Results 81-100 of 3,429 for speaker:Gary Gannon

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 594. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount spent under the voluntary return scheme in 2024 and to date in 2025, by transport, transit visas and associated costs, and reintegration grants, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32035/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 595. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals and families that received reintegration grants in 2024 and to date in 2025; the total value of payments under each category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32036/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 596. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average cost per voluntary return in 2024 and to date in 2025, including all associated travel, medical, and reintegration support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32037/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (17 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 597. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the average timeline between final refusal of international protection, the offer of voluntary return, and the signing of a deportation order, in respect of the 2,403 deportation orders signed in 2024 and the 1,940 signed to date in 2025, broken down by single adult males, single adult females, family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 598. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have availed of return counselling under the voluntary return programme in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32039/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 599. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the format in which return counselling is provided, including whether it is available in person, by phone, or by any other means; the measures in place to ensure accessibility for vulnerable individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32040/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 600. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the language or interpretation supports made available to individuals engaging in return counselling; whether these services are guaranteed and free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32041/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 601. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether individuals who have been issued deportation orders are eligible to access IOM return counselling; if so, how the service offering differs from that provided prior to a deportation order being signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32043/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 635. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the State purchase of a hotel (details supplied) in Dublin for the purpose of IPAS accommodation; the extent or proportion of the property being purchased; the plans for further expansion of IPAS accommodation on the site; the expected capacity of the facility once this expansion work has been completed; if...

Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: I thank Deputy Coppinger for this important Bill and acknowledge all the people in the Gallery. There is something deeply broken in how we treat survivors of sexual violence in this country. I am not just talking about the underfunded services or the months-long waiting lists, although they are a part of it. I am talking about what happens when somebody does everything we ask of them, when...

Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: We all do.

Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: Children cannot take that decision themselves.

Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: We did not say that.

Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: What we are being asked to vote on here is the Government asking us to trust it. That is what the entire motion comes down to. We are making statements today on the idea of trust. The Minister is asking us to sign off on a behind-closed-doors negotiation without access to the annexes, without public scrutiny and without a clear understanding of the implications. We are effectively being...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: The Taoiseach is running down the clock.

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: I was sitting in this chair a couple of weeks ago when the Taoiseach said the word. I had to do a double-take to see if I heard correctly. The Taoiseach said, “Let us call a spade a spade”, what is happening in Gaza is “genocide”. That was an important moment. After 19 months of evasion and legal gymnastics, the Taoiseach finally said it. He stood in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aviation Industry (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I appreciate that the regulations speak to how drones may be flown safely, but they do not in the slightest capture how drones may be experienced safely. That is particularly pronounced in a village like Drumcondra, Ireland’s first autism-friendly village. Significant sensory issues will not be captured in the regulations for how...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aviation Industry (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, for coming to respond to this matter today. We are at a tipping point in the roll-out of commercial drone delivery in Ireland, but regulation has clearly not kept pace. In areas like Drumcondra and Glasnevin in my constituency, residents are raising serious concerns about noise, planning, the environmental impact and safety. Drumcondra was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the number of individuals deported to Nigeria on the State-co-ordinated charter flight that took place on 4 June 2025, including the gender of each person; the age of each person; whether each individual was an adult or child; if any were part of a family unit, in tabular form; and if he will...