Questions asked 17 total

• Health 5 questions

  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the plans and timeline for the introduction of transport services for disability service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22638/20]
  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when the development of the mental health day hospital and disability centre at the Grove Hospital site in Tuam, County Galway will go to tender; when a contractor is expected to be appointed to carry out the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21869/20]
  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason advanced paramedics that are qualified and work in that capacity in the UK are not being recognised here by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council and are being downgraded to paramedic status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21999/20]
  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if a fast track process will be introduced as a matter of urgency to allow occupational therapists that trained in the UK that are applying for degree recognition here to do so in a short time in view of the fact that applications are taking in excess of seven months from the date of submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22014/20]
  • 2020-09-10 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if legislation necessary to implement changes to the medical card weekly income limit for persons over 70 years of age announced in budget 2020 has been enacted and commenced in view of the fact the situation means that couples with a combined weekly income of between €900 and €1,050 are losing out on their entitlement to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23030/20]
• Social 3 questions

  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Covid-19 support payment will be reinstated for self-employed persons in the music and entertainment industry here (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21154/20]
  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection when arrears in payments for Covid-19 will be processed (details supplied). [22045/20]
  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the payment of child benefit to include those children that have reached 18 years of age but are still in full-time secondary school education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22221/20]
• Education 2 questions

  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when a design team will be appointed for a new national school campus for Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21870/20]
  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when a design team will be appointed for a new Gaelscoil campus at Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21871/20]
• Justice 2 questions

  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice when funding will be put in place to confirm the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the timeline for compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22032/20]
  • 2020-09-10 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice when funding will be put in place to conform with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the timeline for compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22637/20]
• Children 1 question

  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the steps in the process to exhume the bodies at the mother and baby home site in Tuam, County Galway. [21152/20]
• Climate 1 question

  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks his plans to develop the post office network as a one stop shop for all offline State transactional services, including motor tax payments, driver licences, public services card renewals, identity verification and administration for Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21865/20]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport his views on the granting of local area hackney licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21868/20]
• Public 1 question

  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the project for the development of the Office of Public Works regional office in Headford, County Galway will go to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21866/20]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason approvals for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme are being withdrawn by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/20]