Questions asked 13 total

• Transport 4 questions

  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will ascertain the number of staff employed by the road toll companies since Covid; if the companies can reduce tolls due to the fact that all tills are cashless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47305/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport the reason the lay-bys are closed on the M17/M18 motorways and the M6 motorway, when drivers are encouraged to rest but there is no place to pull in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47306/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the speed limit reviews being carried out by local authorities are paused pending instructions from his Department, which is delaying the implementation of safety measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47387/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will amend the rules to allow a SPSV driver’s licence holder switch from a WAV licence to a standard taxi licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48389/23]
• Rural 2 questions

  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she intends to give a start date for the new Leader Programme to the companies who will administer the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47361/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is carrying out a review of the funding allocated to Galway under the Leader Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47362/23]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on an application for foreign birth registration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48478/23]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to amend the tax treatment of interest-free loans from parents to their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48624/23]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a measure to protect persons who pay up front for services and the supplier of the services closes their business prior to the service being delivered, such as orthodontic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48590/23]
• Justice 1 question

  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider not turning the clocks back one hour this winter to facilitate persons who suffer from seasonal affective disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47307/23]
• Agriculture 1 question

  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place to cull the wild deer herd, which is causing serious risk to motorists as they are coming onto public roads in darkness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47372/23]
• Health 1 question

  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if patient records from prior to 2001 are available from Merlin Park Hospital, Galway, and University Hospital, Galway; and if so, whether those records can be released to a patient (details supplied). [47358/23]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the necessary funding to Galway Roscommon Educational Training Board for the purchase of a site in Roscommon for the provision of an apprenticeship programme centre in Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48004/23]