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Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak about housing. I will first wish the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, well in his position. It is the first time I have met him across the floor. As a fellow coming from the west of Ireland, I know he will do his best to bring houses there. I will start with the affordable housing scheme. I spoke to the Ministers, Deputies Michael McGrath and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Seán Canney: I welcome all our guests. It is great to have them here to have a chat about the financial matters that are most pressing. Following on from the discussion about housing, one of the biggest failings in housing at the moment relates to the fact the private sector is not functional, and it will not be functional until we step in to help it become functional by providing it with funding or...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Seán Canney: I accept that progress is being made and I fully support the help-to-buy scheme, but analysis will show the numbers of, for instance, houses that have been built under the shared equity scheme and where they have been built. County Galway is the second largest county but there is only one private housing scheme within it. When any other developer is buying a site or looking for one to...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on what is a very emotive subject whether people are directly affected by it or not. One of the issues that has manifested in recent days is the total confusion in the Government about numbers and percentages. This is leading to more fodder and ammunition for those termed right-wing groups that are trying to put the fear of God into people. It is high...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Seán Canney: I thank the three groups for coming in. I have read their detailed opening statements for which I thank them. Within this committee, we listen to people's lived experience. At what level do the three organisations represented here engage with people with disabilities in order to inform themselves as to how they can implement policies within their own organisations? How are facilities...

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue. It is tough for everybody to try to grapple with what happened in the past. When the Government brought in the redress scheme for mothers and babies homes, it built things into the relevant Bill that created division. It included a timeframe requirement whereby people had to have spent six months in a mother and baby home before...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Apr 2024)

Seán Canney: I raise an important issue, having regard to an email I received from a concerned citizen. It relates to the circumstances in Dublin whereby residents and business people are affected negatively by what is happening at Grattan Hall, Mount Street, Grattan Court and adjacent areas. I want to know what the Government is going to do about this. The description I have indicates there is a large...

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Canney: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that: — more than 500,000 individuals are family carers, which means one in eight people in Ireland provide regular unpaid care; — family carers are the backbone of care provision in Ireland, however they often lack support and recognition; — caring intensively over a long period without support or recognition...

Disability Justice: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Canney: I compliment People Before Profit-Solidarity on tabling this very important motion for discussion today. I am a member of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters and, sadly, many of the issues the committee has heard about over the last three or four years remain current. Solutions are not being found. The Government could take a hand over many of the things that are happening and try to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Canney: ...intently. There are lots of good things happening. A bus link has started in Tuam. The service goes to Headford and up into Galway on a brand-new fully accessible electric bus. It is operated by a private operator. It cost him a lot of money. I have been on the bus and have seen it operating. It is probably where we need to get to. I am not going back over old ground that has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what progress has been made in the review of the tender report for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); when will the review be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13463/24]

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Mairéad Farrell - To discuss the issue of rents in investment fund-owned student accommodation in Galway. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - To discuss the need to improve the two Connecting Ireland bus services in...

General Practice and Local Health Services: Motion (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: ...see the lack of services. The first issue is with GPs. Even in the towns they are under awful pressure. I was in a GP practice on Tuesday morning. One of the doctors was not there and there was great pressure on the rest of the staff because he was out sick. There is no fallback position. What is wrong is that we do not have enough GPs. We all know what the problem is but how are we...

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 Minister of State and his officials for attending. I want to home in on local authorities and their housing adaptation and mobility aid schemes. First, I give great credit to the staff of Galway County Council for the way in which they administer the schemes. The important thing is that they administer them in a way that is practical. I understand the Department is currently...

Housing Targets and Regulations: Motion [Private Members] (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: ...not have enough houses being built. I will focus first on social housing. I accept there has been a huge turnabout in terms of local authorities building social houses. It is a welcome move that this is happening again. It is good to see the local authorities are back in a place where they are building good-quality housing estates. I acknowledge that. They are increasing the...

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: I commend Deputy Tully and Sinn Féin on bringing forward this motion. As a member of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters it is important that I focus in on a few things. We have looked for the ratification of the UN protocol. We issued a report on that. I was disappointed this week to see an announcement that some other report will now be prepared by Government. That will be...

Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Canney: I am sharing time with Deputy Tóibín. I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill and commend Deputy Collins and her group on having introduced it. At face value, it seeks to protect workers who want to have their union fees deducted at source, checked off and submitted to the union. That is fine but I want to speak about the implications it might have for small business. ...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Canney: There was a lot of interesting conversation going on there but as a former Minister with responsibility for the OPW dealing with flood relief, investing in it is one thing but to have a budget for the general maintenance of whatever we do is another issue. The fact is that the type of maintenance we do now is being hampered by our desire to protect the habitat in which the flood occurs....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Canney: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and for the answers to the questions so far. I want to raise a number of issues. My first question is on the special education teaching hours, which were put out there. In Galway, for example, 50% of the schools have lost hours, some have lost five hours, 20% have remained static, and 30% have gained some hours. Overall there is no change in the...