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Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. It is important to say a few things about construction. Not everything we hear about construction is bad. There are a hell of a lot of good builders and subcontractors in construction and they are all doing the best they can. Construction is an industry where every site is different and throws up new challenges, and can even be different in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20567/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20253/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide a school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20568/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20259/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the scheme of investment aid for the development of the commercial horticulture sector will be made available; if he is aware of the difficulties that the delay in this scheme is having on commercial horticulture farmers, particularly young farmers; if he can reassure farmers that the scheme will be made available in 2023; if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason agricultural planners can no longer witness signatures for his Department’s application forms, such as transfer of entitlements; if he is aware of the inconvenience and additional cost this is causing farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20266/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 333. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20257/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter could be investigated as a student (details supplied) is at risk of losing out on a year of SUSI grant through no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20212/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regeneration Projects (3 May 2023)

Seán Canney: 489. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will be made to approve additional funding for Loughrea town hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20602/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Seán Canney: The question I will raise relates to the European Union regional competitiveness index for 2022, which has been published. This index cites the northern and western area in Ireland as an area in decline and states that it has underperformed in certain areas, including the areas of infrastructure, innovation capability, market size and business innovation. This is not a criticism of anybody...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Seán Canney: The Tánaiste has given me everything that is being done. I accept that these things are being done, which is a great credit to everybody who has been involved, but there are areas, such as the question of the ports at Galway, Ros a' Mhíl and Killybegs, that need attention. The IDA has a park in Athenry in my constituency but the land is not serviced. A connection has to be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (27 Apr 2023)

Seán Canney: 336. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish the report from the working group on transport supports for people with disabilities; if he will confirm whether the report includes proposals to put in place a fit-for-purpose primary medical certificate for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20045/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: Discussion (27 Apr 2023)

Seán Canney: I was not here for the start of the meeting but was listening to the witnesses' presentations in my office. The more we speak and the more we bring witnesses before the committee, the more we realise how complex the whole area of disability is. One issue is often raised in my office and I seek the witnesses' views on how we can resolve it. It is regarding when somebody finds out that his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: Discussion (27 Apr 2023)

Seán Canney: What about the naming of the schools?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: Discussion (27 Apr 2023)

Seán Canney: The schools are brilliant, as is all of the work that is happening. There is a lot of good news. I was a lecturer so I saw young students with disabilities who came into third level education, went on from that and they are now working and they are still friends of mine. There is great potential in these people. It is not necessarily about disabilities but they have different abilities...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Canney: It is an enlightening discussion. It could go on all night. I thank both Ministers for being here.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister for his forthright comments. The biggest issue I see with all of this goes back to what Deputy Healy-Rae said about being at home in your own house with your own finances and how you deal with them, and if a person wins a few pound in the local club lotto, what he or she does with that. We have a situation here where we can end up, if look back from the future, as...

Re-introduction of Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important subject. I commend the Government on its announcement this morning in respect of the Croí Cónaithe scheme, something we in the Regional Group have advocated for, and on the fact that development levies are being waived. That creates a bit of buoyancy so that people will get the confidence to build or purchase a house. I...