2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when the management teams will be in place for the roll-out of disability teams in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33365/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has support staff and policies in place to assist and support employees who feel they may have dyslexia to assist with diagnosis and to get formal accommodations if required; the other supports in place for persons working within the HSE who have dyslexia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34358/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his views on the current difficulties being faced by sporting businesses and clubs that are not affiliated to a governing body such as independent carting clubs which are excluded from operation due to the definition of a sporting event under the current Covid-19 legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34360/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the status of the promised inquiry into anti-epilepsy drug sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35863/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a support scheme to provide a 100% grant for charging points in homes of disabled driver of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36559/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a support scheme to provide a 100% grant for solar panels to be fitted in homes of persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36560/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when he plans to allow indoor facilities at pet farms and leisure parks to reopen to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37464/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to amend the medical card income thresholds to ensure that persons on social welfare incomes including pensions are not over the income threshold for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37497/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason the coronavirus antibody laboratory test developed by a company (details supplied) is not covered in the new EU Digital COVID Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37655/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his views on the retention of the three-day waiting period in relation to abortion services in view of the fact that almost 1,000 women who availed of counselling did not subsequently undergo an abortion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37778/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place an information system in regard to the provision of abortion services in Ireland which would provide information on the reason women choose to have an abortion as such information systems are available in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37779/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his views on the reasons underlying the increased abortion figures in 2019 at a time when abortion rates should have declined in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37780/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the protocols that are in place to ensure that parents are given accurate information and offered support when babies are found to have foetal abnormalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37781/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the help or protocols that are available to doctors if babies survive late-term abortions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37782/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if his Department advocates the use of dilation and evacuation in late-term abortions; if the electorate was informed in advance of the referendum campaign that such abortions would be illegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37783/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if summer camps can resume in summer 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39110/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when play activity centres will be allowed to reopen given operators of such centres require clarity urgently on their plan for reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39225/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when a vaccine (details supplied) will be approved for use in Ireland which is approved by the WHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39226/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if, once restrictions are lifted in July 2021, sporting events organised by non-NGB recognised organisations can go ahead, for example, rally sprints, baton twirling, running and cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39998/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of psychology services in the Headford and Lackagh primary care service, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40058/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the status of the filling of a vacant position for the school dentistry service based in Tuam, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40067/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the plans that have been put in place to ensure that the proper staffing complement is in place when the new orthopaedic unit at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway will be complete and ready for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40068/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the required staffing levels in relation to surgeons, theatre nurses, cleaners, security staff, administrative staff and so on for the new orthopaedic unit at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway to ensure that it is used to the maximum capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40069/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if the new orthopaedic unit at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway will not be downgraded to a day hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40070/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that integrated services are made available at the new orthopaedic unit in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway including x-ray and other diagnostic services within the newly built orthopaedic unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40071/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the orthodontic assessment waiting list in County Galway; the writing time for orthodontic assessment; the number of patients on the orthodontic treatment waiting list; the current waiting for treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40097/21]
Education2 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if the design team has been appointed for the new national school campus for Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40072/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if the design team has been appointed for the new Gaelscoil campus in Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40073/21]
Social2 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider ceasing the tendering process for the delivery of local employment services in order for her Department to actively engage with all stakeholders to find the best way forward for the delivery of the services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39758/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the pandemic unemployment payment criteria for recipients who were employed in the music and entertainment businesses to assess their eligibility given their work is periodic and they should be allowed to sign back on to the payment after 8 July 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40208/21]
Justice2 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice when her Department will resume accepting applications for short-term visit visas; if her attention has been drawn to the distress the blanket suspension is causing to Irish citizens who live abroad and have a spouse who needs a visa to visit Ireland; her plans to create exemptions to the current restrictions for spouses of Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39743/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to introduce the recommendation of the O’Malley report to address the fact that in the case of sexual assault the victim’s counselling records may be used by the defence in any court proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40204/21]
Tourism1 question
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will review the music and entertainment business assistance scheme to create a lower turnover of €15,000 to €20,000 and remove the minimum cost to align with the small business assistance scheme for Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40206/21]
Housing1 question
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding his Department applied for in budget 2021 for the farm plan scheme; the amount of funding that was allocated to his Department for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39408/21]
Agriculture1 question
2021-07-27Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will issue simple guidance to farmers to assist them in reducing their herd numbers to comply with the BEAM scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39210/21]