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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (31 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI maintenance grants that were paid to recipients on full-time courses whereby disability allowance was declared by the applicant broken down by post Leaving Certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the academic years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and to date in 2021/2022, in tabular form. [27504/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Current Situation in Ukraine: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: The express the full solidarity of the committee and the people of Ireland with Mr. Yermak and the people of Ukraine. I want to ask about the internally displaced people within Ukraine. What is their experience? Is there anything we can do in terms of providing support or provisions to help those who have been internally displaced and are still in Ukraine at this moment?

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for joining us today. I am very conscious that in a debate lasting over two hours, parliamentarians across the Chamber will be standing up and effectively saying the same thing. While that is frustrating for us, I imagine it is more frustrating for the thousands of people who have been left frustrated by this issue. We all accept the Passport Office's...

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak today on this important subject. I recognise the work that has been undertaken by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on the issue of apprenticeships. My contribution is not intended for the Minister of State but more to have a discussion about apprenticeships on the whole. Who they are for? Who may...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: Returning to the issue of special education centres, I agree that language is important. Can the Tánaiste imagine the shudder of fear that went through families with children with special or additional needs last night when they heard the phrase "special education centres"? The Government asks us for our trust. The Tánaiste says the policy is integration, yet the practice now...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: We are here to discuss Northern Ireland and the rapidly evolving situation in relation to the Northern Ireland protocol, legacy issues and the shared responsibility that we hold with the UK regarding the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. They are all very live and important issues that are deserving of our time in this House. It is important that as we talk about the issues...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (25 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of women who were affected by the marriage bar before it was abolished in 1973; the number of women who have a reduced or no public service pension due to them having to leave their public-sector employment with the marriage bar; and the estimated cost of providing a public service pension to these women. [26959/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing core social welfare payments by €15, €20 and €30 per week in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26954/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the working family payment by €20, €30 and €40 per week for all recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26955/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 135. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing core social welfare payments and the working family payment by seven per cent in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26957/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (25 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 136. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current ratio of her Department's employment services case officers to clients; the current proportion of case officer clients who are lone parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26958/22]

Journalists in Conflicts across the World: Statements (24 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: George Orwell is said to have written, "In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." Shireen Abu Akleh was murdered by the forces of the Israeli state precisely because she committed her life to sharing the horrific truths of Israel's cruel treatment of the Palestinian people. She was wearing a bright blue vest marked "Press" and was standing with other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest average class size figure for primary schools in Ireland for 2021 and 2022 academic years (details supplied); if the average class size has reduced from 23.3 as detailed in her Department’s statistical bulletin from December 2021. [26263/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children enrolled in primary schools as of the 30 September 2021; and the number of pupils enrolled in special schools on the same date. [26264/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 473. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons currently waiting for an oral hearing for an appeal to the social welfare appeals office broken down by scheme; and the current waiting time. [26265/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 474. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who had an oral hearing for an appeal to the social welfare appeals office in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the benefits and allowances being appealed; and the number of appeals in which there was a favourable decision for the applicant in each benefit and allowance. [26266/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average length of time that an oral hearing appeals to the social welfare appeals office lasts. [26267/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 476. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who were in receipt of the blind pension and subjected to a review by her Department in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [26268/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 477. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if alternative documentation can be accepted by her Department in cases in which persons who are non-EEA nationals and have an appropriate immigration stamp but are awaiting an Irish Residence Permit card for which there are delays and therefore cannot access much-needed social protection payments; and if she will make a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (19 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support graduate entry medicine students following the decision by a bank (details supplied) to discontinue the only specialist loan available to support these students. [25282/22]