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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 348. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason he accepted an Ombudsman for the Defence Forces report which ruled that a person (details supplied) was not discriminated against when it was subsequently determined that they were discriminated against by the Workplace Relations Commission. [45270/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 349. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason he chose not to act, when it was brought to his attention in January 2017 through a protected disclosure that an officer in the Defence Forces (details supplied) was bullied, sexually abused, victimised and discriminated against and informed the person that their protected disclosure was subjective and could not be acted on in view...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the review on alternative education which includes services (details supplied); when this review began; the scope of this review; when findings are expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45273/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the publication of guidelines regarding reduced timetables in educational settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45274/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the upgrade of existing payroll systems to an online system which was planned to roll out on a phased basis over 2021. [45275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is ranked last out of 36 developed countries for investment in education relative to GDP according to the latest OECD publication Education at a Glance 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45276/21]

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: Tonight, the Social Democrats will vote no confidence in the Minister, Deputy Coveney. At the outset, I would like to depersonalise the debate as much as possible. As we vote this evening, I would like our vote to be a rejection of the culture that enabled this controversy. It is culture of arrogance at the highest levels of our State, one that facilitates those who have governed for too...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Community Development Projects (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: As we are tasked today with coming in here and talking about the review of the inner city initiative, it would be remiss of me not to mention that tomorrow, once again, several hundred people from the north inner city will descend on the Dáil in protest. That protest will be in recognition of the 16th anniversary of the death of Terence Wheelock. I cannot separate the inner city...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Community Development Projects (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: I understand how delicate this issue is and I do not want to put undue pressure on the Taoiseach when I am asking a question that I have not given him advance notice of-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Community Development Projects (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: -----but GSOC was in its infancy when this case emerged, and maybe it requires a new look with fresh eyes. If that is from GSOC, so be it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Community Development Projects (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the role of his Department in the north-east inner-city initiative. [43760/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: Today we learned that 10,000 of the air monitors due for delivery in schools across the country are defective and now we have a scramble to see how quickly replacements can be found. The mid-September deadline will be missed, similar to the original deadline of the first week of September. The Minister, Deputy Foley, said at the end of August that the order was put in three months ago but...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: I wish that was the only issue but it comes on top of the fact that 12,000 children are not in school because of being a close contact. How many parents does that mean are being forced to stay at home?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: My question is whether the Taoiseach is satisfied that enough has been done to help schools.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: Across the country, the suspicion is that the Government has failed our schools.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 57. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the most recent communication with the Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to Ireland’s stance on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement, if Ireland has a stance in relation to TRIPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44463/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 74. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Ireland will call on the European Union to support a temporary TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines, medicines and diagnostics at the upcoming WTO meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43757/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Government Communications (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 148. To ask the Taoiseach if his Ministerial phones have been hacked or attempts were made to hack them during the term of office. [42933/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Government Communications (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 149. To ask the Taoiseach if he has ever used his personal phones for Government business; and if so, whether the personal phones have been hacked during his term of office. [42951/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 220. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review the grant application by a person (details supplied) who did receive support for attic insulation but is now precluded from availing of SEAI home energy grant for wall insulation despite the fact that wall insulation was not originally covered by the grant; his views on whether it is fair or...