Questions asked 13 total

• Health 6 questions

  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (detail supplied); if he will make provision for funding for the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35502/22]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if a review of the nursing home support scheme financial assessment will be conducted; the timeframe that has to elapse before the review can take place; if the value of a second house is capped for three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35559/22]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of refusal rates for primary medical certificates by county; his views on the discrepancy in the approval rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35961/22]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if nurses working in private nursing homes are covered by the pandemic bonus payment in recognition of their crucial role in terms of dealing with the pandemic; if he has plans to increase the numbers of those eligible for the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35969/22]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when the action plan for the disability capacity review will be published; if he will confirm that it will be included in the budgetary plan for 2023 to ensure that another year does not pass with families and individuals left without any indication of when or the way that the urgent needs that they are experiencing will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35971/22]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he intends to have an accessible budget for disability in order that individuals with disabilities and their supporters can understand the number of existing and new residential supports, day places and respite supports that will be provided for in Budget 2023; the way that this relates to the needs outlined in the capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35972/22]
• Social 2 questions

  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who lives with a sibling can get fuel allowance or if their sibling’s income is taken into account even though they are not a single household; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35500/22]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who was on disability allowance for many years and who took up a position on a community employment scheme can now make an application for the partial capacity benefit after having worked for four weeks on the scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35503/22]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport his views on bus companies charging travel pass holders who do not have access to the Internet an additional fee of €3 to manually book a bus ticket; if his attention has been drawn to the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35499/22]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether Parkinson's disease should be included on the list of conditions that make a person eligible for the primary medical certificate, given that the disease is degenerative and is a lifelong condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35962/22]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that people are experiencing difficulties with the Residential Tenancies Board paying their renewal registrations online; if he will investigate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35498/22]
• Education 1 question

  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a teacher who is on exchange for a period of eight years has to revert to the original school when a permanent post is to be filled in that school (details supplied); if she will review the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35501/22]
• Children 1 question

  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if (details supplied) a local voluntary group has received any funding from Galway County Council under the 2021 Disability Participation and Awareness Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35497/22]