Results 1,141-1,160 of 3,274 for speaker:Gary Gannon

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 370. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a family which has applied for a passport for their child (details supplied) can expect to receive the passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44191/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average length of time that school principals are waiting for direct contact from the HSE following a confirmed case of Covid-19 in the school since schools reopened for the 2021-2022 school year. [44192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide further post-primary schools in addition to increased provision within existing schools for the Dublin 9 area given the acute increase in population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44195/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to reduce the costs of returning to school for parents; if she will consider issuing guidelines to schools in relation to school uniforms in order that parents are not obliged to purchase expensive branded uniforms and instead can purchase generic lower cost uniforms onto which a school crest can be ironed on; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of one parent family payments that were referred to social welfare inspectors for further investigation or which required further information in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; and the number of payments that were disallowed as a result in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [44197/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 494. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of working family payments that were referred to social welfare inspectors for further investigation or which required further information in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; and the number of payments that were disallowed as a result in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [44198/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 495. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of social protection reviews and applications by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44199/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (15 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and value of overpayments made and recouped by SUSI in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44190/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 337. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a family who has applied for a passport for a child (details supplied) can expect to receive the passport. [45268/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 338. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the passport service following significant delays; the steps he is taking to address the issue; if his attention has been drawn to the lack of communication available to applicants from the passport office through the phoneline and WebChat function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45269/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 348. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason he accepted an Ombudsman for the Defence Forces report which ruled that a person (details supplied) was not discriminated against when it was subsequently determined that they were discriminated against by the Workplace Relations Commission. [45270/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 349. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason he chose not to act, when it was brought to his attention in January 2017 through a protected disclosure that an officer in the Defence Forces (details supplied) was bullied, sexually abused, victimised and discriminated against and informed the person that their protected disclosure was subjective and could not be acted on in view...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the review on alternative education which includes services (details supplied); when this review began; the scope of this review; when findings are expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45273/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the publication of guidelines regarding reduced timetables in educational settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45274/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the upgrade of existing payroll systems to an online system which was planned to roll out on a phased basis over 2021. [45275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is ranked last out of 36 developed countries for investment in education relative to GDP according to the latest OECD publication Education at a Glance 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45276/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: My question also pertains to the student accommodation crisis. Many of the 1,055 student accommodation units that have been transferred to short-term lets are in my constituency. I will switch angle and go another way on an issue similar to that raised by Deputy Kelly. There is a rental crisis throughout the country. The Social Democrats has been advocating a three-year ban on rent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on claims that the official advice from her Department regarding carbon dioxide concentrations in classrooms is unsafe and will not aid in reducing transmission of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45717/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to alter or reform the leaving certificate examination through alternative assessments after the experiences of the State examinations over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic and the work carried out by the NCCA for the reform of State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45719/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of legislation to ensure an inclusive, relevant and age-appropriate sexual education programme for students following announcements made by her in May 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45720/21]