Parliamentary questions

School Admissions

Seán Canney

190. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when an appropriate secondary school placement will be found for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43631/23]

Wastewater Treatment

Seán Canney

260. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that is being made with the provision of a municipal wastewater treatment plant for Craughwell, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43537/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Seán Canney

380. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will accept applications submitted to the ACRES scheme by a planner which for technical reasons were never properly accepted by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43409/23]

Nursing Homes

Seán Canney

425. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the long-term costs of a nursing home are being paid by the State for people who were in mother and baby homes; what assistance is available for nursing home costs in such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43682/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Canney

488. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if an organisation has been appointed by the Government to review the criteria set out to pay the pandemic bonus payment to front-line workers and make recommendations regarding the potential expansion of the criteria to include other workers; if so, if they have made any recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43585/23]

Further and Higher Education

Seán Canney

597. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what progress is being made with the establishment of a new veterinary programme in the Atlantic Technological University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43588/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

249. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that cost comparisons have been undertaken to compare the modular classroom with traditional-built construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43353/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

250. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the expected life span of modular classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43354/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

251. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her Department has entered into contracts for the supply of modular classrooms; what company was successful with the tender; the value of such property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43355/23]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Canney

252. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education what progress has been made in the delivery of a new secondary school planned for Oranmore, County Galway (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43356/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

305. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of school accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42336/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

306. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of school accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42337/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

307. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of school accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42338/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

308. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of school accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42339/23]

Departmental Policies

Seán Canney

384. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection what assistance is available to cover interpreter costs for a deaf employee, as the employee is currently only able to work two days out of five in the office due to the financial burden of interpreter services on her employer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42671/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Seán Canney

493. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects payments to commence for the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42602/23]

General Practitioner Services

Seán Canney

661. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that a GP can claim in reimbursements, broken down by category, in tabular form, as part of the provision of antenatal care during pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42651/23]

Cancer Services

Seán Canney

666. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, has a representative radiologist at the weekly multidisciplinary team meetings in GUH to present cases from Portiuncula Hospital; if patients with complex cancers in Portiuncula Hospital have their cases heard in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42680/23]

Cancer Services

Seán Canney

667. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if cancer patients at GUH who will not be receiving treatment due to the advanced nature of their disease have access to the in-house psychologist employed at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42681/23]

Cancer Services

Seán Canney

668. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason that there is only one bed available for every 17 palliative care patients in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42682/23]

Community Care

Seán Canney

669. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason that the maximum entitlement to community social care hours for those at the end of their lives is 21 hours per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42683/23]

Environmental Schemes

Seán Canney

70. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans he is putting in place to reduce the waiting time for householders under the better energy, warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42047/23]

Energy Conservation

Seán Canney

142. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he will consider to reduce the costs to householders who wish to undertake retrofit measures in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42048/23]

Energy Conservation

Seán Canney

143. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will ensure that every applicant under the warmer homes scheme will have measures carried out, regardless of whether these premises are deemed suitable for the deep retrofit scheme or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42049/23]

Environmental Schemes

Seán Canney

144. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider putting in place another national used tyre collection scheme to clean up the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42050/23]

National Broadband Plan

Seán Canney

145. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is satisfied with the rate of progress being made in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42051/23]

Wind Energy Generation

Seán Canney

146. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he agrees with proposals to develop windfarms close to residential settings where there is a negative impact on visual amenity, landscape and a risk of white noise and flicker affecting householders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42052/23]

Social Welfare Code

Seán Canney

210. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering changing disability allowance to a three-tier system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42033/23]

Mortality Rates

Seán Canney

287. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned at the increase in the death rate in this country since 2021; if he will undertake a review of the increased number to determine the cause of deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42034/23]

Office of Public Works

Seán Canney

208. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when retired OPW staff will receive a raise in their pension and arrears in relation to the recent raise in their pension; what is causing the current delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41346/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

261. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of phase 2 of school accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41287/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

262. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of school accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41291/23]

Dental Services

Seán Canney

515. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health what assistance is in place to assist parents who paid for orthodontic treatment with a registered orthodontist, but the practice closed; what insurances are in place to assist parents to recover their money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41021/23]

Hospital Facilities

Seán Canney

527. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of x-ray facilities at Tuam primary care centre; when work will commence and when the facility will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41070/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Seán Canney

557. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health how many patients are on the orthodontic assessment waiting list in Galway; how long the current waiting time is; how many patients are on the orthodontic treatment waiting list; what the current wait time is; if there are currently any unfilled clinical positions in the Galway service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41260/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Seán Canney

558. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health how many patients are on the podiatry waiting list in Galway; how long the current waiting time is; if the interval between appointments between patients has been shortened or lengthened in the past year; if there are currently any unfilled clinical positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41261/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Canney

563. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason that the pandemic special recognition payment is not being paid to haematology staff, given the heroic work that they performed in keeping the service open and operational for patients during the Covid-19 pandemic; if he is aware that blood transfusions were made available to cancer patients throughout the course of the various lockdowns; if he will reverse this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41271/23]

Hospital Services

Seán Canney

565. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if a multidisciplinary medical team can be assembled at University Hospital Galway to assess the case of a 17-year-old (details supplied) who is wheelchair- and bed-bound, seven months after an acute viral illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41280/23]

Hospital Services

Seán Canney

568. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if an interview taken in April 1994 in a hospital setting will be released to the patient involved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41350/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Seán Canney

206. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when approval will be given to allow communication workers to access pension increases as approved by the Labour Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40011/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Seán Canney

604. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will remove the means test from full time carers, many of whom are providing 24/7 care for a loved one but who cannot access carer's allowance due to the means of a spouse or partner; if she recognises the savings that these people are providing for the State and the valuable social role that they are performing, especially in light of ever-increasing household cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39464/23]

Wind Energy Generation

Seán Canney

91. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the effects of lightning on wind turbines has been investigated; if in particular sulphur hexafluoride can escape into the atmosphere if a turbine is struck by lightning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37726/23]

Taxi Regulations

Seán Canney

315. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow the NTA to distinguish between a taxi and hackney in relation to rear windows being darkened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38151/23]

National Car Test

Seán Canney

366. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider instructing the NCT to reverse their decision to go cashless only and to accept cash as a legal tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38548/23]

Tax Code

Seán Canney

436. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance the rationale behind the decision not to allow tax relief for land rented to a close relative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37512/23]

Tax Code

Seán Canney

451. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance when the appropriate amendment will be made to the Finance Act to exempt functional farmland from the residential zoned land tax. [38162/23]

Tax Code

Seán Canney

453. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance when the appropriate amendment will be made to the forthcoming finance Act to exempt R2 residential zoned land from the residential zoned land tax, given that this land cannot currently be developed. [38171/23]

Departmental Policies

Seán Canney

842. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a recommended cap on the number of social houses a county council can purchase in a private turnkey development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37524/23]

Departmental Data

Seán Canney

899. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received under the croí cónaithe vacant property grant scheme since its inception to date for each local authority; the number of applications that have been approved in each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38161/23]

Vacant Properties

Seán Canney

906. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider expanding the vacant property refurbishment grant to include vacant properties that cannot be refurbished and require total demolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38308/23]