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Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Feb 2024)

Seán Canney: 5 o’clock I welcome this Bill. The Regional Group has been campaigning for the rent-a-room relief. It made a proposal to the Government in this regard and, as a direct result, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, moved swiftly to implement the relief for social welfare beneficiaries. This is notable. The agreement facilitated the extension within one month,...

Future of Regional Pre-Hospital Emergency Care: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2023)

Seán Canney: ...and training at UL. When they do their on-the-road training, they have to go to the NHS in the UK. Then they find it difficult to come back here and get jobs. We are a small country with 5 million people which, as the Deputy pointed out, is the size of Birmingham. We should be able to ensure that we do the on-the-road training here. That is something I would ask the Minister to look...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta) 2020: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jun 2021)

Seán Canney: ...into getting more houses built, but sometimes we look a gift horse in the mouth. I have said this repeatedly, we have so many vacant properties in this county, in our towns and villages. Some 75% of the space over ground-floor retail units in Dublin city is empty. We must ask the following question. Why are we looking at this gift horse in the mouth and not doing something about it?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Seán Canney: ...From listening to the debate, the expression I would use is we have a fragmented approach at the moment. Too many organs within the State are doing bits and pieces. Somebody mentioned that a €5 million fund was announced this week for employment for people with disabilities. I did not know about it until I heard it today. Things are happening that we do not know about. We also...

Flood Prevention Policies: Motion [Private Members] (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: .... Much work has happened in the last four years to alleviate this problem. The scheme at Dunkellin is coming towards a conclusion. It is a drainage scheme that was on the cards for 40 or 50 years. The Claregalway scheme is also nearing completion and it is showing its worth with regard to the money spent and the value obtained. Many local people now have an assurance that the winters...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Canney: ...and pay for standing costs. Another issue which must be addressed is that of anomalies in the pandemic unemployment payment. People aged over 66 got no support, but those under 66 got €350 in the form of the Covid payment. However, the former were asked to maintain their businesses, such as pubs, and continue to pay their bills. I refer to the issue of arrears in Covid...

Environmental Impact of Quarries and Incinerators: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2019)

Seán Canney: ...annual programme of audits and inspections of agency-licensed facilities. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment is constrained by the provisions of sections 79(3) and 86(5) of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992, as amended, from becoming involved in any way with the licensing of installations under the Act. On the matters raised relating to the...

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Seán Canney: ...and financial sustainability. Operating losses have been recorded in each of the last four years. RTÉ has been unable to grow its commercial revenue since 2014 while its costs have grown by €28 million. While revenue from the TV licence increased by €10 million over the same period, RTÉ's financial position has deteriorated. In submitting its revised strategy,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: ...National Planning Framework, the new Regional Enterprise Plans, the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies, and the Atlantic Economic Corridor (AEC) project. The Commission will shortly launch a new 5-year Strategic Plan which will set out its main pillars of work over the coming years. The Commission has been allocated just over €2 million from my...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: .... The Department has lead responsibility for developing the relationship between the State and the community and voluntary sector and setting the policy framework in this area. Some €12.6 million is budgeted for in 2019 to provide supports for the community and voluntary sector, including approximately €6.5 million for the scheme to support national organisations,...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: .... The Department is responsible for the management of the overall fund and the delivery of some of the measures within the action plans. For this year, 2019, our Department will have €12 million. The key measures that will be supported through that will be the social inclusion fund and the senior alert scheme. The funding for the social inclusion fund is €5 million and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Salmon Hardship Scheme (6 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: ...does not arise. The Salmon Hardship Scheme was introduced following the decision to cease, for conservation reasons, the commercial salmon mixed stock fishery in the sea. In excess of €25 million was allocated to the scheme to facilitate payments to fishermen with a further €5 million provided for community development projects. Under the scheme, fishermen active in the...

Seanad: Community and Rural Support Schemes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Seán Canney: ...committed €1 billion to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund over a ten-year period to support rural economic development and to help build strong communities. The fund has been allocated €315 million for the period up to 2022, with €55 million set aside in my Department's budget for successful projects in 2019. The first call for applications for the fund...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Smart Community Initiative: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Seán Canney: ...is no library or whatever, then we should consider ways to bring them back into use. Personally, I think the rural regeneration fund is the way to go because it takes between €200,000 and €500,000 to do up a building between fire certification and the whole shooting match. That is where the money is. We should identify buildings in towns that can be utilised for multiple...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Licences (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 464 and 465 together. Each of Ireland's 147 salmon rivers, river sections and estuaries has a genetically distinct salmon stock. Salmon stocks are, therefore, managed on an individual river basis with each river having a Conservation Limit (CL) which is scientifically assessed on an annual basis by the independent Standing Scientific Committee for Salmon....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (13 Nov 2018)

Seán Canney: A Support Fund of €3 million has been established by the Government to address the hardship experienced by commercial eel fishermen and women in the light of the closure of the commercial eel fishery for conservation reasons. The fund is administered by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). My department has received written advice from the Revenue Commissioners in relation to the support...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (6 Nov 2018)

Seán Canney: A Support Fund of €3 million has been established by the Government to address the hardship experienced by commercial eel fishermen and women in the light of the closure of the commercial eel fishery for conservation reasons. The fund is administered by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI).The fund is available to all persons who were the holder of a commercial public eel...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (6 Nov 2018)

Seán Canney: Following consultation with the European Commission and advice from the Revenue Commissioners, a Support Fund of €3 million has been established by the Government to address the hardship experienced by commercial eel fishermen and women in the light of the closure of the commercial eel fishery for conservation reasons. The fund is administered by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Salmon Hardship Scheme (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Canney: ...does not arise. The Salmon Hardship Scheme was introduced following a decision in 2006 to cease, for conservation reasons, the commercial salmon mixed stock fishery in the sea. In excess of €25 million was allocated to the scheme to facilitate payments to fishermen with a further €5 million provided for community development projects. Under the scheme, fishermen active in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (1 Jun 2017)

Seán Canney: The Office of Public Works (OPW), in association with the relevant Local Authorities, have to date completed 38 major flood relief schemes with a total investment of almost €300 million. Currently, there are twelve schemes under construction with at least four of these to be completed this year, which include the South Campshires (Dublin), Foynes (Limerick), Verdant Place (Limerick)...