Questions asked 16 total

• Finance 5 questions

  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will request the banks to enter into a temporary postponement of loan repayments as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown; if it will be ensured that these postponements will not affect credit grading and that no penalty will apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3565/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the help-to-buy scheme discriminates against single applicants whose loan to value is difficult to achieve on one income due to the loan value of two and a half times their salary; if he will review the criteria and reduce the 70% ratio to 60% for single applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3568/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a tax amnesty for pandemic unemployment payment recipients who are being issued with tax bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3644/21]
  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a review of the Covid restrictions support scheme to allow businesses that are not public facing such as catering businesses that deliver to homes and private events only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4642/21]
  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will issue accurate advice to persons who purchase products online and are now being charged extremely high customs duties and fees on top of the base price that the product was advertised at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4932/21]
• Health 5 questions

  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when he plans to bring forward legislation for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019; when he expects the legislation to be enacted; if the Bill will come into effect retrospectively to when it was first introduced in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3704/21]
  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to help persons who are living alone to get the vaccine; and if there will be home visits. [4625/21]
  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when all staff in private hospitals will be offered the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4645/21]
  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will consider moving patients on dialysis to the highest level in order to offer them the Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4675/21]
  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will consider moving patients with COPD to the highest level in order to offer them the Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4677/21]
• Environment 1 question

  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications received by SEAI in each of the years 2017 to 2020 under the better energy warmer homes scheme; the number of inspections carried out in each year; the number of houses in which works were carried out each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3566/21]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider granting an amnesty to those learner drivers who have completed the 12 lessons and are ready to do the test but cannot do so due to the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3925/21]
• Education 1 question

  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when results from leaving certificate exams sat in late 2020 will be released in view of the fact prospective medical students need to know the results by 3 February 2021 given that they may have to apply to sit the HPAT exam and further delays will incur further costs for these families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3641/21]
• Social 1 question

  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of administering the JobPath programme annually; the percentage of clients who go into full-time employment of at least one year’s duration afterwards; the value for money oversight that is conducted; the way in which JobPath compares to Tús in terms of progression to full-time work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3781/21]
• Tourism 1 question

  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider opening up golf courses as a vital component to mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4627/21]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to assist students in third-level education who cannot access placements due to Covid-19 restrictions; his plans to put alternative proposals in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4743/21]