Results 361-380 of 2,681 for speaker:Gary Gannon

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the specification for the coding for the predictive grade model was signed off by her Department was explicit and clear as to the requirements; and the date on which this sign-off occurred. [29249/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body within her Department that approved sign-off for the predictive grade model; on what date, and at what project board meeting. [29250/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the minutes of the meeting at which the specification and the subsequent approval were authorised for the calculated grade coding for a company (details supplied); and if she will provide evidence that the major flaws in the software quality assurance process will not be repeated. [29251/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the professional standards that will be applied to future work on the ISO 29119 software testing standards which are an internationally agreed set which can be used by an organisation when performing any form of software testing; if not, the recognised standards that will be adhered to; and the specific name of the alternative standard. [29252/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [29244/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be consideration given to the errors in the calculated grades, in the case that a student with HEAR or DARE status has a grade increase that an increase in points for these students could have led to offers for courses in participating colleges at reduced levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29245/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 254. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent release of the national maternity experience survey, in particular the results that showed women experienced poorer at home care when it came to mental health particularly worrying in view of the fact that homecare supports has decreased during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29247/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses by area in tabular form. [29248/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 256. To ask the Minister for Health if public health nurses are currently active; if they have been redeployed by Covid-19 contact and tracing or if they are back within communities; and if not, if there is a date when they can be expected to return. [29260/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I raise a matter of concern in our schools. There are families with children in school but the parents have a severe underlying health condition. They feel they are being failed as there is no remote learning option for students in such cases. For example, in the case of a family I am dealing with, the mother, who has a severe form of blood cancer, has two teenage children of schoolgoing...

Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I begin by apologising for not making my contribution in the language that we are gathered here to protect. It is an issue of which I am conscious, and I have committed to improving my Irish language ability. It will be a great honour to be able to stand up in this House and address Ministers with more confidence. I will be doing that in the weeks and months ahead. I am going to speak...

Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: We in the Social Democrats support this Bill and we commend Deputy Munster on bringing it forward. It is timely and incredibly appropriate that we should be debating it today. I will use some of the short time available to me to acknowledge the passing away today of Fergus McCabe, a trade unionist, organiser and man of immense standing in Dublin's north inner city. If colleagues do not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 289. To ask the Minister for Health the status the establishment of the national psychology place office. [29486/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 290. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that those availing of supports, such as community meetings for addiction and recovery, will continue to be able to do so if Ireland enters into more severe lockdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29487/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 291. To ask the Minister for Health if healthcare workers who are close contacts of positive Covid-19 cases or close contacts of someone awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test are entitled to Covid-19 sick leave; if not, if they are required to use their normal sick leave, annual leave or unpaid leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29488/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: My time is short so I will get straight into it. Yesterday was a fairly extraordinary day and €18 billion is an extraordinary figure for a small island nation. The insertion of €18 billion into the economy over the next year should and will have positive ramifications but I cannot help but feel, now that the dust has settled somewhat, that yesterday's budget was a lost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being advised for students in primary and secondary schools who have family members at home with severe underlying health conditions that would place their lives at risk should an incident of Covid-19 occur in their schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23680/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 14. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to support indigenous industries that cannot return due to Covid-19. [25616/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I would like to add our voice to the suggestion that we need a debate on the move to level 5 restrictions. It is essential that we have such a debate. Hopefully, it will be conducted in a substantial and collaborative way but we need to have our concerns on the record. We also need a debate on our schools. Massive anxiety was created yesterday when the Minister for Education and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: It was reported in the media.