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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: I asked about the task force.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: What is the point?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: What is the point?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: I asked about the task force.

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Regional Group for tabling this is an important motion. We have seen many others like it over the past 18 months. The motion is a reflection of the justified pressured that is placed on all of us as public representatives when we knock on doors, meet people and hear these hard stories. A sum of €600 million to abolish the means testing for the carer's allowance does not...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: For over 12 months now, we have watched on with horror as depravity was rained down upon the population of Gaza by the state of Israel. Throughout that time, many across the Opposition, including ourselves in the Social Democrats, have asked for action and consequence. We have been met solely with words. Now, not only are we finding out that all the Government has offered is words but...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2025 (24 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: 6. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether there are plans to enhance long-term social welfare support for one-parent families in the upcoming Budget 2025. [37654/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: 24. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection given the pressing need for enhanced support in drug and alcohol services in north-inner city Dublin, the specific measures being taken to increase the number of peer support and lived experience workers in these services, particularly through the implementation of financial incentives as part of community employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (24 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: 28. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how her Department assesses the effectiveness of child benefit and back to school allowance payments in reducing child poverty, in light of recent research from the ESRI indicating that nearly 230,000 children in the country lack basic necessities such as food, clothing and heating. [37650/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (24 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: 302. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports available to install further CCTV cameras on Blessington Street in order to manage the rise in incidents of anti-social behaviour and open drug dealing taking place in the area (details supplied) in view of the safety concerns continuously raised by residents of Sackville Court/Blessington Street, Dublin. [37261/24]

Disability and Special Needs Provision: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank People Before Profit for bringing forward an excellent, timely and powerful motion with so many meaningful suggestions. To enact even half of them would make a substantive difference to the lives of countless people the length and breadth of this country. I hope many of these measures will be reflected in the budget when it is presented to us early next month. At the heart of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Culture Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: As the Minister mentioned, the night-time economy and the night-time culture economy present huge opportunities. There has been an effort on her part, certainly in the early years of the Government, to make changes. I believe night-time economy unit has huge potential, and we have seen some examples of that. Yet, I do not believe that there is some degree of collaboration across the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Culture Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: I reiterate that hugely beneficial work has been undertaken by the task force and, in particular, under the Minister’s leadership, but I would like to see what the outcome of that will be. I would have liked to ask about the night-time licensing laws, which were promised as part of this reimagining of what our cultural entities could look like in the night time. However, I am not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Culture Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: 3. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the work of the night-time economy unit that exists within her Department; if an audit has been carried out all cultural facilities that open beyond 10 p.m.; and if she will commit to funding night-time economy adviser positions for cities and towns around the country. [37220/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Culture Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach for the leverage she has given me this morning. Will the Minister provide an updated report the work of the night-time economy task force that operates from her Department. I would like to understand if, as part of that task force or through any of the Minister's remit, there has been an audit of cultural entities that exist after 10 p.m. Will the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: We will.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: 847. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the supports available to a person (details supplied), facing exclusion from further education due to their immigrant status. [36580/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (9 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: 204.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of the rising issues surrounding parking during major events, if there are any specific plans being developed to manage future events at Croke Park, including the provision of designated parking areas and alternative transport solutions.[34112/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (9 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: 215.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department/Transport Infrastructure Ireland can provide a rationale for the necessity of conducting ground investigations on the MetroLink site in Dublin on a seven-day basis.[34316/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (9 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: 216.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department/Transport Infrastructure Ireland can clarify the reasons for the granting of weekend out-of-hours work permits for routine investigations, considering such permits are generally reserved for exceptional circumstances.[34317/24]