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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 10 March 2021, the number of schools taking part in the pilot workshops on well-being and trauma informed schooling; if the schools have been identified for the pilot; if therapists or counsellors will be made available to schools as part of this pilot; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (13 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding SUSI supports to cover graduate medicine at entry level if a minimum of 35% and maximum of 45% of all graduate medicine students (details supplied) were eligible for some level of support; the range of supports available, from the lowest to the highest level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25507/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: I thank the contributors. My questions are shadowed by the statement of the Israeli defence minister that Israel will not stop its military operation in Gaza until "complete quiet" has been achieved. My first question is to the ambassador. Does he accept that much of the violence is motivated by the forced expulsions and the violence that has been seen at the Al-Aqsa Mosque? What does...

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: Today, I join colleagues across the Chamber in talking of truth and the manner in which it should manifest in justice. We often hear the phrase "justice delayed is justice denied". For the families whose loved ones have been killed by the forces of a state, the importance of justice cannot be overstated. It is necessary for families and communities to come to terms with events that turned...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: I have five minutes. I intend to ask questions and I will defend my time. The phrase used by the Minister, Deputy Ryan, when asked about the responsibility of the National Cyber Security Centre, was that the key capabilities are in the Departments. I take umbrage at that. When everybody is in charge, nobody is in charge, and at this moment in time, there seems to be confusion as to who is...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: Given the all-of-government response the Minister of State spoke of, when was the first time we had a cross-departmental meeting in terms of coming up with a response? Was yesterday the first time we had an interdepartmental meeting on this?

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: There are reported to be 2,000 patient management systems and 80,000 devices to get up and running safely. How many of these are expected to be up and running again by Friday of this week? Will the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, commit to providing a daily public update on the progress?

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: I am going to assume the HSE business continuity plan has a mutual aid provision with private hospitals and, potentially, even across the Border with hospitals like Derry's Altnagelvin Hospital. At what point does the HSE's emergency business continuity plan stipulate that such a mutual aid provision be invoked, for example, for new presentations? Do we have a mutual aid provision and will...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: What is the HSE cyberattack response? Is there a NPHET-like equivalent? If so, what is its membership? Who are its leaders? Who is in the room providing a cyberattack response?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 51. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that addresses matters relating to the arts and culture will next meet. [24195/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 52. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee which addresses matters relating to equality will next meet. [24197/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if social welfare payments will continue to be electronically transferred following Covid-19 for certain payments to reduce the need for persons to attend post and social welfare offices. [26231/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to calls from an organisation (details supplied) to extend the jobseeker’s transitional payment to lone parents of children until the youngest child turns 18 years of age; the estimated cost of such an extension in the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider introducing a pandemic unemployment payment for persons who have returned to work but whose industry will be in flux for the following several weeks and will experience fluctuations in their income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26232/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 136. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made to date on addressing the pension gap for carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26233/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 139. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding paid for the free travel pass in each of the years 2015 to 2020. [26230/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: How can anyone who lives in urban centres, such as my constituency of Dublin Central, see in the Taoiseach’s announcement yesterday to exempt apartments from stamp duty and planning as anything other than an abandonment of our city centres as a place to live or to aspire to own an apartment and raise a family? I cannot for the life of me understand why we can have one particular set...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: Lower rents.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: What about apartments?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: When?