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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Gary Gannon: Excellent. What protocols have been put in place with the Garda to monitor violent or intimidating far right protests at deportation centres?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Gary Gannon: Do we have the number for how many of them have been in the country for longer than two years?

Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Gary Gannon: From my part, it genuinely has been a privilege to hear the extent of the work the witnesses do, the heart they bring to it and the difficulties they have to overcome in order to deliver the services that are just based on kindness, decency and humanity. It should not have to be so hard. I thank the witnesses. On the part of the committee, we have all been better informed from their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services (1 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for being here to discuss what is frankly a crisis in the way the State approaches youth work in the north inner city. Over the past few weeks we have all seen the headlines on the spate of crimes in the area. I am not going to sensationalise what is happening. Instead, I want to force this Government to acknowledge that these youth people, some of them not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services (1 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The north east inner city task force is referenced quite a bit in the Chamber and other Deputies ask for similar schemes to be applied in their own areas. Why would they not? A substantial amount has been allocated over a nearly seven-year period. We should remember why that task force was initiated. It was initiated to confront the crime,...

Abolition of Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: Earlier this week, my party leader, Deputy Cairns, asked a very simple question. In what other profession in this country are people subjected to a means test, just to be recognised for the work they do? It is a stark question that gets to the heart of the matter. That is what this is about. Carers are professionals in every sense of the word. They do the work that is essential to the...

Situation in Gaza: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: I will begin by joining Deputy Gibney in welcoming her friends Bushra and Mohammed to the Chamber. Their presence here is really welcome and we hope they will be joined by Bushra's other children very shortly. I will also acknowledge the 22 citizens who are on board the flotilla heading for Gaza, two of whom are colleagues of ours. They are bringing medical supplies, including prosthetic...

Investment in Sport and Sporting Infrastructure: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: My eagerness to speak on this subject stems from the fact that I understand sport has an incredible impact, not only in our communities and in the lives of the people who get to benefit from it. When we debate the impact of the sports capital programme, the large-scale sport infrastructure fund and the major sporting events programme, it is important that we talk honestly about how we...

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: Good morning, everyone. I am delighted to welcome everyone to the second public meeting of the Joint Committee on Drugs Use to discuss community supports. We have a wide range of guests and experts from across the field and we look forward to hearing their statements and testimony today. The item on the agenda is engagement on community supports. Before we begin, I have to deliver a...

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: There was only five minutes for the opening statement but I will get Ms Kelly in shortly, I promise.

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: I invite Ms. Aoife Bairéad to give her opening remarks on behalf of the local drugs and alcohol task force.

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: I am sorry, Ms Bairéad is out of time.

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: She was at a high tension point there but I promise there will be a lot of time for her to come back in and get to what she is proposing. Our next speaker is Mr. John Paul Collins who will give his opening statement on behalf of Pavee Point. I understand he is sharing his time with Ms Annmarie Sweeney. They are both very welcome.

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: I thank both Mr. Collins and Ms Sweeney very much. I will pass over to Ms Quigley.

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: Thank you, Ms Quigley, and thanks to all the contributors and witnesses. We move to members who each have seven minutes to make comments and ask questions. If members are asking questions, I ask that they leave time for answers.

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: That is an excellent suggestion. How do other members feel about it?

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: With the agreement of the members, we will invite the Minister for Health to the committee.

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: I believe the SAOL Project is in with us next week.

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: Ms Bairéad wanted to make a comment.

Committee on Drugs Use: Community Supports: Discussion (2 Oct 2025)

Gary Gannon: Deputy Devine made a good suggestion to invite the HSE to come before the committee.