Results 541-560 of 3,908 for speaker:Seán Canney

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

Seán Canney: 727. To ask the Minister for Health if any representative of the victims of medical negligence or any individual who has taken a case against the medical profession or the HSE has been appointed to the membership of the working group chaired by a person (details supplied) to consider the cost of medical claims; if not, why; if the absence of such a voice on the group does not fatally...

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

Seán Canney: 728. To ask the Minister for Health if any representative of the legal profession, any legal professional who has represented the victims of medical negligence or any legal professional who has acted for an individual who has taken a case against the medical profession or the HSE has been appointed to the membership of the working group chaired by a person (details supplied) to consider the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Visa Applications (30 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 803. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) with a stamp 3 visa status is entitled to progress from secondary school to a PLC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26109/23]

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (25 May 2023)

Seán Canney: As a friend of Noel Treacy for a long number of years I am honoured to have the opportunity to say a few words on behalf of the regional group. Deputy Grealish will also say a few words. What I am going to say is a personal approach. We know his record here and we know all of his achievements. We know of all the elections he has fought. Mary his wife walked through every occasion beside...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Living with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I have been listening intently; I just cannot come down to the committee room because I have another meeting coming up shortly. A number of things have hit me very clearly. Public representation in the Dáil by people with disabilities is very poor. The committee is relying on witnesses like those present today to outline their experience. I believe we should have a disability quota,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (25 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the necessary infrastructure will be put in place to facilitate local bus companies that are investing in electric buses so that they can charge their vehicles in a timely way and in a convenient location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25469/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bus Services (25 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will legislate to ensure that all electric buses purchased to provide transport through Local Link are exempt from VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25470/23]

Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. First, it is important we recognise that the outdoor dining space and all that goes with that has been a positive step and gives more of a socially attractive position to many of our towns. We brought in this because of a particular circumstance and to help the hospitality sector. It is important we get it right for the future so...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak and compliment those who brought forward this motion. As a member of the Committee on Disability Matters, I have been listening for two and a half years to a litany of complaints from service users with the lived experience of disabilities. They bare their souls in public before the committee. It is not pretty. The courage and determination they show is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank Mr. Ashmore for his presentation. I wish to go back to the question raised by Deputy Doherty on the motion before the Dáil last week and the fact that we might be putting funds into places which are occupied territories. Will Mr. Ashmore come back on that again? In Mr. Ashmore’s presentation he talked about balanced regional development. I come from County Galway....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: If I may make a comment, Mr. Ashmore referred to infrastructure that does not provide a yield. Public transport does not provide a yield in the sense that it may not be profitable but it is an enabler to developing a region. This is public money. Why are we not changing the focus to use this money not so much to provide a monetary dividend but to provide a dividend for the future of the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the witnesses very much for finishing up on a very informative presentation and discussion. I hope we will have further discussions. I wish them the best of luck with all their investments on behalf of the State.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: Before we begin, I will go through the formalities and explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards the references witnesses make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected pursuant to both the Constitution and statute by absolute...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the professor. I am going to suspend the meeting because there is a bit of business to be done. We will reconvene after the Dáil vote.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy and Professor Kinsella. I do not have any questions. Three things have come from this debate. The first thing is the need for a master plan or blueprint and a deeper visionary take. Second, we need to analyse international best practice to see what countries with money have done and take the best from what they have done. Finally, we are talking about money we have and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank all the Deputies who contributed as well. That concludes this session. I thank all the witnesses for attending the meeting today. The meeting is now adjourned until Wednesday, 31 May.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank Professor Stephen Kinsella for his thought-provoking introduction. I call on Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak. It is important that, as Irish people, we take stock. We have an incredible challenge in front of us in this country. We have seen many thousands of people come from Ukraine, we have asylum seekers and, of course, our own people who cannot find housing. We have the perfect storm. I will address the issue of asylum seekers and Ukrainians first. I...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if owners of zoned residential lands will be liable for the RZLT while the landowner is in the process of applying for planning permission and is awaiting the outcome of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24136/23]