Results 561-580 of 3,908 for speaker:Seán Canney

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (23 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 469. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware that the contribution history records currently being used by her Department do not show home making and home caring credits; if she agrees that this is putting many parents and carers at a disadvantage in terms of receiving their correct pension entitlement; if she further agrees that this is having a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (23 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 809. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a dedicated full-time project management team to implement the plan to develop a Model 4 Hospital at University Hospital Galway, including the new cancer centre, bed block, emergency department, maternity department and paediatric department to ensure a coordinated delivery of the entire facility by 2030; and if he will make a statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Chair, and everybody who came in and made their contributions. I will not go back on any old ground. I want to run a few things by the witnesses, first of all in the area of housing supports. First, I want to say that the local authorities, including Galway County Council in particular, which I deal with all the time, are absolutely fantastic in what they do regarding the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: In the interests of clarity, is there a grant for somebody who is going to build a house next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I would like to get details on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: It comes up constantly, especially with young children. Every time they go to get some other improvement to their lives they have to prove themselves again. It comes up fairly regularly where they have to produce all of these reports every time they are doing something, and they need to have them up to date. They have to go back to the consultants and look for the reports. It is something...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I will say finally that the issue we are talking about is disabilities and disability matters. It is important that all of us in the room continue to fight for the fact that, while we have systems and we have to be for everybody, people with disabilities should be positively discriminated towards in terms of the access and supports they need. I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to provide funding to Uisce Éireann to take in charge existing private wastewater treatment plants in private housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23345/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to engage with the National Retained Firefighters Service to secure an agreement on pay and conditions in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23346/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progression of applications for funding by local authorities for the installation of wastewater treatment facilities; when he expects to approve the submissions received; if he intends to increase the budget to meet the demand from local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23347/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish the revised guidelines for rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23344/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends to provide additional funding to local authorities to provide for the proper management of their existing and future social housing stock in view of the increase in the numbers of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23348/23]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I want to raise the issue of the retained firefighters' negotiations for better pay and conditions. I understand that when they met the Local Government Management Agency, LGMA, very little progress was made because no discussions could take place on the substantive issue, which is about pay and conditions, because neither the Government nor the Department of Public Expenditure, National...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Educational Disadvantage (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister. It is important to acknowledge that education is a fundamental pathway to employment. Maybe other schools have applied for DEIS status. Maybe that could be looked at. Some schools have many Ukrainian or foreign students who have come into the country in the past year. The dynamic has changed and there are challenges. It is important that every child who comes into...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Educational Disadvantage (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: Has the Minister's Department conducted any study of the rate of drop-out from secondary school education? If so, can she provide the statistics on the number of students that have left school early in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Educational Disadvantage (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister. It is good to see that the retention rate is improving and reaching that level. I would cite what the Minister herself said about DEIS schools and the fact that the retention rate there is not as good. I welcome that she is looking at that. 7 o’clock It is important to make sure that as many people as possible have the highest possible level of...

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I too welcome the opportunity to speak on the very important Bill. We have had a lot of discussion about all of the atrocities happening in Ukraine and our attitude towards them. There has been a lot of suffering there. For some reason, we seem to not want to talk about what is happening on the other side of the world and what is happening between Israel and Palestine. We have to talk...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: The Deputy will get another opportunity.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: Is the Deputy okay with that response?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (16 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the practice of reducing the State pension (non-contributory) due to the decision of the householder to rent their home whilst in long-term residential care will be discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22543/23]