience of what is happening in his or her constituency and what is going wrong. We can all keep talking about what is wrong but it is a question of how to find solutions. The Government will tell us money is not the problem; however, if it is not the problem, how come section 38 and section 39 workers are on different...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when retired OPW staff will receive a raise in their pension and arrears in relation to recent pension increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26110/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 654. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that many healthcare workers who worked in care homes during the Covid pandemic and who were of the understanding that they would receive the pandemic special recognition payment for non-HSE and non-Section 38 organisations are now being informed that they will not receive the payment and are being informed that this only applies to homes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 725. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the progress to date of the working group chaired by a person (details supplied) to consider the cost of medical claims; if he will provide in tabular form the details of the dates on which the group has met and a timeline for the group's work plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26041/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 726. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the details of the membership of the working group chaired by a person (details supplied) to consider the cost of medical claims, including details of the organisation each member represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26042/23]