Results 341-360 of 2,681 for speaker:Gary Gannon

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Stadium Projects (1 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 23. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the redevelopment of Dalymount Park; and the timeline and funds allocated. [27428/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (1 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 24. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the suggested €3.5 million will be allocated to clubs (details supplied) to keep them functioning into 2021 and potentially beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27427/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 25. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available to the tourist industry, including tour operators and guides, in view of the extent of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27431/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 31. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports for artistic venues and enterprises that are not supported through the Arts Council and which face closures without such needed support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27430/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 62. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the recent closure of a venue (details supplied) and the statement by the directors of the venue in the media on 23 September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27429/20]

Covid-19 (Arts): Statements (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: As time is limited, I will raise an issue that has not been raised by any of my colleagues across the Chamber. On 30 June, the Arts Council advertised a tender for badly needed communications advice. Many of the major agencies in the country applied in good faith. The tender documentation stated the successful agency would commence work in August 2020. Even though the assessment and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for ending the eviction moratorium in view of the fact that many industries such as the events, hospitality and related industries are closed and in further view of warnings from senior health officials that Covid-19 will continue to affect the country for the next several months; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there was a tender process that secured the contractor (details supplied) for the modelling of the predictive grade system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28904/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 495. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average time from sole traders completing and submitting a form for the €1,000 grant to the local Intreo office to receipt of the funding. [28078/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Inspections (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 541. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether social welfare inspectors should be able to enter the homes of local authority tenants to carry out unannounced inspections; her further views on whether the home is private and that tenants should be given advance notice of inspections so that they can protect their right to privacy; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Students (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 583. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence was received from this Deputy on 23 September 2020 regarding a letter from international students in Ireland; and if a reply will issue shortly. [28899/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision taken on 25 September 2020 to limit all students on a stamp 2 will be reconsidered in view of the fact that it restricts students, including graduating students who have submitted dissertations but are awaiting results, to only 20 hours per week of work; if there is a method to permit graduating students...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 628. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which whistleblower accounts will be managed now that a service (details supplied) is to close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28903/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 778. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the review of a service (details supplied) undertaken in 2019 by the HSE which last week was reported to stakeholders will not be completed beyond a draft report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28900/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 779. To ask the Minister for Health the stage at which during the review of a centre (details supplied) the decision was made that the investigators had gone beyond the terms of reference; the reason this was not realised at the regular briefing meetings in view of the fact it was not a legal review; and the legal constraints that prevented the examiners going beyond the terms of reference if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 780. To ask the Minister for Health if the Tusla inspection report on a service (details supplied) published online on 14 July 2020 was a factor in the decision-making to close a centre; and the measures taken by the HSE when it was made aware of the findings of the Tusla inspection. [28902/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I thank the proposers for tabling this motion, which is very important, especially one week from the budget. Effectively, we are talking about the very essence of a republic. It strikes to the heart of the role of the State. I believe the role of the State and the very essence of a republic is that it wraps its arms around citizens in times of greatest need. There has never been an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister for Education and Skills for joining us. As she is aware, the Fórsa Trade Union school secretary branch, which represents more than 1,000 school secretaries in primary and secondary schools nationwide, has indicated that notice of industrial action will be served shortly to more than 1,000 individual schools and the Department of Education and Skills. School...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: On the pay offer that was made, at a meeting of the Workplace Relations Commission last week, the Department repeated an offer of a previous 1.5% increase per annum which the union had previously and rightly rejected. Department officials said they could not agree to a Labour Court referral, despite a commitment made by the former Minister last year. It is not fair to tell school...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to significant delays in appointments in National Driver Licence Service Dublin offices causing difficulties in renewing licences in part due to NDLS medical report form, D501, valid one month from signing by a doctor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29246/20]