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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: Sanctions.

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I will try to spend the majority of my time discussing the consultative forum and the findings from it but inevitably we will not be able to step away from other events that are taking place in the world, particularly in the Middle East, and from our role within those events. There was an assertion in the consultative forum's conclusion: "that Ireland’s policy of neutrality is...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: In terms of the Tánaiste's position, where we differ is that he offers words but in terms of the Middle East conflict, we want him to go forward and offer actions. That is where we have diverged. I have highlighted examples of people from the Tánaiste's own party that I have admiration for, including Mr. Frank Aiken-----

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: Yes, exactly. That is what I am trying to say.

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I am using the example of Frank Aiken to demonstrate a time when Ireland took a maverick position, stepped out from the group and acted unilaterally as a way of achieving something. Now we seem to have lost the courage to go beyond ourselves. It is with that spirit in mind that I am saying to the Tánaiste that now, when the dogs of war are once again assembling and when we are seeing a...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: Sorry, I meant to say Barry Andrews. It is hard to tell the difference. There was a range of actions the Government could have taken. I disagree with the fact that we have continued to use words when action is what we are calling for.

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: This is no laughing matter. We have asked for things like the progression of the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018. It was Fianna Fáil in 2019 that brought that Bill to Second Stage in the Dáil. When introducing it, Deputy Niall Collins asked if not now, when? What I was going to ask before the interruptions was, why we do not have the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: Another position previously held by the Government and which it now seems to have stepped away from is state recognition for Palestine. Next Wednesday marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The Tánaiste was asked as early as September when the Government would take the decision to recognise Palestine. He said he would do so but would wait until it would...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister for introducing the Bill. Given the surplus of resources the Government was faced with entering this term, budget 2024 should have heralded real change. It should have looked to the future, tackling inequality that has become entrenched. It could have addressed the chronic underfunding of public services, bringing them up to, at the very least, European standards....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on Irish-Israeli trade relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51394/23]

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: The Taoiseach began by saying that he is keen to hear feedback from the community. Let me tell the Minister about some of the feedback from the parents in Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire as regards what they have experienced over the past 24 hours. Can she imagine what the parents of those children have experienced over the weekend since last Thursday? What would her expectation be if that...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (28 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion. At its most basic, removal of the triple lock would make it easier for Irish troops to be deployed on military operations overseas. While some might think that is a good thing, I certainly do not. In practice, it means the State could send military personnel overseas on missions not mandated by the UN, since the clause that has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (28 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to permit those with Crohn's disease access to a disabled parking permit. [52021/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (28 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: 216. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to consider the creation of a dog-friendly park within Phoenix Park, to be constructed and enclosed for that function. [52020/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Education Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her priorities, and those of her Department, when considering her call for mobile phones to be banned in primary schools. [53100/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Education Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I am asking the Minister about her and her Department's priorities when considering her recent call, as opposed to the enactment of legislation, for mobile phones to be banned in primary schools.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Education Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister for her response. I do not need to diminish the importance placed on online safety for children in primary and secondary school. In the context of the horrific events we have seen in the past week, I wish to reference the area of priorities. As we concern ourselves with what children are viewing online nationally, I cannot step away from what primary school children...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Education Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I am sure the Minister does not need to tell me that the incident is not-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Education Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I appreciate that. We can also appreciate that in more middle-class and suburban areas of the country, I often find parents campaigning to remove a fast food restaurant from outside of school gates. In the inner city and surrounding areas that I represent, too often over the years I have received calls from parents and members of the school community to remove open drug dealing from outside...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (30 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the training teachers who work in special educational needs classes receive. [52826/23]