2022-10-11Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will remove the income threshold for deserted wife benefit which is in place for the years 3 August 1992 to 2 January 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49578/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will index link the income threshold for the deserted wife payment to match the rise in inflation year on year given that no increase has been allowed since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49579/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) for a disability allowance will be expedited due to extenuating circumstances in the case. [49760/22]
2022-10-13Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to increase the number of participants on rural social schemes to meet the demand for the services delivered by the rural social schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44769/22]
2022-10-13Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has had any discussions with the Department of Rural and Community Development with a view to addressing the anomaly whereby some persons on rural social schemes cannot access the fuel allowance due to the fact that they were not in receipt of the allowance when they started on the scheme, especially in light of rising fuel and energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44765/22]
Health3 questions
2022-10-11Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he plans to increase medical card thresholds in line with the recently announced increase in social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49726/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he intends to remove carer’s payments from the income calculations for over 70s medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49727/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when the review process in relation to the role of radiation therapists will be concluded; if his attention has been drawn to there being no review of the service and working conditions for radiation therapists for 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49819/22]
Education2 questions
2022-10-11Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the status of the new gaelscoil for Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49729/22]
2022-10-11Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new Gaelscoil for Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49893/22]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2022-10-11Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will change the three-year residence rule for children born outside the European Union whose parents have returned to Ireland to allow the children to become eligible for Irish fees as opposed to international fees for third level education; if he will ensure that students who meet the three-year criteria can change from being treated as international students to Irish students during the course of their studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49911/22]
Agriculture1 question
2022-10-11Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a system by which digital copies of equine passports can be sent electronically to his Department to have them uploaded to the central database as opposed to forcing persons to travel and incur significant cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49487/22]