Results 1-20 of 241 for long speaker:Seán Canney

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

Seán Canney: ...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 negatively affects a carer's physical and mental health, financial status, and social integration; — for many carers who...

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

Seán Canney: ...is that the families should suffer and let the child wait. They will not be allowed to get a private assessment so that they can move things on because it is not the right thing to do in the long term. This is not the right thing to do in the short or long term for the child or family. Ratification of the United Nations protocol to the CRPD is a commitment in the programme for...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Canney: ...The equipment was bought four years ago was left in a room because there were problems trying to get a room built into what we call a lead-lined X-ray facility. That is just a small example of how long it takes us to get infrastructure developed. That is the crime that we are committing. We have created this huge process by which we talk about everything, we invite in a lot of...

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

Seán Canney: ...they seek them out or because they do not know where to find them. The same applies to older people. Home care is of paramount importance to older people if we are to keep them in their homes for longer and save the State a great deal of money. We need to ensure that enough people are attracted to a career in home help. We will table a Private Members’ motion on the matter of...

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: ...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 sections are postponed until consideration of the Schedule has been completed.

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

Seán Canney: ...set up and another five before it will deliver houses. Therefore, we have to have some common sense and do things in an emergency way right now if we are to solve this issue in the short term. Then we should put long-term measures in place. I thank the Chair for his forbearance.

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

Seán Canney: ...office from all over the constituency who are crying out for help to try to keep somebody in their home. They are looking for home care help. They are looking for assistance so people do not go into long-term nursing care. The cost to the State is very high when you go into a nursing home. If you can keep somebody at home, it is an awful lot less, but there seems to be a disdain for...

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

Seán Canney: ...a campaign to reopen our western rail corridor. It was mentioned by Deputy Conway-Walsh as well. That campaign has being going on for 20 years. Not all of them, but many of the global companies along the west coast and those that are exporting product want to have their product carbon neutral so they need to use rail freight, for instance. It will cost maybe €150 million to join...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Seán Canney: ...children. I listened to some of the Deputies who spoke tonight. They all referenced issues in their constituencies. The most important point to remember is that this is about young people. As long as we are able, we should try to give every young person the best chance we can. We did not do that in bygone days. All of this stuff was brushed under the table and not even spoken...

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

Seán Canney: ...is an opportunity to bring more people into the economy by making it much more attractive financially to work. However, the medical card anomaly is a barrier to work. Putting barriers in the way of people going back to work has long-term social implications. The barrier to employment is a hidden one at a time when we need to facilitate people entering the workforce. We talked a lot...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (20 Feb 2024)

Seán Canney: 374. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who is in long-term nursing care rents out their principal private residence, which is vacant, will there be any negative implications on their State pension (non-contributory) or any other tax issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7653/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (13 Feb 2024)

Seán Canney: 561. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the draft design guide for long-term care, to ensure the facilities remain viable and that this is taken into account in determining the maximum size of such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6100/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: 78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to continue the long-standing and well-established pay-pension parity link which retired gardaí share with serving colleagues in An Garda Síochána (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55752/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Canney: ...Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider establishing a scheme to maintain woodland due to the environmental benefits which will accrue, while recognising that this is a long-term project with no financial return for an individual landowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54590/23]

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: ...and business use. It has been a slow, grinding process. One can look at Ros an Mhíl, where there is a good, deep sea port that needs investment, Killybegs and Foynes. I acknowledge that at long last, we are building a rail connection to Foynes Port. I want to thank the Minister, Deputy Ryan for that as well. That is coming from Limerick out to the port. We need to do this at a...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: ...vulnerable groups. The Covid pandemic has wreaked havoc, but not only in respect of our health and economy because it has also deeply affected our social fabric, personal security and sense of belonging. We need to tackle this. There were many people taking part in the riots and looting last week who took full advantage of the chaos. They did not care or think about the consequences...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: ...us try to work with the EU as well as getting Israel and Palestine together. There has to be a solution. Everybody says it is a two-state solution. So be it. I have heard that being talked about for a long time. I heard the Taoiseach talking about it yesterday. It is the only solution in his view. Let us try to work on a solution rather than condemning one another. We can condemn...

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: ...In terms of the impact of working an extra 3.5 hours, there is tax coming in on that and it allows people to do the home care hours such that there is less reliance on the State putting people into long-term care. The second thing is we should reform jobseeker's allowance to move it from a days worked model to an hours worked model. That is also in the recommendation to which I referred....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Concerns for Sourcing Winter Animal Feed in Shannon Callows Area: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: ..., when I was Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, in trying to get works done on the Shannon. We got machinery in but it was put in only to cut overhanging trees along the edges and it took me about nine months to succeed in getting that done. I recall going to Portumna and looking at the machines going out on the floating pontoons to go out to do it. It...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: ...and the region. It is interesting that some of the things that came out of that are very similar to what we are speaking about here regarding, number one, planning, the planning process, and how long it takes. The second very important issue is that resources going into local authorities need to be beefed up to deal with the now more complex planning processes we have. We have a climate...