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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: I thank the Department and the Minister of State, who has engaged on this a good bit; they have always been open. We are all trying to make sure we are giving benefit where it is most needed, this committee included. I am delighted the Minister of State is present because it is important for him to hear the committee members, but I know he is doing the right job.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: Let us hope the Department comes up with the goodies.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Referendum Campaigns (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 37. To ask the Taoiseach if the decision to hold the two referenda was a Cabinet decision. [13091/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will change the rules where a person who does their driving test in an automatic car currently will not be licensed to drive a manual car to allow the automatic licence to include a manual licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support an application from a school (details supplied) for funding to complete the building of a general purpose/early years room, which is necessary to accommodate the pupils and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11519/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support an application for an ASD unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11753/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will fund the construction of a general purpose/physical education hall in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12551/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an applicant for the local authority home loan will be considered as a second chance applicant if they are divorced but still retain a legal interest in the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11689/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 697. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the size of an extension from 40 to 60 square metres as exempted development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13070/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 1249. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be providing funding to a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11704/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 1422. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion in percentage terms of the annual health budget spent on medical continuous glucose monitoring devices in relation to overall medical technology spending, from 2019-2023, broken down per annum, in tabular form. [12576/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 1516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of babies born with Down syndrome in Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13092/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (7 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 206. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a VAT refund scheme on the purchase of a car for owners who provide respite services for people with a disability who use their car to transport the service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11408/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Éireann (7 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will instruct Bus Éireann to abolish its rule not to allow private bus operators who are contracted to Bus Éireann not to have drivers over 70 years of driving business on the contracted services in light of the scarcity of skilled drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11403/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the housing assistance payment scheme to increase the amount of supports to reflect the increase in private rental costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11415/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce compensation for farmers whose forest have been affected by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11402/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 328. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will accept a child (details supplied) for the ECCE overage exemption for September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11422/24]

Rare Diseases: Statements (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: We will now go back to the Government.

Rare Diseases: Statements (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: Yes.

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Daichead ar an mBunreacht (An Comhaontú maidir le Cúirt Aontaithe um Paitinní), 2024: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: Before Committee Stage commences I would like to deal with a procedural matter relating to Bills to amend the Constitution. The substance of the debate on Committee Stage relates to the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment, which is contained in the Schedule to the Bill. The sections of the Bill are merely technical. Therefore, in accordance with long-standing practice, the...