Parliamentary questions

School Facilities

Seán Canney

481. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her Department will fund the construction of a general purpose/physical education hall in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12551/24]

Housing Schemes

Seán Canney

603. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an applicant for the local authority home loan will be considered as a second chance applicant if they are divorced but still retain a legal interest in the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11689/24]

Planning Issues

Seán Canney

697. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the size of an extension from 40 to 60 square metres as exempted development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13070/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Canney

778. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse her decision to only pay child benefit for students over 18 years from May 2024 who are still in school but not currently in receipt of child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13018/24]

Health Services

Seán Canney

1249. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will be providing funding to a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11704/24]

Health Services

Seán Canney

1422. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the proportion in percentage terms of the annual health budget spent on medical continuous glucose monitoring devices in relation to overall medical technology spending, from 2019-2023, broken down per annum, in tabular form. [12576/24]

Departmental Data

Seán Canney

1516. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born with Down syndrome in Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13092/24]

Tax Reliefs

Seán Canney

206. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a VAT refund scheme on the purchase of a car for owners who provide respite services for people with a disability who use their car to transport the service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11408/24]

Bus Éireann

Seán Canney

214. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if he will instruct Bus Éireann to abolish its rule not to allow private bus operators who are contracted to Bus Éireann not to have drivers over 70 years of driving business on the contracted services in light of the scarcity of skilled drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11403/24]

Housing Schemes

Seán Canney

262. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the housing assistance payment scheme to increase the amount of supports to reflect the increase in private rental costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11415/24]

Forestry Sector

Seán Canney

302. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce compensation for farmers whose forest have been affected by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11402/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Seán Canney

328. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will accept a child (details supplied) for the ECCE overage exemption for September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11422/24]

Departmental Funding

Seán Canney

425. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when an application (details supplied) for funding under the remedial action list RAL will be decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10669/24]

Social Welfare Code

Seán Canney

439. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person paying PRSI contributions between the ages of 66 and 70 can use those contributions to reach the threshold of 520 contributions to access a contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10164/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Seán Canney

529. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that TAMS applications are taking up to 24 months to be assessed by his Department and is causing great uncertainty in the industry including suppliers and contractors; if he will intervene to ensure that TAMS applications are processed in a timely way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10588/24]

Local Authorities

Seán Canney

71. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the Dáil debate on Questions on Promised Legislation on 25 January 2024 (details supplied), the actions, if any, that will be taken in the context of the State apology by the Taoiseach on 9 July 2019. [9542/24]

Bus Services

Seán Canney

128. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will upgrade the 350 bus service in counties Galway and Clare to ensure larger buses are provided and that the frequency of the service is improved to meet the increased demand for public transport by people living in Kinvara, Ballinderreen, Ballyvaughan and Doolin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9197/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Seán Canney

305. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the savings threshold for the exceptional needs payment from €5,000 to €10,000 to reflect the rising cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8735/24]

Foreign Birth Registration

Seán Canney

103. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if support will be provided in relation to a matter (details supplied). [8563/24]

Tax Exemptions

Seán Canney

118. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if persons on invalidity pensions are exempt from DIRT tax on savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8553/24]