Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
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Déar, 22 Feabh 2024
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School Transport
Seán Canney
148. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the euro amounts of net surplus cash derived from school transport by Bus Éireann that the auditors and directors categorised in the accounts as profit in the profit and loss balance sheet and cash flow statement for each of the years 2005 to 2015, in tabular form. [8560/24]
Déar, 22 Feabh 2024
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Parliamentary Questions
Seán Canney
149. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her officials obtained legal assistance from the Office of the Attorney General regarding complaints about information being withheld in answers to parliamentary questions between 2013 and 2015; and the assistance provided in relation to same. [8561/24]
Déar, 22 Feabh 2024
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Disability Services
Seán Canney
255. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when supports will be put in place for a child (details supplied). [8485/24]
Déar, 22 Feabh 2024
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Disability Services
Seán Canney
263. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on disability services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8567/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Primary Medical Certificates
Seán Canney
203. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance when the new primary medical certificate criteria will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7417/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Primary Medical Certificates
Seán Canney
204. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will facilitate appellants to the primary medical certificate decision by having the medical assessment appeals board disclose their qualifications to enable them sit on the appeals board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7418/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Primary Medical Certificates
Seán Canney
205. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will facilitate appellants by having the medical assessment appeals board on the primary medical certificate sit in locations around the country to allow easy access for people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7419/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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School Staff
Seán Canney
248. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when the remaining ten retired school secretaries will receive their pay arrears which are outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7420/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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School Accommodation
Seán Canney
249. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will be approved for an additional mainstream classroom which is required for the next school year commencing September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7422/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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State Pensions
Seán Canney
374. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for 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]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Seán Canney
378. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons (details supplied) are eligible for optical benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7694/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Hedge Cutting
Seán Canney
442. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the time for the planting of whitethorn hedging until net planting season due to the current state of groundwater on land and the scarcity of the hedging roots under the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7407/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Mental Health Services
Seán Canney
520. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he intends to regulate CAMHS and if he agrees that the CAMHS is in need of reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7412/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Medicinal Products
Seán Canney
539. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if a medication will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7623/24]
Déar, 15 Feabh 2024
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Animal Diseases
Seán Canney
302. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has tested wild deer in the Kilcolgan and Kinvara area of County Galway for TB over the past five years; if so, the results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7391/24]
Déar, 15 Feabh 2024
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Animal Diseases
Seán Canney
303. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has tested badgers in the Kilcolgan and Kinvara areas of County Galway for TB over the past five years; if so, the results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7392/24]
Máirt, 13 Feabh 2024
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Broadband Infrastructure
Seán Canney
171. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the broadband connection point at Mountbellow mart will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6475/24]
Máirt, 13 Feabh 2024
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Electoral Process
Seán Canney
378. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to introduce legislation to allow Irish people living abroad the right to vote in elections and referenda in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6101/24]
Máirt, 13 Feabh 2024
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Nursing Homes
Seán Canney
561. Deputy Seán Canney asked 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]
Céad, 7 Feabh 2024
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Energy Prices
Seán Canney
26. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps an energy bill holder (details supplied) should take when neither they nor their late father received the energy credit on their household account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5653/24]
Céad, 7 Feabh 2024
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Flood Relief Schemes
Seán Canney
131. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the additional flood relief measures his Department can put in place to alleviate flooding of 20 acres of land which occurs each year from August 2023 to January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5484/24]
Céad, 7 Feabh 2024
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Planning Issues
Seán Canney
277. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will make changes (details supplied) to exempted development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5486/24]
Céad, 7 Feabh 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Seán Canney
404. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider extending the fodder support scheme to include a farmer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5483/24]
Céad, 7 Feabh 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Seán Canney
453. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will increase the ECCE capitation grant to childcare providers to meet the additional cost of providing the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5440/24]
Céad, 7 Feabh 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Seán Canney
593. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the different rates of pay given by SOLAS to apprentices who are undertaking the same off-the-job training programme, will get the same qualification and do the same work; if he will address the pay difference paid by SOLAS to electrical apprentices in the engineering industry and electrical industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5602/24]
Déar, 1 Feabh 2024
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Renewable Energy Generation
Seán Canney
115. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that householders who install solar panels on their home will not be liable for any tax for the green electricity fed to the grid from the solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2961/24]
Máirt, 30 Ean 2024
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National Car Test
Seán Canney
182. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport the reason new checks for check straps on door hinges have been added to the checklist for the NCT; what the rationale is for this, as it does not impinge on the mechanical ability of the car; if he is aware of the additional expense that this is placing on motorists; if there is any analysis of the effect on consumers conducted before such checks are added to an already onerous system; if consumers have any voice in this process or who represents them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3652/24]
Máirt, 30 Ean 2024
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School Staff
Seán Canney
264. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education her views on the awarding of incremental credits for teachers for prior work in a related field; if she believes that the current system is overly restrictive; if she believes that the Appeals Committee established under section 6C of the scheme for the Award of Incremental Credits should have to issue comprehensive judgements following an appeal; if she would consider establishing an independent appeals process for this matter; if such appeals can be appealed to the Ombudsman; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3763/24]
Máirt, 30 Ean 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Seán Canney
379. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the review process by which carers are having their carers allowance reviewed and the invasive nature of the information being requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4092/24]
Déar, 25 Ean 2024
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Energy Policy
Seán Canney
106. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he intends to ban the use of sulphur hexafluoride in wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2964/24]
Déar, 25 Ean 2024
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Renewable Energy Generation
Seán Canney
128. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider putting a stay on on-shore windfarms in line with the UK decision as they are causing much concern for communities in which they are being planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3056/24]
Déar, 25 Ean 2024
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Energy Conservation
Seán Canney
133. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide more resources to ensure that the warmer homes scheme is delivered in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2962/24]
Déar, 25 Ean 2024
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Renewable Energy Generation
Seán Canney
137. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline he has set for legislation and regulations to be enacted to allow off-shore wind energy projects to be installed off the coast of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2963/24]
Déar, 25 Ean 2024
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Road Projects
Seán Canney
195. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport what progress is being made to build a by-pass of Claregalway village, County Galway to ease traffic congestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3568/24]
Déar, 25 Ean 2024
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Active Travel
Seán Canney
199. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the NTA to support active travel projects in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3587/24]
Déar, 25 Ean 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Seán Canney
281. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if the credit scheme for electricity users will also cover consumers who have a credit built up on their account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3563/24]
Máirt, 23 Ean 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Seán Canney
373. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection what percentage of people on partial capacity benefit are in receipt of the benefit at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2351/24]
Máirt, 23 Ean 2024
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Disability Services
Seán Canney
524. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the lack of services available in the CDNT7 area in 2024 due to the shortage of staff and specialists; to provide a schedule of the staff in place and a schedule of the staff levels required to run the level properly; when the full complement of staff will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2703/24]
Déar, 18 Ean 2024
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Visa Agreements
Seán Canney
256. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if Colombian citizens can visit Ireland without a visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2255/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Seán Canney
63. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the solar PV scheme for schools will be amended to include free-standing solar structures as well as roof-top structures, given many schools could benefit from a dual-function structure as part of their solar PV deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56341/23]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Seán Canney
67. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will extend the schools PV solar panel support scheme to include panels installed on secondary structures where the existing roof is not suitable to take panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56525/23]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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Tax Code
Seán Canney
309. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the rules regarding the imposition of the residential zoned land tax on land used for active farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56438/23]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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School Accommodation
Seán Canney
516. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide funding for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56878/23]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Seán Canney
532. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update on the development of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57170/23]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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School Funding
Seán Canney
676. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she accepts that the STEM funding for schools was not allocated according to published specific criteria, and that the use of a lottery system was disrespectful to schools that made a serious application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1736/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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School Staff
Seán Canney
683. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 7 December 2023, when arrears in pay will be made to secretaries who are now retired, given payment has not issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1929/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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Broadcasting Sector
Seán Canney
695. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will ensure that the two funding schemes to support local radio stations will be in place in early 2023 to ensure local radio stations can prepare to implement the local democracy reporting scheme and the court reporting scheme in a timely fashion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56557/23]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Seán Canney
741. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review of the housing adaptation grants, housing aid for older people grants and mobility aids grants will be complete; if the income thresholds will be increased; if the level of funding for works will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56506/23]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Seán Canney
860. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be supported. [56435/23]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Seán Canney
903. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons who were born before 1 September 1946 cannot avail of home caring periods in terms of their pension; if she believes that this is discriminatory on the grounds of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57122/23]