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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspections (7 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of inspections carried out in post-primary schools broken down by type of inspection for the period 1 September 2021 to the most recent data available in tabular form. [60556/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights (7 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: I thank the witnesses for an excellent presentation and testimony. I will fully support the call for us to write to the Departments of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Justice. The committee can probably go further and get its teeth into this matter and take a lead on it. Mr. Walsh outlined that work on the legislation has already started. Perhaps it might be an idea for us to engage...

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: I welcome the reintroduction of the pandemic unemployment payment, which has been essential in keeping the wolf from many people's doors. It has been a lifeline throughout the pandemic. When it was first introduced it was set at a rate of €350 and fostered a degree of social solidarity. All those who lost their jobs or who were unable to continue in their employment as a result of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (2 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a specific taskforce to review the impact of housing insecurity on one-parent families as part of the campaign by an organisation (details supplied). [59686/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 110. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the significant delays in birth registration causing subsequent delays for claims for child benefit placing significant financial stress on parents particularly one parent families; if she will ensure that financially vulnerable parents are identified and supported; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (2 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a HSE travel abroad scheme travel claim to be processed. [59682/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (2 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications submitted for travel reimbursement under the HSE’s travel abroad scheme; the number approved; the total amount paid yearly for approved travel claims from the travel abroad scheme for the past seven years in tabular form. [59683/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (2 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved travel claims paid under the HSE travel abroad scheme that included reimbursement for a travelling companion for the past five years. [59684/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (2 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 224. To ask the Minister for Health if travel that is not air or sea travel is eligible for reimbursement under the travel abroad scheme; his views on whether it is appropriate for only part of the journey to be recouped by those who are not able to access treatment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59685/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (2 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if additional staff in the HSE will be made available to process birth registration systems to deal with the current backlog of registrations; if not, the additional resources being provided and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59688/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (2 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in each of the 25 civil registration service offices in 2006, 2011, 2016 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [59689/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (1 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 18. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department on the development of the well-being framework [59099/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the heating issue currently facing schools by providing air filtration for schools given windows are being left open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59512/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (1 Dec 2021)

Gary Gannon: 134. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department holds responsibility for the daily expenses allowance. [59513/21]

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister for his contribution. I strongly condemn the scenes of violence being inflicted on Palestinian people in their own territories. Settler violence is the inevitable outcome of occupation. There has never been a time in human history when the illegal occupation or annexation of one territory by another has been accepted. A state should not use violence as a means of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education last met; and when it is next due to meet. [59098/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of applications for emergency works grants; the number that were successful in accessing the grant and the total amount awarded for the past five years in tabular form. [59100/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of schools that identified a further requirement for CO2 monitors and submitted a request through the dedicated helpline and email account (details supplied); the number of schools that received additional CO2 monitors; and the total number of reserve CO2 monitors that have been distributed to schools via this method in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (30 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 413. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [59102/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to higher education institutions holding in-person examinations at the end of term some in large venues to accommodate large number of students despite the growing number of Covid-19 cases; if his Department will work with public health to ensure guidelines are provided to institutions to ensure the health and...