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Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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School Staff
Seán Canney
541. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will consider changing the rules around career breaks for teachers as teachers who move home within the country and wish to work in a new location are being prevented from doing so unnecessarily; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a teacher who is on a career break and who moves permanently within the country will have to build panel rights from scratch even where the teacher has worked for her Department for over a decade; if she is of the opinion that the Department needs to be more flexible in such cases as teachers feel undervalued and underappreciated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37202/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Seán Canney
606. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reduce the delays being experienced by school term workers such as school bus drivers who have to sign on during the summer months but who regularly experience significant delays in getting their payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37263/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Seán Canney
767. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the capital funding that has been allocated to children’s health projects in Ireland under the Shared Island Fund to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36973/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Seán Canney
768. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will endorse a project (details supplied) as a capital project under the Shared Island Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36974/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Disability Services
Seán Canney
819. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of providing access to support workers and personal assistants for autistic adults and of legislating for the right to personal assistance for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37196/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Bus Services
Seán Canney
130. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport his views on bus companies charging travel pass holders who do not have access to the Internet an additional fee of €3 to manually book a bus ticket; if his attention has been drawn to the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35499/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Primary Medical Certificates
Seán Canney
159. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether Parkinson's disease should be included on the list of conditions that make a person eligible for the primary medical certificate, given that the disease is degenerative and is a lifelong condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35962/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Rental Sector
Seán Canney
220. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that people are experiencing difficulties with the Residential Tenancies Board paying their renewal registrations online; if he will investigate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35498/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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School Staff
Seán Canney
342. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a teacher who is on exchange for a period of eight years has to revert to the original school when a permanent post is to be filled in that school (details supplied); if she will review the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35501/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Seán Canney
390. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who lives with a sibling can get fuel allowance or if their sibling’s income is taken into account even though they are not a single household; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35500/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Seán Canney
391. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who was on disability allowance for many years and who took up a position on a community employment scheme can now make an application for the partial capacity benefit after having worked for four weeks on the scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35503/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Local Authorities
Seán Canney
443. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if (details supplied) a local voluntary group has received any funding from Galway County Council under the 2021 Disability Participation and Awareness Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35497/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Departmental Funding
Seán Canney
675. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (detail supplied); if he will make provision for funding for the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35502/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Nursing Homes
Seán Canney
694. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if a review of the nursing home support scheme financial assessment will be conducted; the timeframe that has to elapse before the review can take place; if the value of a second house is capped for three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35559/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Primary Medical Certificates
Seán Canney
797. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of refusal rates for primary medical certificates by county; his views on the discrepancy in the approval rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35961/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Seán Canney
799. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if nurses working in private nursing homes are covered by the pandemic bonus payment in recognition of their crucial role in terms of dealing with the pandemic; if he has plans to increase the numbers of those eligible for the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35969/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Disability Services
Seán Canney
800. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when the action plan for the disability capacity review will be published; if he will confirm that it will be included in the budgetary plan for 2023 to ensure that another year does not pass with families and individuals left without any indication of when or the way that the urgent needs that they are experiencing will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35971/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Disability Services
Seán Canney
801. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he intends to have an accessible budget for disability in order that individuals with disabilities and their supporters can understand the number of existing and new residential supports, day places and respite supports that will be provided for in Budget 2023; the way that this relates to the needs outlined in the capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35972/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Public Transport
Seán Canney
206. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a cost analysis of providing fare-free travel on public transport for a 12-month period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34368/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Public Transport
Seán Canney
207. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will commission a study to examine the impact and cost-benefit analysis of providing fare-free travel on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34369/22]