Results 141-160 of 2,152 for speaker:Seán Canney in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the lay-bys are closed on the M17/M18 motorways and the M6 motorway, when drivers are encouraged to rest but there is no place to pull in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47306/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the speed limit reviews being carried out by local authorities are paused pending instructions from his Department, which is delaying the implementation of safety measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47387/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend the rules to allow a SPSV driver’s licence holder switch from a WAV licence to a standard taxi licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48389/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 334. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to amend the tax treatment of interest-free loans from parents to their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48624/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Rights (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 415. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a measure to protect persons who pay up front for services and the supplier of the services closes their business prior to the service being delivered, such as orthodontic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48590/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 790. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider not turning the clocks back one hour this winter to facilitate persons who suffer from seasonal affective disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47307/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 890. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place to cull the wild deer herd, which is causing serious risk to motorists as they are coming onto public roads in darkness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47372/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 1110. To ask the Minister for Health if patient records from prior to 2001 are available from Merlin Park Hospital, Galway, and University Hospital, Galway; and if so, whether those records can be released to a patient (details supplied). [47358/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 1407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the necessary funding to Galway Roscommon Educational Training Board for the purchase of a site in Roscommon for the provision of an apprenticeship programme centre in Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 1447. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she intends to give a start date for the new Leader Programme to the companies who will administer the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47361/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 1448. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is carrying out a review of the funding allocated to Galway under the Leader Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47362/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that organic farmers are being discriminated against under ACRES due to the scoring system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46300/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to review the proportionality of financial penalties being imposed on farmers for administrative errors; if he believes that his Department is taking account of proportionality in deciding penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46303/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers (26 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider giving priority to ACRES applications where hen harrier designations exist, given these farmers currently have a designation but no compensation is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46299/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (26 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a fodder support scheme for farmers in the Shannon Callows who lost their fodder due to the flooding of the Callows in summer 2023 and who are now without fodder for the winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46302/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for further details on the increased budget being made available for the ewe premium scheme; the amount per ewe; when will it be paid; if the criteria or terms and conditions will change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46301/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing one member of a couple to get their share of the help to buy scheme if their partner previously benefited in their own right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46231/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to have the long awaited revised qualifying criteria for the primary medical certificate which will be fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46406/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 208. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware that the new e Tender platform is not functioning and does not have the ability to accept submissions; if he will investigate this serious situation for contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46123/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 532. To ask the Minister for Health what efforts are being made to ensure that people working as healthcare assistants who have overseas nursing qualifications can register as nurses in Ireland in a streamlined process to address the current shortage of nurses in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46221/23]