Results 921-940 of 3,273 for speaker:Gary Gannon

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (11 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: What steps is the Minister taking in conjunction with her ministerial colleagues to address the deteriorating public safety issues in the city of Dublin?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (11 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister for her response. I do not doubt for a second that there are plans in train and I welcome all of them. The north inner city has in the past had such local community policing partnerships. All the while, crime and anti-social behaviour continued almost separately. In Dublin city centre, for example, when a retail worker finishes work at 9 p.m. on Thursday evening, what...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (11 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: I appreciate the Garda station opening and I have welcomed it. If we were to walk along O'Connell Street and Marlborough Street this evening to get a Luas, would any one of us feel safe? I walk home through that area most evenings. There is still an issue. I have specifically asked what attempts the Minister is making in conjunction with her ministerial colleagues. How much has she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (11 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: 310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of a charity having a designated liaison in her Department (details supplied) has been considered. [34389/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (11 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: 555. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expected processing times for remaining undocumented scheme applications; and the staffing numbers in the scheme unit from the start of the scheme to date. [34391/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: 554. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the €312 million generated from IRP cards over the past ten years; and where this is reinvested. [34390/23]

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's participation in four European Defence Agency Projects: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: I was about to say I intend to be quick but I do not have a choice. We have been offered five minutes to debate partaking in four European Defence Agency projects. I put it to the Minister of State and his Government that this is a farce. It gives us absolutely no opportunity to undertake the required level of scrutiny or to fulfil our mandate. These issues matter. I do not want to say...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: I want to go back to the deplorable escalation of violence we have witnessed in Palestine and Jenin over the past week. In response to Deputy Carthy the Tánaiste rightfully mentioned the contribution of his colleague the late Brian Lenihan to the debate, as the first European politician to recognise the right of the Palestinians to a homeland. We recognise and remember this 44 years...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Rates (6 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: 106. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if core social welfare rates will be adjusted in the next budget (details supplied) to match the rate of inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33417/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Rates (6 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: Will core social welfare rates be adjusted in the next budget to match the rate of inflation, and will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Rates (6 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: I do not doubt the Minister's interest in the subject but we potentially disagree on what the rates should look like. The MESL, the minimum essential standard of living that a person needs to live a life of dignity, is substantially above what current core social welfare payments. The argument made by several people who work in this field is that some of the once-off payments are just that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Rates (6 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: I cannot unsee the circumstances that exist in the absence of the pandemic unemployment payment, which was very welcome, having been set at a rate of €350 to recognise that people coming out of employment through no fault of their own would not be able to live on core social welfare rates. It is very difficult to unsee that social welfare rates have increased by only €5 a...

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: I wish to share time with Deputy Catherine Murphy.

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: At the heart of this scandal in the highest echelons of RTÉ, what I find most astonishing is the absolute spectacular lack of curiosity that exists among various senior executives and departments, with the result that information was siloed and was purposely not communicated to the executive board, or rather not even requested by those who are in a position to oversee the payments. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (4 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: 423. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for when a person (details supplied) may receive news on a visa application. [32218/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (4 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: 587. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to retain paramedics in the National Ambulance Service. [32219/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (4 Jul 2023)

Gary Gannon: 726. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to prevent paramedicine students from not having sufficient work experience during their degree to meet the needs of their chosen career. [32220/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (29 Jun 2023)

Gary Gannon: 26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a new statutory consumer advocacy agency; and if there are existing plans within his Department in relation to its creation. [24645/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (29 Jun 2023)

Gary Gannon: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the excess waste and spend of buying physical copies of textbooks only to load the virtual version they contain onto an electronic device (details supplied); and if she will outline what her Department is doing to reduce this waste and spend. [31572/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (29 Jun 2023)

Gary Gannon: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of resignations (including notices of resignation) of primary and secondary school teachers since the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year. [31568/23]